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EDUCATION

  • Certificate of Completion-Museum Studies, The George Washington University, Washington DC, 2006
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree-Fiber Arts, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, 2002
  • Diploma, James B. Castle High School, Kāne‘ohe, HI, 1997

SELECTED AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Recognition Award, 2023
  • United States Artists Fellow, National Fellowship, 2023
  • NDN Collective, Radical Imagination grant, 2022
  • Native Arts and Culture Foundation, National Artist Fellowship, 2018
  • Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Recognition Award, 2017
  • Native Arts and Culture Foundation, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship, Traditional Arts, 2015
  • Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Recognition Award, 2009
  • Outstanding Student Award (Fiber) Art Department, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa), 2002
  • Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Apprenticeship; Apprentice, lau hala weaving with Esther Kakalia Westmoreland, 2001
  • Pacific Handcrafters’ Guild Award, 2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Bishop Museum, Cultural Resources, Honolulu, HI. Wayne Pitluck & Judith Pyle Curator for Cultural Resilience: Develop bridges across institutional departments to tell share collective stories to the public that speak to the inter connectivity of our world. 2021-present
  • Bishop Museum, Cultural Resources, Honolulu, HI. Interim Ethnology Collections Manager: Managed the care of the Museum’s Ethnology collection and provided back of house access to the public, strengthening community engagement. 2020-2022
  • Bishop Museum, Cultural Resources, Honolulu, HI.   Cultural Advisor: Responsible for providing cultural guidance and support across the institution and represent the Museum in community events. 2016-present
  • Bishop Museum, Cultural Resources, Honolulu, HI. Cultural Resource Specialist: Participates in collection management activities, providing a traditional, cultural approach to the care and interpretation of collections. 2008-2016
  • National Museum of the American Indian and Transformer Gallery, Washington DC. Cultural Advisor: This IS Hawaii Exhibit. 2011
  • Bishop Museum, Ethnology Department, Honolulu, HI.   Curator: Ka Lei Pāpale: Hats of Hawai’i Exhibit. 2009
  • Bishop Museum, Ethnology Department, Honolulu, HI.   Collection Technician: Responsible for caring for and maintaining the museum’s collection and associated records; assist in providing access to closed collections. 2002-2008
  • Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI.   Instructor: Hawaiian Fiber Arts Workshop. 2008
  • Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI.   Instructor: Hawaiian Fiber Arts Workshop. 2005
  • Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI.   Instructor: Hawaiian Fiber Arts Workshop. 2004
  • Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI.   Instructor: Hawaiian Fiber Arts Workshop. 2003
  • TEMARI: Center for Asian and Pacific Arts, Honolulu, HI.   Instructor: Plaiting Workshop. 2001
  •  Bishop Museum, Ethnology Department, Honolulu, HI.   Intern: Catalogued and inventoried the Museum’s makaloa collection, fine mats of Hawai‘i. 2001
  • University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.   Lab Instructor: Introduction to Fiber Arts techniques: Loom weaving, plaiting, twining, netting, papermaking, and looping. 2001
  • TEMARI: Center for Asian and Pacific Arts, Honolulu, HI.   Instructor: Bamboo Stamp Workshop. 2001
  • Hawai‘i Handweavers’ Hui, Honolulu, HI.   Instructor: Plaiting Workshop. 2001
  • University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.   Fiber Studio Assistant: Responsible for maintaining the upkeep of the studio space and preparing materials for classes. 1999-2002
  • Hawai‘i Handweavers’ Hui, Honolulu, HI.   Teaching Assistant: Jim Bassler Wedge Weave Workshop. 1999

