PARENTHESES
January 20 - February 22, 2008

The graduate students of the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) are pleased to present their new work in painting, printmaking, photography, fiber, intermedia, ceramics, glass, sculpture, installation, and animation in PARENTHESES. This annual exhibition of new work highlights the students' wide range of materials, techniques, and perspectives.

Excelling the Work of Heaven: Personal Adornment from China
October 28 - December 14, 2007

The University of Hawaii Art Gallery presented nearly 700 pieces of personal adornment that were selected from the San Francisco-based Shyn Collection for the exhibition Excelling the Work of Heaven: Personal Adornment from China. The exhibition included outstanding examples of archer's rings, head and hair ornaments, court necklaces, earrings, buttons, necklaces, bracelets, symbolic locks, personal talismans and amulets, needle cases and grooming kits that were made primarily during late Imperial China for the imperial palace, court, and aristocracy.

Educational Resource for educators and students:

Exhibition catalogue features an essay by Dr. Kate Lingley, Assistant Professor of Chinese Art History, Department of Art and Art History, University of Hawaii at Manoa and documents 355 objects from the exhibition. 160 pages, 193 full color illustrations, 9 in. x 12 in. Paper. $30.00 + $7.00 shipping within the U.S.

Island to Island: A Collaboration Between Three International Universities
August 26 - October 5, 2007

What Sound Does a Color Make?
March 4 - April 13, 2007

An exhibition that explores the fusion of vision and sound in electronic media. Artists explore time-based work and manipulate sound with image, and image with sound, in videos and immersive sensory environments.

Reconstructing Memories
November 5 - December 13, 2006

Reconstructing Memories appropriately considers issues of history and memory at a location that witnessed the most catastrophic event in the 20th century history of our nation. The exhibition confronts core issues of constructing historical narratives and addresses the obscuring of cultural and personal memory. More.

Zero Project Hawaii - Volunteers helped to build the Zero that attacked Pearl Harbor and crash-landed in Niihau. Share your impressions and memories of war and its effect on you and your family. Visit Japanese contemporary artist Katsushige Nakahashi's blog created while building a life-sized Japanese Zero airplane for the exhibition. ... More .

August 27 - September 22, 2006

Diverse artworks highlight the cultural, technical, and aesthetic exchange in the fourth exhibition of the East-West Ceramics Collaboration IV, which brings together 15 artists from Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Turkey, the U.S. Mainland, and Hawai‘i. These ceramics professionals will convene at the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa for four intense weeks in July and August to work side by side and to exchange ideas about art and culture.

East West Ceramics Collaboration participating artists: Ray Chen, Caroline Cheng , Zehra Cobanli, Stephen Hudson, Kim Nan Hee, Lee Jung Do, Deidre McLoughlin, Casey O’Connor, Lale Oransay, Judith Pueschel, Takumi Sato, Mitsuo Shoji, Wang Shin-yu, Suzanne Wolfe, and Georgette Zirbes

The 9th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition
March 5 - April 13, 2006

Initial exhibition at the University of Hawaii Art Gallery (March 9 to April 18, 2003). -- Artist Listing -- Traveling itinerary. Catalog available.

Painting with Threads: The Art of Japanese Embroidery
January 15 - February 17, 2006

Embroidery has long been an important medium in Japanese religious and secular art. Like many traditional crafts, it struggles to maintain particular standards while adapting to the modern world.

Painting with Threads features stunning examples of contemporary Japanese embroidery on kimono, obi, and folding screens from the renowned Kurenai-Kai Centers in Japan and Atlanta. Illustrations and explanations of embroidery stitches will be presented in an educational section of the exhibition. Catalog available.

Making Connections: Treasures from the University of Hawaii Library
September 18 - November 10, 2005

With the first exhibition ever of over 300 objects from its fabulous rare and special collections, witness the exciting renaissance of the primary research library in the state of Hawai'i. Catalog available.

The 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition
Initial exhibition at the University of Hawaii Art Gallery (March 9 to April 18, 2003). -- Artist Listing -- Traveling itinerary.

Crossings 2003: Korea/Hawai`i is an international arts event that commemorates the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the United States. It features the work of more than 30 contemporary Korean artists at numerous sites in Honolulu and on Maui in the fall of 2003. Many of the artists are recognized as international leaders in the field of contemporary art. Catalog available.

Jose Guadalupe Posada: My Mexico
March 4 - April 6, 2001

Posada (1852-1913) was Mexico's most popular and prolific print artist, whose powerful works graced hundreds of single, printed sheets that combined image, headline, and text to create a broadsheet or broadside. Almost every aspect of Mexican life was depicted in Posada's work. His goal was to educate and inform the masses. Over 100 prints from the Charlot Collection in Hamilton Library at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa are on display with an accompanying catalogue.