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  • Chinatown Courtyard - One Night Stand in The Chinatown Courtyard

  • Type: Exhibit
    Date: Friday - 2/5/2010
    Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
    Location:
    Mendonca Building Courtyard
    1126 Smith Street
    #11 on the Gallery
    Walk Guide
    (Other Venues)
    For More info:
    JoDee Hunt, 262-5930
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    Cost: Free
The Mendonca Building's unique Courtyard is open again for First Friday and will be joining the Chinese New Year celebration!  Listen for the fireworks, and be ready to “feed” the Lions.

John Johnson is returning to the Courtyard this month. He is a free dive photographer whose international award-winning works have appeared in the Smithsonian Institute and the Natural History Museum of London. He has been featured on KHNL and KGMB and his images have been published in a variety of local publications, including Hawaii Skin Diver, Star Bulletin, and the Honolulu Advertiser.  Come see a sample of his amazing images—all captured on a single breath of air underwater. His website at www.OneBreathPhotography.com will offer additional views of the amazing world under the waterline.

Kimi Werner is a friend of John’s and is showing in the Courtyard for the first time. She is a national champion free diver and a local oil painter.  The natural beauty of the islands never ceases to take her breath away and this is her inspiration.  Her love for nature and the ocean undeniably speaks in her oil paintings.  From tropical landscapes to beautiful sea creatures, Kimi chooses to paint all of her favorite things in bold vibrant colors and animated brush strokes.  She will be bringing a variety of work including originals and prints of both fish paintings and landscapes.

Eric Mead is a self taught artist for nine years, emergingÊnow after traveling throughout America and South America. This is his first showing in the Courtyard. He spent the last three years living on the coastÊin Kapoho,ÊBig Island; but is nowÊbackÊin HonoluluÊfinishing up his master's degree inÊChinese Medicine. He loves colors and his favorite things toÊpaintÊareÊwavesÊand mountains.

TAG will be back with new costumes on the rack and offering their “Costumes and Coffee in the Courtyard” There will be Vintage Clothing and accessories from the Dustyflint Collection with a special selection for Valentine's Day!

  Donna Matichuk, a Honolulu photographer, will show a collection of black and white photos titled “Patterns of Nature.” She is a First Friday enthusiast who focuses primarily on nature, usually in color. A former graphic artist, Donna studied photography at the University of the Nations on the Big Island. Her photos have appeared in Flowers and Plants of Hawaii, and the 2006 Flowers of Hawaii Calendar, both published by Island Heritage Publishing of Oahu. Her photos have also been featured at Logos Book Store. Donna works with Canon digital equipment, and is a huge fan of Photoshop.

Although he has been a Honolulu resident since 2006, Jorge Veras is new to the Courtyard. He was born in Nyack, New York in 1967 of Dominican ancestry. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, NYC in 1990. His current body of work of Hawaiian nature and landscape scenes are archival quality giclée prints stretched on canvas, lending them a very painterly and artistic feeling. Jorge is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at World Medicine Institute.

Fred Gayagas will be back on the platform ready to welcome people into the Courtyard with his blend of local and old favorites on his guitar

Kate Wagner
will be providing her Box dinners from the Starpoint Café. She always has some interesting pieces of art inside to view while you eat. Some of the artwork are her originals and some are contributed by her friends.

Enter into the Chinatown Courtyard on Smith Street through the stand of bamboo at the Blue Dragon Gate. This event is free and open to the public.

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