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

  • Art of Africa and Oceania Curators Circle. Virtual presentation. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. January 08, 2021
  • ‘Aha! Cord Bound. Virtual presentation, NiU NOW! Webinar #6. November 29, 2020
  • Art Across America- Hawai‘i. Virtual panel presentation. bG Gallery. November 21, 2020
  • ‘A‘ahu Kino Lau: Ritual Wear of Transformation, Virtual presentation, Mōkaulele series of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, HI. November 19, 2020
  • Cultural Importance of ‘Ohi‘a: Past and Present. Virtual panel presentation presented at 2020 ‘Ohi‘a Love Festival. November 18, 2020
  • Dance of Indigenous Futures: Kinship Recognized Through Ritualized Engagement. Virtual presentation presented through the TEK/TECH series of CKM&A. November 16, 2020.
  • Mākau Moʻomeheu: Cultural Competence in HI Museums. Virtual panel presentation. Hawai‘i Museums Association. November 14, 2020
  • Fiber Memories. Public presentation,  East-West Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI. December 08, 2019
  • Hawaiian Fiber Plants and Natural Dyeing. Public presentation, Abus Bunun Weaving Studio, Taitung, Taiwan. November 03, 2019
  • Kaula Piko: Connecting To The Source, Customary Uses Of Cordage, And Its Use In A Modern Context. Paper presented at the 2019 International Austronesian Conference, National Museum Of Prehistory, Taitung, Taiwan. November 01, 2019
  • Language and Learning: How Museums Play a Vital Role in Cultural Preservation. Panel presentation at the Western Museums Association Conference, Boise, ID. October 05, 2019
  • Art Lunch – Meet the Artist. Public presentation, Hawai‘i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI. August 28, 2018
  • Exhibiting Hawaiian Fiber Arts. Public presentation. Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany. May 09 & 13, 2018
  • Voices of Hawai‘i’s Rhythmic World. Paper presented at the Acoustical Society of America Conference, Honolulu, HI. December 01, 2016
  • ‘A‘ahu Kino Lau: Environmental Kinship Ritualized through Regalia and Adornments. Public presentation. University of Hawaiʻi Hilo, Hilo, HI. September 24, 2016
  • Nā Hulu Hiwahiwa o kō Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina: The Cherished of Hawai‘i. Public presentation, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA. August 29, 2015
  • Kana: Cord Culture of Hawai‘i. Public presentation, University of Hawai‘i, Hilo, HI. November 07, 2015
  • Innovation through Hawaiian Design. Public presentation, East- West Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI. July 12, 2015
  • That Which Binds Us Together. Paper presented at TedX Manoa. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI. October 18, 2013
  • Jaki-Ed: Marshallese Mats and the Museum’s Role in Perpetuating this Art Form. Public presentation, Hawai‘i Community College, Hilo, HI. 2013
  • Kā ‘Upena: Hawaiian Netting. Public presentation, Hawai‘i Community College, Hilo, HI. February 19, 2013
  • Kāhiko o ke Kuahu: Adornments of Spiritual Transfiguration. Public presentation, Hawai‘i Community College, Hilo, HI. 2013
  • ʻIke Pāpale. Paper presented at the Grow Hawaiʻi Festival, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kealakekua, HI. 2013
  • Hawaiian Cordage. Public presentation, Hawai‘i Community College, Hilo, HI. 2012
  • Hīna‘i: Hawaiian Fish Traps. Public presentation, Hawai‘i Community College, Hilo, HI. 2012
  • Moderator: Lau hala Hats. Forum at the Grow Hawaiʻi Festival, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kealakekua, HI. 2010
  • Makaloa Mats: The Treasured Art of Hawai‘i. Plenary Speaker, Textile Society of America Symposium, Honolulu, HI. 2008
  • Ma‘awe Hawai‘i. Public presentation, East-West Center Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI. 2008
  • Ho‘i i ke Kaula Piko: Return to the Ancestral Line. Public presentation, Kamehameha Schools – Kapālama Campus, Honolulu, HI. 2007
  • Panelist: Weaver’s Talking Circle. Panel presented at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington DC. 2006
  • Plaited and twined baskets, containers and traps. Paper presented at the E Ho‘omau Nā Mea Ulana Hīna‘i Conference, Po‘ipū, HI. 2004
  • Panelist: Rare Hawaiian forms and materials. Panel presented at the E Ho‘omau Nā Mea Ulana Hīna‘i Conference, Po‘ipū, HI. 2004
  • Hawaiian Contemporary Art. Paper presented at the Indigenous Art and Heritage Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand. 2002
  • Ulana. Public presentation, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI.  2001

