I am he who came from beautiful Kalihi Valley, on the island of Oahu, who traveled through and lived in eight states in the great land called America, walked through a diesel polluted town in a city just liberated in East Germany for forty days and nights and traveled up the highest peak in Europe called Mont Blanc. I am he who dreams of inspiring people through two dimensional arts even though no one goes to see two dimensional arts at all and only purchase one dimensional art, mesmerized by the minutiae of being entertained and decorated.

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     I am he who has lived on this wonderful planet for thirty five million seven twenty seven thousand, six hundred, ninety three minutes, as of July 20, 2022 at 8 :59 pm. I am he, who has three wonderful children and learned that they will be here when I won't which means I will still be here,

   

 

 

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 I am he who walked in a seaport city called Penang not able to say anything to anybody because Cantonese, Mandarin and Malay sounded the same and they thought I spoke in Japanese or Korean which I don't.

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​​Biographical notes​

     I've explored art for over 50 years, but still feel like I am ignorant and learning how to become a better artist and human being.  After graduating with an MFA in painting, I took time to explore the world, meet new people, while continuing my education by seeking a new persepective in life, working in different fields, while supporting my family.  I literally stopped painting for over 17 years from 1997 to 2014.  I chose to become a teacher in 2006 to pass on my knowledge and skills to the next generation and prepare myself to paint once again upon retirement.

• Education:   BFA and MFA in Drawing and Painting, University of Hawaii, Manoa 

• Work:         Retired Teacher, "Drawing and Painting" and "Introduction to the Visual Arts"

• Favorite art styles:  Chinese landscape painting with poems, epic landscape paintings (Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt, Caspar David Friedrich), Color Field (Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Wayne Thiebold) Early Modern art (Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Odilon Redon, Paul Klee, Kandinski), Dutch art (Rembrandt, Vermeer), Barogue art (Carravaggio),  

• Exhibitions:

  • 1967:  Scholastic Art and Writing ​

  • 1972   Scholastic Art and Writing

  • 1972:  Hawaii State Fair

  • 1973:  College Art, Unversity fo Hawaii

  • 1976:  "The Secret and Other Stuff": Campus Center Art Gallery, University of Hawaii

  • 1980:  College Art, University of Hawaii

  • 1982-1983:   Graduate Art Show, University of Hawaii

  • 1985:  "Selections", Advertiser Contemporary Art Gallery Collection

  • 1985: "Paradigm Transformation", Theses Exibition, University of Hawaii

  • 1997: "1984, Time and the Open Gateway",  Atelier Riverside

  • 2016:  "The Mango Show", Honolulu Hale

  • 2022:  "Impressions/Expressions", Iolani Gallery

  • 2022:  Windward Artist Guild Annual Exhibition, Ho'omaluhia Art Gallery

  • 2023:  "Ultra 3", Windward Artist Guild, Pauahi Tower Gallery

  • 2023:  "Visions",  Pauahi Tower Gallery

  • 2023:  Windward Artist Guild Annual Exhibition, Ho'omaluhia Art Gallery

  • 2024:  Association of Hawaii Artists, Pauahi Tower Gallery

  • 2024:  "Visible", Pauahi Tower Gallery

  • 2024:  "Isands of Diverstiy", Windward Artist Guild, Honolulu Hale

  • 2025   "Envisiging", Pauahi Tower Gallery

  • 2025   "Allegory II", Pauahi Tower Gallery

  • 2025   "Spring Show", Windward ARtist Guild, Ho'omaluhia Art Gallery

  • 2025   "Aloha Ho'pmaluhia XXXVII", Ho'omaluhia Art Gallery

• Awards:

  • 1983:  Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and Arts Purchase Award ​

  • 1983:  Advertiser Comtemporary Art Museum Purchase Award

  • ​1984:  Parade of Homes, Interior Design Purchase Award​

  • 2023:  Honorable Mention, "Ultra 3", Windward Artist Guild, Pauahi Tower Gallery

  • 2024:  First Place, Association of Hawaii Artists, Pauahi Tower Gallery

  • 2024:  First Place, "Islands of Diverstiy", Windward Artist Guild, Honolulu Hale

  • 2025   Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and Arts Purchase Award, "Fear of Flying"