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Public collections of Hawaiian art may be found at the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), the Hawaii State Art Museum and the University of Göttingen in Germany. In 1967, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to implement a Percent for Art law. The Art in State Buildings Law established the Art in Public Places Program ...
Mary Louise Kaleonahenahe Wentworth Peck Kekuewa (February 5, 1926 – July 18, 2008) was an American Hawaiian master of the ancient art of lei hulu (or feather lei) making and teacher. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She is considered the "matriarch of the feather arts" according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser . [ 2 ]
Patrick Ching (born c. 1963), conservationist and wildlife artist, ornithological illustrator, and children's book author; Louis Choris (1795–1828), German–Russian painter and explorer; Henry B. Christian (1883–1953), painter; Ernest William Christmas (1863–1918), Australian painter; Edward Clifford (1844–1907), English artist and author
Bernice Ann Keolamauloaonalani Akamine (née Bernice Ann Keolamauloaonalani Miyamoto; born December 1, 1949 – June 14, 2024) was an American Native Hawaiian traditional artist and Hawaiian rights activist. Her visual art has taken multiple forms, including glass and featherwork, and she teaches traditional Hawaiian art techniques such as the ...
Roen Halley Kahalewai McDonald Hufford (née Roen Halley Kahalewai McDonald; born 1950) is an American Native Hawaiian kapa artist. In 2023, she was named as one of nine National Heritage Fellows by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
The museum traces the history of art in Hawai‘i, with a gallery dedicated to Hawaiian traditional arts, art by Hawai‘i artists, and art of Hawai‘i. Ahu 'ula (feather cape), late 18th-early 19th century. 25 × 30 1/2 in. Feathers, ʻōʻō feathers (Moho spp.), 'i'iwi feathers (Vestiaria coccinea), olonā bark (Touchardia latifolia).
The Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Honolulu), The Boston Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Isaacs Art Center (Waimea, Hawaii), and the Oakland Museum of California are among the public collections holding paintings by David Howard Hitchcock. Hitchcock is called the first homegrown artist in Hawaii with international recognition. [7]
Marques Hanalei Marzan (born March 17, 1979) is a visual artist, chanter, dancer, scholar, and arts advocate of Hawaiian, Filipino, and Japanese descent. Marzan is best known for his fiber arts skill, experience, and knowledge in both Hawaiian customary and contemporary contexts.