2024 Gift Print Announcement

2024 Gift Print Artist is Kandi Everett.

Kandi Everett is our 2024 Gift Print Artist

Every year since 1933, the Honolulu Printmakers has commissioned a local printmaker to produce an edition of prints that the organization makes available to its members and the public to raise funds for its activities. The Gift Print Artist for 2024 is Kandi Everett

Artist Bio:
Kandi Everett has been tattooing for customers with wildly diverse desires since 1977. In July 2002, she began focusing her artistic energies on works on paper and joined the Honolulu Printmakers. Kandi is an avid collector and historian of tattooing and eclectic art artifacts. She enjoys drawing and printmaking. Kandi is known for her fierce painterly monotypes and dynamic figurative drawings frequently with humorous sexuality or a dark biting edge.

Kandi graduated from University of Hawaii. Her main education was between classes and lectures. Her real education was as a dishwasher in Waikiki, a fry cook in an Italian restaurant and in a stint as a Tieg welder.

Kandi Everett received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1969. She has exhibited her works locally, nationally and internationally, most recently at the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, the Honolulu Academy of Arts and Windward Community College.

This year the Gift Print was produced in a limited edition of 50 impressions, with profits from sales going directly to support the work of the Honolulu Printmakers as we continue to establish our new studio. The print is pre-sold sight-unseen until the opening of our annual exhibition, after which the price increases. The first and second impressions are retained for archival purposes.

Pre-sale member price: $75 (HP MEMBERS: GET IN TOUCH VIA EMAIL FOR THE DISCOUNT CODE)

Pre-sale nonmember price: $100

Price for all after April 5th, 2024 at 6:00PM : $125

Talk Surveying the Art of John Kjargaard with Marcia Morse and Jeffrey Davis

This talk is sure to sell out super fast!

Note: Tickets on sale to Friends of Liljestrand on January 4, 2024.

Tickets on sale to general public on January 5, 2024. 

Liliestrand House Talk Click the LINK HERE

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 5:30 – 7:30pm

Surveying the Art of John Kjargaard with Marcia Morse and Jeffrey Davis

In partnership with Honolulu Printmakers, join us at Liljestrand House for an evening of presentation, conversation and refreshments.

John Ingvard Kjargaard (1902-1992) was an American painter, printmaker and collage artist. He studied art at Cooper Union in New York City and continued his studies at University of California, Berkeley, and later with Josef Albers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. While still a student, he worked in the art department of a San Francisco engraving firm, which led to his start as a color etcher. Kjargaard came to Honolulu in 1937 to work as a photo-engraver at Paradise of the Pacific magazine, which later became known as Honolulu Magazine. He served as board president of Honolulu Printmakers and was one of the few artists to be invited to create a gift print twice, once in 1955 and again in 1976.
 
Marcia Morse and Jeffrey Davis will present an overview of John Kjargaard’s life and work, along with a discussion about his process and techniques.

One lucky program attendee will take home a John Kjargaard print, generously donated by Jeffrey Davis. Before the presentation, attendees can enter the drawing with a $50 suggested donation and the winner will be announced at the end of the presentation. Multiple entries allowed and encouraged. 

Marcia Morse was raised in Hawai’i before leaving for further education on the mainland. After completing her undergraduate work with honors at Harvard University, she spent two-and-a-half years living in Quito, Ecuador, where she began her study of printmaking. She received her MFA in Printmaking at Stanford University before returning to the islands. While teaching at Honolulu Community College, she completed her PhD in Political Science in 2012, and retired as Professor Emerita of Art from the UH system in 2018.

Marcia Morse is also active as an artist, art critic and freelance curator. She has participated in numerous solo, small group, juried and invitational exhibitions, and is represented in several private and corporate collections in the U.S., Japan and Europe. She currently serves as President of Honolulu Printmakers, and is a Docent and volunteer at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

Jeffrey Davis first moved to Hawaii in 1981 after college. After a career in the corporate world, Jeff decided to follow a passion to work in non-profit arts and has many years of experience working in marketing and development areas at the Honolulu Symphony and with film festivals such as HIFF, Rainbow FF and Palm Springs FF.  In addition, Jeff has managed External Affairs at the San Francisco Symphony, was Director of Events for Honolulu Museum of Art and a Program Officer at East-West Center in Honolulu.

In retirement, Jeff is active on several boards such as Honolulu Printmakers, Hawai’i Concert Society, Hilo Palace Theater and Lyman Museum.  He has served on the boards of Aloha Festivals, Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation, Honolulu Symphony Guild, Donkey Mill Art Center, Volcano Art Center and his Hilo condo board. Jeff has been a member of Rotary in Volcano and also volunteers with Food Basket. 

Jeff has varied interests which include documentary films, small social groups, Asian travel and collecting contemporary art of Hawai’i artists. 

