Le Voyage
Digital transfiguration painting by Sook Young Jeong
and mixed media by Hwa Ja Park
2nd floor gallery
January 22-February 18
Opening reception: January 22, 5:30-7:30pm

Hwa Ja Park, Untitle II, monotype; Sook Young Jeong, Moving image 3, mixed media, 2009

82nd Annual Honolulu Printmakers Exhibition
Academy Art Center main gallery
February 25-March 19, 2010
Opening reception: February 24, 5-7pm

This year, works by artists throughout the state will be selected by juror Helen Frederick, professor of art at George Mason University and founder/director emeritus of the renowned visual art center Pyramid Atlantic.

Frederick is interested in how group activity can lead to new critical awareness, expanded visual concepts and innovation in the creation of works of art. In her own prints she addresses social and environmental issues using images of the body, the TV set, and natural phenomena.

Each year the Honolulu Printmakers commissions an artist to create a gift print. The 2010 edition is by Maui printmaker Paul Mullowney. In a departure from his large-scale woodcuts, he is creating a more intimate etching, which incorporates Japanese masks, dragonflies, and exotic papers (not everyone knows that Mullowney has a tiger tattoo that runs the length of his back). “Honolulu Printmakers is one of the oldest community-based printmaking studios in the country, and I’m glad to be a part of this amazing roster of artists, to be part of this long printmaking tradition that the Gift Print represents,” Mullowney says regarding his selection as Gift Print Artist. The print itself is a closely guarded secret until its unveiling at the opening reception of the exhibition on Feb. 24.

Pictured above: Rob Molyneux's Don't Tread, from last year's exhibition.

An intricately crafted sculpture by Michael Smith from last year’s show.
© 2009, Hal Lum

Hawaii's Wood Show
March 26-April 11
Academy Art Center at Linekona Gallery
The 18th annual statewide Juried Woodworking Show of the Hawai'i Forest Industry Association (HFIA) is a chance to see Hawaii's diverse range of woods crafted into remarkable works—from utilitarian furniture to fine-art sculptures—made only from Hawaii-grown hardwoods such as koa, mango, kamani, milo, and kiawe.
    Competing for the Award of Excellence will be seven artists—Joel Bright, R.W. Butts, Bob Holden, Tai Lake, Frank McClure, R.W. Scheurenbrand, and Alan Wilkinson.
    At the opening reception on March 26, the Hawai'i Department of Agriculture will present the show's first Koa: Standing the Test of Time Award. The winner will be selected from nominations received over the past several months.
    There is no admission fee but donations will be accepted at the door to help HFIA in its efforts to protect Hawaii's forest lands.
    Special programming: Koa: Standing the Test of Time Forum, March 26, 10am- 11:30am, in the Art Center’s Community Room. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Paul Scowcroft, a Research Forester with the Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Island Forestry. To reserve a seat, please call the Hawai'i Forest Institute at 808-933-9411.

Double Vision: Roger Whitlock and Mark Norseth Paint Oahu
March 26-April 16
Academy Art Center at Linekona, 2nd Floor Gallery
Honolulu artists Roger Whitlock and Mark Norseth show new watercolor paintings that are the result of a year-long project. Starting in January 2009, the duo would paint together, generally on Monday mornings, familiar and neglected corners of Oahu. Their works of each spot will hang side by side. Visitors will be able to see one place—such as Pier 38 (pictured)—through the eyes of two different artists. Both men have won many awards—in Hawai‘i and on the mainland—and teach at the Academy Art Center. A story on their project, by Honolulu artist Tamara Moan, will appear this spring in Watercolor magazine. Opening reception: Friday, March 26, 5-7pm

Pier 38 captured by Mark Norseth (left) and Roger Whitlock (right)