The Honolulu Printmakers 2026 98th Annual Juried Exhibition will once again be held in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen’s Raku Hoʻolauleʻa Exhibition. Honolulu Printmakers invites all artists with primary residence in Hawai’i to participate in our 98th Exhibition by submitting traditional printmaking media as well as contemporary forms and hybrids.

Exhibition dates: April 3 – 26

Location: Downtown Art Center, second floor exhibition hall

1041 Nu’uanu Ave, Honolulu, HI

Opening reception: Friday, April 3, 6pm – 8pm

Gallery hours: 11am – 5pm, Tuesday – Sunday closed Mondays

This year we warmly welcome Melanie A. Yazzie as juror. Melanie will also offer an Akua printmaking workshop while on island.

Melanie A. Yazzie is Professor of Art Practices and Head of Printmaking at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. She has exhibited nationally and internationally. She is known for organizing print exchange projects that connect communities across the world. She has been represented by the Glenn Green Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1994.

In addition, Melanie is known for her multilayered monotypes that focus on storytelling and reflect her dreamtime friends and companions. Her subject matter is significant because the serious undertones reference native postcolonial dilemmas. Melanie’s work often brings images of women from many Indigenous cultures to the forefront, thus referencing matrilineal systems and pointing to the possibility of female leadership. Within the story layers, viewers discover the depth and variety of Indigenous history.