Be sure to catch the exhibition, Point of Inspiration: Kjargaard Project, at the Honolulu Printmakers Studio. Opens Friday, January 5, 2024, at 6pm. On view through February 2, 2024. 

Opening Friday Jan. 5th 6 - 8 pm Points of Inspiration - Kjargaard Portfolio and Mokuhanga

Please joins us this Friday evening for 2 Great Exhibitions in the Print Studio.

Points of Inspiration - Portfolio of Color prints inspired by renowned Hawai‘i printmaker John Kjargaard from the collection of Jeffrey Davis. Includes work by: Paul Galang, Sonny Ganaden, Monica Garrett, Vince Hazen, Denise Karabinus, Jihae Kwon, Naoise Magee, Tamara Moan, Marcia Morse, Marcia Pasqua, Helena Noordhoff, Boz Schurr, Laura Smith, Eileen Towata

Mokuhanga Work inspired by the 2023 Juror’s workshop taught by Hiroki Morinoue. Artists include Hiroki Morinoue, Kathy Merrill Kelly, Faith Stone, Aileen Feldman, Renee Ijima, Mary Mitsuda, Dana Anne Yee and the Mill Mokuhanga Forum.

96th Annual Exhibition Information

TIMELINE

Feb 9th Online submission Portal Opens

Feb 20th Submission assistance day at Honolulu Printmakers

Feb 23rd Submission Deadline (online) 11 pm 

March 1st Accepted work Announced (online)

March 30th Work delivered to HP Studio 4pm - 7pm 

April 1st. Installation

April 5th Opening of Exhibition 6pm - 8pm

May 3rd Last Day of Exhibition First Friday Closing 

May 4th Artist Work Pick up/Neighbor Island Packing

ABOUT OUR JUROR -

Alejandra Rojas Silva, Ph.D. is currently the Works on Paper, Photography and New Media Fellow at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Her curatorial work, research, and teaching extend from the early modern period to the present, focusing on issues of identity on both sides of the Atlantic. Her current exhibition, Disasters of War Then and Now pairs prints by Spanish artist Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) with works by contemporary American artist Enrique Chagoya (born in Mexico City, 1953). She holds a doctorate and an M.A. in History of Art and Architecture (Colonial Latin American Art) from Harvard University, a Master of Studies in History of Art and Visual Culture from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies from Earlham College. 

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Members Exhibitions - Opening Soon!

So much great stuff going on with our HP members! Two exhibitions opening soon. Margo Viterelli and Stephen Yuen Let’s show some love for their work and creative communities.

Holiday Sale Dec. 1st and 2nd

Purchase beautiful handmade prints and art objects such as t-shirts, aprons, wallets, cards, wrapping paper. Diana Ko of Art and Design Source will be selling her gorgeous frames. Everything offered at attractive prices for Gift Giving.

Save the dates and show your support for our community of print Artists. HONOLULU PRINTMAKERS Gift Print will be offered for sale as well as many totally unique one of a kind prints from our collections. Do not miss this event.

Exciting Week at HONOLULU PRINTMAKERS

We had an exciting week with a Professional Members Portfolio Review, ‘Ohe Kapāla Community Print Experience, Basics of Hawaiian Kapa with Dalani Tanahy, A Print Birthday Party, Monitors Exhibition, Portfolio 1977 Exhibition, Lecture at HOMA with Takayanagi Yutaka and Turning the Page field trip with Honolulu Waldorf School. All in one weekend!

There has never been a better time to be a Honolulu Printmaker. DONATE Today.

Marcia Morse and George Woollard Featured at MACC

Our very own Marcia Morse and George Woollard are Featured in a two person retrospective exhibition of their work. Do not miss this opportunity to see this collection of their art work. Many prints are features along with books arts, sculpture and assemblage.

Print Experience ~ ‘Ohe Kāpala Nov. 3rd 6 pm - 8 pm

PRINT EXPERIENCE Ohe' Kāpala printing at HONOLULU PRINTMAKERS 1142 Bethel Street.

As an introduction to our Basics of Hawaiian Kapa workshop offered in November by Dalani Tanahy, we invite the community into the print studio to try a hands on printmaking skill practiced by Hawaiian kapa artists. Bamboo 'ohe (bamboo laths) are carved by local artists with intricate designs depicting repeat patterns found in nature. Participants can try printing several different types of carved 'ohe offered for sale by two local businesses. Check out the ‘ohe stamp artists website and social media . https://www.phaaheo.com and Instagram @na_maka_kahiko

Ohe' Kāpala printing. - $5 supply fee per print paper supports our quarterly Community Print Programs!

Nov. 3rd 6 - 8 pm

‘Ohe Stamps created by Pua Ha‘aheo Art and Na Maka Kahiko