Nadine Kam photosChanel Waikiki hosted a reception for artists being featured in The Contemporary Museum’s Biennial of Hawai’i Artists exhibition, in its third floor gallery.
For the first time, Chanel has partnered with The Contemporary Museum to bring a small sampling of its Biennial of Hawai’i Artists into Waikiki, to introduce visitors to some of the best of Hawaii’s contemporary artists.
After all, if left to the obvious sights and sounds of Waikiki, they may otherwise think that all Hawaii has to offer is dolphin and honu art and postcard photography.
The Biennial featuring works by Kloe Kang, Abigail Romanchak, Rosa Silver, Jason Teraoka, Marc Thomas, Maika’i Tubbs and Scott Yoell will continue at TCM through Jan. 9, 2011. The show at Chanel Waikiki will continue in its third-floor gallery through Dec. 4, where a reception for the artists took place Sept. 30.
Regional VP at Chanel, Joyce Okano, said it’s important to promote Hawaii culturally as well as physically, and she hopes the exhibition will cause visitors to become “enamored with Hawaii in deeper ways.”
From left, four of the artists, Jason Teraoka, Marc Thomas, Maka’i Tubbs and Abigail Romanchak.
Two of Teraoka’s works, “Bigfoot,” right, and “Venus,” on the left, with a fly on her face.
Tiana Torii is in front of Maika’i Tubbs’ “A Life of Its Own” sculpture of plastic forks, spoons, knives and plates.
Tessie Schmisseur, left, with Kristi Komeya, in front of one of Marc Thomas’s mixed media works of oil, latex and wax.
From left, guests Yuka Kurosaka, Akemi Ikeda and Yoshiko Ikeda.
Also attending were, from left, Nana Aso, Ayumi Aso and Takako Furukawa.
Chanel’s Tia Gaurani with Stuart Ing.
Takako Imanishi, in the foreground, with Tatsuko Katayama.
Yuko Lewis in the foreground, with Mai Katayama.
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