Several works by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students and alumni are now on view at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum in downtown Honolulu. Two portrait exhibits, Contemporary Portraiture: Art in Public Places and Schaefer Portrait Challenge, are open through July 4. Admission is free.
Contemporary Portraiture: Art in Public Places
Two pieces in Contemporary Portraiture were purchased from UH Mānoa’s 2024 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) thesis show, Still Standing.
- Erik Sullivan, MFA, 2024—Can’t See the Forest through the Trees (oil on panel)
- Mari Matsuda, juris doctor and MFA, 2024—E Aloha E (woodcut print)
More UH alumni in Contemporary Portraiture:
- Kelly Ciurej, MFA, 2017
- Carol Yotsuda
- PF Bentley, bachelor of education, 1975
- Hōʻeu Mana (collective practitioners)
- Anne Au, master of arts Hawaiian studies, bachelor of science fashion design and merchandising, 2023/2018
The works in Contemporary Portraiture are part of the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, a long-standing program that places art in public buildings to broaden access for everyone.
Schaefer Portrait Challenge
The Schaefer Portrait Challenge, a traveling exhibition organized by the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, also features UH alumni:
- Arnold Bornios, BFA painting, 1998
- Jodie Chock, BFA painting, 2013
- Eduardo Joaquin, BFA painting, 2023
- Lynn Weiler Liverton, MFA sculpture
- Challys Pascual, BA studio art, 2024
- Joyce Schaunaman, master’s in interdisciplinary education
Capitol Modern is at 250 South Hotel Street and is open Wednesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., with extended evening hours during select first and third Friday events.
