Malama Wao Akua 'o Maui Hikina
Juried Art Exhibit 2007

A celebration of Maui's native wildlife

Over 100 pieces of artwork were entered for this year's native species art contest. Jurors George and Janet Allan selected 59 pieces for this show. The subjects of the artwork are all native species of Maui, created by our island's resident artists, both adult and keiki.

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Select an Artist Connie J. Adams George Allan Neida Bangerter Skip Banks Kamali'i Batangan Irene I'i Brown Jessica Chang Melissa Chimera Michael Clements Coleen Cole Claudia Coonen Rob DeCamp Chelsea Fahscholtz Michael Federoff Erica Franz Betty Hay Freeland Caroline Fujii Kit Gentry Maile Getzen Randy Joseph Kathleen Kam Lisa Kasprzycki Caroline Killhour Carleton Kinkade Bill Long Stephen Levine Kathleen MacDonald Beth Marcil Jill Miller Randy Miller Dallas Nagata Michael Neal Jupiter Nielsen John Sundance Noble Diane Norman K.M. Bailey Onaga Sean Orite Kirsten Paulson Joëlle Perz Amelia Pieper Allen Nainoa Purdy Creigton Teitsu Ho'okela Purdy Pam Peterson Sharon Ransford Rob Ratkowski Abigail Romanchak Randy Ross Avii Singh Bryon Stevens Sarai Stricklin Melanie Thompson Christine Turnbull Joanne Valencia Martha Hualani Vockrodt Henry Voris Nell Wareham

Contest Winners:

First Place
Beth Marcil
Within the House of the Sun
Acrylic ink

Second Place
Kit Gentry
Kolea Lauli'i
Pastel on black paper

Third Place
Joëlle Perz
Intimately Hawaiian
(Koki'o ke'oke'o)
Acrylic and oil on wood

Juror's Award
Kathleen Kam
'Akohekohe in Lehua
Scratchboard on clay masonite

Honorable Mention
Michael Clements
'Akala
Soft pastel

Elementary School
Jessica Chang
I'iwi
Watercolor

Middle School
Kamali'i Batangan
'Akepa Soars High
Acrylic

High School
Bailey K.M. Onaga
'Ie 'Ie
Watercolor

George Allan
Juror's Piece
Waikamoi 'Ohi'a
Oil on canvas

Selected Artists: Adult Division:

Connie J. Adams
Erythryna sandwicensis
Bristol paper, Japanese paper

Neida Bangerter
Haleakala Hike
Mixed media

Skip Banks
'Amakihi on Manane at Hosmer's Grove
Photograph on canvas

Irene I'i Brown
Beach Beauty-Maiapilo
Photograph on watercolor paper

Melissa Chimera
Abutilon No. 2
Oil on canvas

Coleen Cole
Mau'u 'aki 'aki
Waterscolor

Coleen Cole
Papala
Watercolor

Claudia Coonen
Loulu
Wood block print

Rob DeCamp
Rainbow Fern
Photograph

Chealsea Fahscholtz
Remote East Maui Sunset
Pastel

Michael Federoff
Koa Fish Hook
Woa wood and coconut sennit

Erica Franz
Koa Bug
Pen and ink

Betty Hay Freeland
'Ohi'a Lehua Pili'aina
Oil on linen

Caroline Fujii
Two I'iwi in an 'Ohi'a Tree
Cross-stitch needlework

Maile Getzen
Hinahina
Acrylic

Randy Joseph
Makai 'Iwa
Monkeypod

Randy Joseph
Faithful Visitor
Sandalwood

Lisa Kasprzycki
Naupaka Kuahiwi
Oil on canvas

Lisa Kasprzycki
Ko'olau
Oil on canvas

Caroline McClynn Killhour
'Akohekohe
Mixed media on birch panel

Carleton Kinkade
Now Where?
Oil on canvas

Stephen Levine
One of a Kind
Photograph

Kathleen MacDonald
Loulu Lepa
Acrylic on canvas

Kathleen MacDonald
'Akala Berry
Acrylic on paper

Bill Long
'Ohi'a Lehua Blossom
Archival pigment print

Jill Miller
Lehua of the 'Ohi'a
Photograph

Randy Miller
Waikamoi Forest at Work
Photographs on canvas

Dallas Nagata
I'iwi on 'Ohi'a Lehua
Acrylic

Michael Neal
Bright Future - I'iwi Keiki
Digita photograph-giclee on canvas

Jupiter Nielsen
Kamehameha Mint
Torch worked borosilicate glass

John Sundance Noble
Wet Land
Acrylic

Diane Norman
Maiapilo Blossom
Watercolor and pencil

Pam Peterson
Native Hibiscus
Oil on canvas

Sharon Ransford
Happy Face (Nananana Makaki'i)
Ceramic

Rob Ratkowski
Silversword Bloom Kalahaku
Archival inkjet print

Abigail Romanchak
Pukiawe
Screen print on wood