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ART KAUAI 2008 Jurors: Lisa Yoshihara and Wayne Kawamoto from University of Hawaii Art Gallery, UH Manoa, Honolulu. (See "About the jurors" below) September 13 through October 30,
2008 Featured 72 artworks by 54 Kauai artists chosen from 244 entries by 103 artists. Art Kauai 2008, the annual juried exhibit sponsored by the Kauai Society of Artists, featured 72 works by 54 Kauai artists on display from mid- September through October 2008 at the Kukui Grove Shopping Center. Jurors Lisa Yoshihara and Wayne Kawamoto from the University of Hawaii Art Gallery at UH Manoa in Honolulu chose the works from 244 entries by 103 artists. While on Kauai, Yoshihara and Kawamoto presented a free lecture on "Excelling the Work of Heaven: Personal Adornment from China," an award-winning exhibition co-curated by Yoshihara and held at the UH Art Gallery in 2007 that featured 700 objects of personal adornment made of silver, jade, feathers, ivory, precious stones, and coral created during late imperial China (circa 1368 to 1911). At the opening reception on September 13 Yoshihara and Kawamoto discussed the Art Kauai exhibition and the criteria they used in choosing art and designing the exhibition. This was followed by a general KSA membership meeting introducing the new board of directors, and acknowledging 2008 as KSA's 25th year as a nonprofit organization in Hawaii. 10 Awards and 1 Honorable Mention were presented (see below for award winners). Also, the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts/ Art in Public Places Acquisition Committee selected 4 works for purchase recommendation to the state's Art in Public Places collection. |
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Above: Art Kauai 2008 award winners gather with exhibition jurors on opening night: back row from left, Freddie Zollinger, R. Eve Solomon, Carol Ann Davis, Laurel Ann Francis, Margaret Ezekiel, Robin McCoy, Michelle Dick, m. Lea Ingram, and A.Kimberlin Blackburn. In front, Art Kauai jurors Lisa Yoshihara and Wayne Kawamoto. Photography by Charles Davis & Carol Ann Davis Left: KSA artist and board member Devi Town awaits with leis to present to the award winners. Photo by Carol Ann Davis |
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Above: Black Moon, raku clay ceramic by Keith Tammarine ©2008 Right: Moon by Day, See by Night, acrylic, charcoal, and oil stick on canvas by Betty Jean Nativio ©2008. Far right: Dot, ceramic and stainless steel by Wayne Miyata ©2008 Photos by J. Davison |
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Art Kauai 2008 AWARDS KIUC Award: m. Lea Ingram for Letting Go. Dawn & Carl Steinhart Award in memory: Michelle Dick for "The Blessing of St. Damien. " Rena Selfe Award in memory from Robin & Ned Selfe: Freddie Zollinger for "Ilio Kai. " The Paul Yardley Award in memory (Mahalo to Laura Yardley): Margaret Ezekiel for "Nightlight. " Kauai Society of Artists Award : Carol Ann Davis for " Sally. " Portraits of Hawaii Award from Carol Ann Davis: A. Kimberlin Blackburn for "The Flower Farmer." Banana Patch Studio Award from owner Joanna Carolan: Laurel Ann Francis for "Pouring Over the Books." Art Framers Partners Award from owners Ron Oda and Jon Tom: R. Eve Solomon for "Locals (Not to Scale)." Kauai Frame Award from owners Frank and Joyce Schuierer: Sheree Latif for "Dawn Maree." KSA Invitation Award (artwork will appear on next year's invitation): Robin McCoy for "Ti Time." Honorable Mention: Chris Atkinson for "Scuba Diver." The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts/ Art in Public Places Acquisition Committee selected 4 works for recommendation to the state art collection: "The Blessing of Saint Damien" by Michelle Dick, "Dawn Maree" by Sheree Latif, "Dot" by Wayne Miyata, and "Babel" by R. Eve Solomon. Congratulations to all of the
artists selected for Art Kauai 2008:
Art Kauai 2008 was sponsored by Kauai Society of Artists with support in part by funding from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Hawaii State legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts. KSA thanks and congratulates all the participating artists, show jurors Lisa Yoshihara & Wayne Kawamoto, the hardworking KSA volunteers and board members, and the generous award donors. Mahalo to the Garden Island Arts Council for display panels and Kukui Grove Shopping Center for the exhibition space. |
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Lisa Yoshihara is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the University of Hawaii Art Gallery at the Department of Art & Art History, University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she also teaches Exhibit Design and Gallery Management. Yoshihara earned her MFA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was at the Hawaii State Foundation for Culture and the Arts for 20 years as curator of the Art in Public Places program and was the founding director of the Hawaii State Art Museum. Yoshihara co-curated the exhibition "Excelling the Work of Heaven: Personal Adornment from China" that featured 700 objects of the Ming and Qing dynasties from the San Francisco-based Shyn Collection. The exhibition's website and catalogue recently received national recognition from the American Association of Museums. The interactive website received a bronze 2008 MUSE Award in the category of Teaching and Outreach from the Media & Technology Committee and the catalogue an honorable mention in the annual museum publication design competition. Wayne Kawamoto has been the Exhibition Design Assistant at the University of Hawaii Art Gallery at UH Manoa since 1993, where he has designed exhibitions and catalogues. The American Institute of Graphic Arts 2005 "Hawaii 5-0" design competition honored two of his catalogues. "Crossings 2003 Korea/Hawaii" was recognized as one of the top five print design projects and "Making Connections" was also among the 50 honored works. He has designed exhibitions for the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce annual "Commitment to Excellence" exhibitions and publications for Bamboo Ridge Press. He received his MFA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. |
Slide lecture: "Excelling the Work of Heaven: Personal Adornment from China" On Monday, September 8, at 5:30 pm at Kukui Grove, Yoshihara and Kawamoto gave a free slide presentation based on the exhibition "Excelling the Work of Heaven: Personal Adornment from China" co-curated by Yoshihara and held at the University of Hawaii Art Gallery in Fall 2007 that featured 700 exquisite objects of personal adornment made of silver, jade, kingfisher feathers, ivory, precious stones, and coral predominantly created during late imperial China (circa 1368 to 1911). It was a golden age where artisans transformed materials beyond function to levels of perfection through their virtuosic techniques. The adornment worn by both men and women provides insight into the social structure of the time, culture, myths, folklore, literary works, and religious ideas. "It was a fascinating exhibition," says Yoshihara, "organized through the following interpretative areas: Virtuosic Technique, Form and Function, Culture, Auspicious Symbols, Identity and Social Status, giving insight to Chinese tradition and culture, much still practiced today." |
