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Landmark Looking at Itself in a Mirror, vintage postcard, collection of Drew Broderick

Exhibitions Ula Leo and Diamond Head and part of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art: Critical Geography in Hawaiʻi Series.

This series highlights local and international artists who address social-cultural concerns associated with space, place and environment on Oʻahu. Programs consider diverse approaches by artists including mapping and map-making and visual story-telling.

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ʻImaikalani Kalahele, Twin Sisters (1980).
drawing of a dog-like creature on tree trunk
Cory Taum, Puaʻa Hiwa (2016)

Ula Leo

By ʻImaikalani Kalahele and Cory Taum
John Young Museum of Art, UH Mānoa
March 3—May 5

Ula Leo features a collection of work by Kānaka Maoli artists ʻImaikalani Kalahele and Cory Taum that considers the relationship between urban development, environmental degradation, cultural memory and indigeneity.

This multi-generational exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, poetry and artist videos that address specific sites, spaces, and landscapes of Oʻahu and illustrate stories from a Hawaiian perspective. Over the course of several years, Kalahele and Taum have been working alongside one another, sharing studio space, and collaborating on exhibitions. In recognition of this mentoring relationship, they received the Moʻo Award from Nā Mea Hawaiʻi and PAʻI Foundation in 2014.

Gallery information

  • Monday—Friday, 1–4 p.m. or by appointment
  • Closed: Saturday and Sunday and spring break (March 27–31)

Free admission. Donations are appreciated. Parking fees may apply.

Diamond Head

By Drew Broderick and Gan Uyeda
Commons Gallery, UH Mānoa
March 13—April 7

Based in Honolulu and Los Angeles, artist and cultural producer Drew Broderick collaborates with Chicago curator and writer Gan Uyeda to reconsider the iconic Oʻahu landmark.

Broderick is the founder and director of SPF Projects—an arts effort dedicated to building capacity for contemporary art and dialogue in Hawaiʻi. He is also a contributing member of Honolulu-based collective PARADISE COVE. Uyeda serves as associate director at Richard Gray Gallery and organizes exhibitions with the curatorial collective Third Object.

Gallery information

  • Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sunday 12–4 p.m.
  • Closed Saturdays and Prince Kūhiō Day, March 27
  • By appointment for spring break, March 28–31.

Free admission. Donations are appreciated. Parking fees may apply.

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