Arthur Johnsen
www.arthurjohnsen.com
Arthur grew up in Nuu'anu Valley on Oahu. He attended Punahou School and
then U.C. Berkeley. He worked as a graphic designer in Honolulu and as a
textile and garment artist in Los Angeles. With his heart still in Hawaii,
he returned to live on the big
island in 1989 where he pursued his passion for painting. He and a partner
now own and operate the Arthur Johnsen Gallery in Hilo. Please visit
Arthur's website to view images of his work.
Heather Brown
www.heatherbrownart.com
Aloha! My name is Heather Brown and I am a local artist and surfer here on the north shore of Oahu.
I have received my Bachelors in Fine Arts from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with an emphasis in printmaking.
I like to work in various mediums including acrylics, photography, woodcuts, screen prints, intaglio prints, and linocuts.
Most of my inspiration comes from my love for the sea, popular surf breaks, and the beauty of the islands.
Avi Kiriaty
www.avikiriaty.com
Avi Kiriaty, born in Israel in 1957, grew up in a world of art. His journey through life has taken him from the Israeli Army, to a Greek Island, to a winter cottage in New Hampshire. Following the birth of his first child Keytoe. Avi moved to Hawaii. His first year was spent on Kauai, where he experimented for a time with oil painting. From there he moved to the hamakua side of the Big Island, to begin to live "kama'aina" with the land, farming and fishing. His son, Jazz, was born here on an old Hawaiian homestead. Avi then moved to the Puna Rainforest and began to live the life of an "artist".
Avi has worked in many media... oil painting, linoleum block printing, lava and bronze sculpture, pencil and ink drawing, watercolors, ceramic platters, and serigraphs. His works are a feast of lush colors and bold lines, often depicting the Polynesian lifestyle of every day events.
Zhou Ling
www.aejv.com/ling.htm
Zhou Ling who is one of the acknowledged leaders of the Yunnan School of Chinese painting, has become one of the premier woman artists in the United States today. Her paintings are strong and expressive images that blend the subject matter and techniques of ancient Chinese art with those of Western art.
Zhou Ling was born in Tianjin, China in 1941. In junior high school, she picked up a book that contained illustrations that motivated her to try her hand at drawing. To her surprise, she discovered that she not only loved art, but also was so talented that her sketches brought praise from all those around her.
As a result of this skill, she was given the opportunity to study Chinese art and history at the Central Institute of Nationalities in 1 960. In addition, Zhou Ling took this opportunity to learn Western art and history, despite political problems for those who strayed from the party approved Socialistic Realism.
Herb Kawainui Kane
www.herbkaneart.com
HERB KAWAINUI KANE (pronounced KAH-ney) is an artist-historian and author with special interest in Hawai'i and the South Pacific. Born in 1928, he was raised in Hilo and Waipi'o Valley, Hawai'i, and Wisconsin. He holds a masters degree from the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago. He resides in rural South Kona on the Island of Hawai'i.
Career experience has included advertising art, publishing art, architectural design, portrait painting, writing, aviation art (from WWI and WWII), and sculpture. Clients include private collectors, The Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the National Park Service, as well as painting and writing for National Geographic and other major publishers of books and periodicals. His art has appeared on postage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, The Federated States of Micronesia, and French Polynesia. As a design consultant he has worked on resorts and special projects in Hawai'i and the South Pacific and a cultural center in Fiji. Books include Pele, Goddess of Hawai'i's Volcanoes (1987), Ancient Hawai'i (1998) and Voyagers (1991, 2nd edition 2006) which features 140 of his works in color, Voyage, the Discovery of Hawai'i (1976) now out of print.
Shawn Griggs
web.mac.com/redeyelabs
Shawn grew up in a tiny town called Ferndale, CA, near Eureka. He is an avid Humboldt County surfer, his love for the coast in that area and his love for the water is depicted in many of his pieces. Combined with his passion for travel to Mexico and other Latin countries provide subject matter and color that is very pleasing to the eye. Shawn has been painting for 20 years. In 1994 he received his degree in studio/graphic arts from Humboldt State University. He is proficient in illustration, graphic design, watercolor and most recently oil painting. Please feel free to explore our website and view Shawn's current works.
Maya Gonzales
www.mayagonzalez.com
"I was first exposed to art in my family Bible. It must have weighed five pounds. Bound with cracking red leather, each page was lined with a brilliant gold. The pages with words were thin like silk. The pages with weight, thick and heavy, dispersed throughout the large text, held brilliant art. I sat for hours with that book on my lap, staring at the work of Botticelli and Giotto, Michelangelo and Correggio. Light emanated from within their figures; spirit informed gesture and expression. Supernatural beings were visible to the seeker and the sky was bright with those ascending. This triggered the deep truth within me that the divine is within all things. And what’s more, art can expose this truth." Maya Gonzalez
Tchin Designs
www.tchin.net
Tchin (pronounced 'chin) is a nationally known, multi-award winning, multitalented Blackfoot/Narragansett artist. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia and lived in rural Virginia and Rhode Island where he received his early schooling. He attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He is an accomplished metalsmith, author, flutemaker, educator, lecturer, folklorist, musician, entertainer and clothes maker.
"I have had the great honor of working with and enjoying a freindship with Tchin and Woo. They live in New Jersey but have shown Tchin's work on a national level. I hope you will check out his website." Bird Levy