ARTS RESIDENCIES

  • Meymey’em: International Indigenous Artist Gathering, Vancouver, Canada. 06/14-06/23, 2022
  • Pūhoro ō mua, Pūhoro ki tua, Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. 11/21-11/30, 2019
  • Evergreen Longhouse Arts Residency, Olympia, WA. 08/23-09/01, 2017
  • Pūtahi 5: Centre des Métiers dʻArt Arts Residency, Papeʻete, Tahiti. 06/17-07/01, 2017
  • 12th Festival of Pacific Arts, Hagatna, Guam. 05/20-06/05, 2016
  • 11th Festivalof Pacific Arts, Honiara, Solomon Islands. 07/01-07/14, 2012
  • Te Tihi Arts Fest, Rotorua, New Zealand. 2010
  • 10th Festival of Pacific Arts, Pagopago, American Sāmoa. 07/21-08/01, 2008
  • PIKO Arts Fest, Waimea, Hawaiʻi. 2007
  • Te Mata Arts Fest, Hastings, New Zealand.  2005
  • 9th Festival of Pacific Arts , Koror, Pālau. 07/21-07/31, 2004
  • Evergreen Longhouse Arts Residency, Olympia, WA. 2001
  • Te Rā Arts Fest, Gisborne, New Zealand. 2000

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • Kōkō ‘Ula, Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2017
  • ‘A‘ahu Kino Lau, Neiman Marcus-Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI. 2017
  • Lines In Time, II Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2013
  • DUTY, Gallery DNGY, Honolulu, HI. 2002

TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS

  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2016, Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu, HI; 12th Festival of Pacific Arts, Hagatna, Guam; Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, HI. 2016
  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2014, Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu, HI; Kahilu Theatre, Waimea, HI; Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, HI. 2014
  • Hi‘iakaikapoliopele, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului, HI; Hawai‘i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI. 2009
  • Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2, Museum of Art & Design, NY; Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN; Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL; Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK; Anchorage Museum of Art & History Anchorage, AK; Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN. 2005
  • mlkiliiksix: Within the Circle of the Rim, Squaxin Island Museum, WA; City University of New York, Staten Island. 2003
  • Brounout, Art Ignite Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand; Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, Hastings, New Zealand. 2003

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 

  • Pūhoro o mua, Pūhoro ki tua, Waikato Museum, Hamilton, New Zealand. 2019
  • Festival des Arts d’Hawaiʻi, Orenda Art International, Paris, France. 2018
  • Festival des Arts d’Hawaiʻi, Pavillon des Canaux, Paris, France. 2018
  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2018, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, HI. 2018
  • The Extended Hawaiian Body, John Young Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI. 2018
  • Tears of DukʹWibahL, Evergreen Gallery, Olympia, WA. 2017
  • Pūtahi 5 i Tahiti, Centre des Métiers dʻArt, Papeʻete, Tahiti.2017
  • Pūtahi, Musée de Tahiti et des Îles, Punaauia, Tahiti. 2017
  • Pūtahi, Galerie Winkler, Papeʻete, Tahiti. 2017
  • Honolulu Biennial 2017, Honolulu, HI. 2017
  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2015, Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu, HI. 2015
  • Binding and Looping: Transfer of Presence in Contemporary Pacific Island Art, University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery, HI. 2014
  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2013, Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu, HI. 2013
  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2012, Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu, HI. 2012
  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2011, Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu, HI. 2011
  • Wearable Art Show 2010, Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu, HI. 2010       
  • SMASH International Indigenous Weaving (Salish Mi’kmaq Alaskan Southwest Hawaiian), Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. 2010        
  • Te Tihi, Waiariki Polytechnic, Rotorua, New Zealand. 2010
  • Aloha Ho’omaluhia: 25 Years, Gallery ‘Iolani, Windward Community College, Kāne‘ohe, HI. 2009
  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2009, Sheraton Waikīkī Hotel, Honolulu, HI. 2009
  • 11th Annual Mixed Media Miniature Exhibition, Koa Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2008
  • Tattered Culture, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2008
  • MAMo Wearable Art Show 2008, Waikīkī Beach Marriott Resort, Honolulu, HI. 2008
  • ‘Ili Iho: The Surface Within, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. 2008
  • Tinkered and Toyed, Japanese Cultural Center, Honolulu, HI. 2007
  • “MAMo Wearable Art Show 2007”, Hawai‘i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
  • Te Maia, Hawke’s Bay Exhibition Centre, Hastings, New Zealand. 2005
  • He Rere Kee- Taking Flight, Tinakori Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand. 2004
  • Lonoikamakahiki, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. 2003
  • artSALE 2002, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI. 2002
  • Toimairangi, Hastings, New Zealand. 2002
  • Tanghal Sining Filipino Arts Exhibit, Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI. 2001
  • Mixed Media Miniature Exhibition, Koa Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2001 
  • Mai Nā Kupuna Mai, Ho‘i I Ka Pū‘olo, University of Hawai‘i Gallery, HI. 2ooo
  • Chambre de Commerce d’ Industrie, des Services et des Métiers de Polynésie Française, Pape‘ete, Tahiti. 2000
  • Te Ra Artfest 2000, Toihoukura, Gisborne, New Zealand. 2000
  • Ho‘i Ka Wai: The Waters Returning, East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 1999
  • Aloha Ho‘omaluhia, Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Gardens, Kāne‘ohe, HI. 1999

