Honolulu Biennial 2017
Middle of Now | Here
Honolulu Biennial 2017, presented by Honolulu Biennial Foundation (HBF) is a new, multi-site, contemporary visual arts festival taking place throughout various venues within the city of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Entitled, Middle of Now | Here, Fumio Nanjo, Director of Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum, serves as the Curatorial Director and Ngahiraka Mason, former curator of Indigenous and Maori Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, serves as Curator of Middle of Now | Here.
The festival will run from March 8 through May 8, 2017
and will take place at various venues throughout the city, including Foster Botanical Gardens, Ward Village, Honolulu Hale (City Hall), Bishop Museum and the Honolulu Museum of Art.
The biennial will feature 30 artists, including Native Hawaiian and locally-based artists. The event will also focus on the broader Pacific region, featuring emerging, mid-career, and leading national and international artists from countries and continents linked by the Pacific Ocean.
Full list of the participating artists:
Vernon Ah Kee, Australia
Sama Alshaibi, USA
Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan, Australia / Philippines
Andrew Binkley, Hawai`i
Drew Broderick, Hawai`i
Jane Chang Mi, Hawai`i / USA
Kaili Chun, Hawai`i
Sean Connelly, Hawai`i
Beatrice Glow, USA
Brett Graham, New Zealand
Marcus Hanalei Marzan, Hawai`i
Choi Jeong Hwa, Korea
Kathy Jetnil Kijiner, Marshall Islands
Mohammed Kazem, U.A.E.
Yuki Kihara, New Zealand
Charlton Kupa`a Hee, Hawai`i
Yayoi Kusama, Japan
Al Lagunero, Hawai`i
Alexander Lee, Tahiti
Les Filter Feeders, Hawai`i
Lee Mingwei, Taiwan
Eko Nugroho, Indonesia
Fiona Pardington, New Zealand
Lisa Reihana, New Zealand
Chris Ritson, Hawai`i
Michelle L. Schwengel-Regala, Hawai`i
Greg Semu, New Zealand / Samoa
John Vea, New Zealand / Tonga
Zhan Wang, China
Lynne Yamamoto, USA
Ken and Julia Yonetani, Australia / New Zealand
stay tuned for more details as well as upcoming public programs and events connected with the Honolulu Biennial…