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

  • 2019 Hawai‘i Craftsmen Statewide Exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2019
  • Fiber Hawai‘i 2018, Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2018
  • Hawai‘i Craftsmen’s 50th Annual Statewide Exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2017
  • Hawai‘i Craftsmen’s 41st Annual Statewide Exhibition, Linekona Gallery Honolulu, HI. 2008
  • A Weaving Retrospective: 50 Years of Hui Textiles and Art, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2003
  • Home Is Where The Art Is, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2002
  • asta’bsHil3b axW ti qa’qtu: The Return to the Swing, Evergreen State College Gallery, Olympia, WA. 2001
  • Nā Maka Hou: New Visions, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI. 2001
  • Wearable Art For The Millennium, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2000
  • College Art 2000, Windward Mall, Kāne‘ohe, HI. 2000
  • Fiber Hawai‘i 99, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 1999
  • College Art, Windward Mall, Kāne‘ohe, HI. 1999

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • Hawai‘i: Königliche Inseln Im Pazifik, Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany. 2017
  • REBOOT: Fashion Futures, Ala Moana Fashion Annex, Honolulu, HI. 2017
  • heikles erbe- Koloniale Spuren bis in die Gegenwart, Hannover Museum, Germany. 2016
  • HUNA, ARTS at Mark’s Garage, Honolulu, HI. 2009
  • PIKO, Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, Kona, HI. 2007
  • Potent Possibilities, Bibelot Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2006
  • Na‘au or Newa, Arts at Mark’s Garage, Honolulu, HI. 2006
  • Moku Ola, Moku Ola Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2006
  • Textiles & Fiber 2004, Contemporary Work in Hawai‘i, Honolulu, HI. 2004
  • Ka Wehena, ‘Aupuni Artwall, Honolulu, HI. 2003
  • Ka Wehena, Holoholo Gallery, Mānoa, HI. 2002
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts 2002 Exhibition, University of Hawai‘i Gallery, HI. 2002
  • Gallery 721, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, HI. 2001
  • Ho‘olauna Hou, Honolulu, HI. 2001
  • Prince Lot Festival Art Exhibition, Moanalua Gardens, Moanalua, HI. 2001
  • Art Exhibition, Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI. 2001
  • Nā Wai Ola: The Healing Waters, Queen Emma Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 2001
  • CONNECTIONS, ‘Iolani Gallery, Kāne‘ohe, HI. 2000
  • FLUXION, Windward Mall, Kāne‘ohe, HI. 1999
  • Art For The Body, University of Hawai‘i Commons Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 1999
  • Surface Design, University of Hawai‘i Commons Gallery, Honolulu, HI. 1999
  • Undergraduate Show, University of Hawai‘i Gallery, HI. 1998

Collections

  • Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
  • British Museum, London, UK
  • Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum, Easter Island, Chile
  • Hawai‘i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
  • Kamehameha Schools – Kapālama campus
  • Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Maui Brewing Company, Honolulu, HI
  • Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
  • Smithsonian Institute – National Museum of the American Indian
  • The Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Honolulu, HI
  • The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Walt Disney Imagineering