Downtown Art Center Presents - Interpreting the Wild” with Hiroki Morinoue, Setsuko Watanabe-Morinoue and Miho Morinoue & Mokuhanga: Building on Tradition

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Downtown Art Center Presents - Interpreting the Wild” with Hiroki Morinoue, Setsuko Watanabe-Morinoue and Miho Morinoue & Mokuhanga: Building on Tradition
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Date: Friday - 3/1/2024
Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m
Location:
Downtown Art Center
1040 A Nuuana Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96717

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Current Main Gallery Exhibition
“Interpreting the Wild” with Hiroki Morinoue, Setsuko Watanabe-Morinoue and Miho Morinoue
On view February 17 - March 29, 2024

Exhibition Events:

• First Friday Reception: Friday, March 1 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. (Free and open to the public -artists not in attendance)

Downtown Art Center is thrilled to present two very special exhibitions in our Main Gallery and Courtyard Gallery: “Interpreting the Wild,” a collection of the work of Hawai‛i Island artists Hiroki Morinoue, Setsuko Watanabe-Morinoue and Miho Morinoue in the Main Gallery, and “Mokuhanga: Building on Tradition,” featuring a group of artists that have been studying mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock printing) under legendary printmaking pioneer Hiroki Morinoue through the Donkey Mill Art Center.

Downtown Art Center is thrilled to present two very special art exhibitions in our Main Gallery and Courtyard Gallery this February: “Interpreting the Wild,” a collection of the artwork of Hawai‛i Island artists Hiroki Morinoue, his wife Setsuko Watanabe-Morinoue and daughter Miho Morinoue, will be in the Main Gallery, and “Mokuhanga: Building on Tradition” will feature a group of artists from different parts of the U.S. that have been studying mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock printing) under legendary printmaking pioneer Hiroki Morinoue through Hawaiʻi Island’s Donkey Mill Art Center.

Photo by Eric Edwards

About Hiroki Morinoue:   A native of Holualoa, Hawaiʻi, Hiroki Morinoue received his BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts with high honors in 1973 and studied sumi-e painting and mokuhanga printmaking in the early 1980s. Over the course of his 40+ year career, he has worked in a variety of media and received numerous awards for outstanding work in his field.

Morinoue is one of the founders and the volunteer Artistic Advisor for Donkey Mill Art Center, the home of the Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture. He was designated a Living Treasure of Hawaiʻi by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission in 1996, and named a Distinguished Artist by Honolulu Printmakers at their 85th Annual Exhibition in 2013.

His artwork may be seen in the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (Capitol Modern) collection, The Honolulu Museum of Art, The National Parks Collection, The de Young Museum print collection in San Francisco, and the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo. His art in public places include the Honolulu State Library, Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Pahoa High School and Library, and First Hawaiian Bank locations in Honolulu and Kona, Hawaiʻi.

Photo by Eric Edwards
About Setsuko Watanabe Morinoue:   Born in Kanagawa, Japan, Setsuko Watanabe Morinoue’s interest in the arts began with photography and transformed into a love for fiber arts, natural dyes, mixed media painting, printmaking and ceramics. She carries a visionary spirit and is one of the founding members of Hōlualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture, which established the Donkey Mill Art Center.  She has participated in numerous group shows in Japan, Hawaiʻi, and around the U.S., and has received several awards for her clay works in both 2D and 3D, paintings, printmaking, and mixed media. Her works in private, public, and corporate collections include Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Capital Modern (Hawai’i State Art Museum), First Hawaiian Bank locations in Honolulu, Kailua-Kona and Guam, Bank of Hawaiʻi, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Advanced Medical Nutrition in Hayward, California, and Onsen Ryokan “Yamaki” in Tochigi, Japan.

About Miho Morinoue:  Miho Kanani Morinoue is a Hawaiʻi based artist living in Holualoa, Hawaiʻi Island. Raised by two visual artists, Hiroki and Setsuko Morinoue, she has an extensive background in both art and dance. She has had a 10-year career with Complexions Contemporary Ballet Co. in NYC and has danced with Esse Aficionado, Lar Lubovich, Leigh Whitchel and Neo Labos. On separate commissions, she has collaborated closely with choreographer Dwight Rhoden as a rehearsal director and costume designer for dance companies throughout the U.S. Her costume designs are represented in companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Arizona, Ballet Met, North Carolina Dance Theater, Pittsburgh Ballet, and many others. Her art can be found in the collections of the Library of Congress, DC and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY. Currently she serves as Program Director for the Donkey Mill Art Center, home to the Holualoa Foundation for Culture and the Arts.
www.mihomorinoue.com

Current Courtyard Gallery Exhibition
Mokuhanga: Building on Tradition
On View February 17 - March 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of Miho Morinoue

During the pandemic, the Donkey Mill Art Center hosted its very first virtual mokuhanga class designed for beginners, under legendary printmaking pioneer Hiroki Morinoue. This online course brought together a wonderful group of local and mainland artists that celebrates three years of continued practice in mokuhanga. Participants inspire each other by sharing their curiosities, challenges, styles and techniques.  Featured artists include:
Meredith Yasui
Faith Stone
Heide Cumes
Cydney Taylor
Bob Danhieux
Paul Byron
Dorothy Remington
Micha Croft
Gerald Walsh
Arlene Widrevitz
Kathleen Hargrave

Miho Kanani Morinoue is a Hawaii based artist living in Holualoa, Hawaii. Raised by two visual artists, Hiroki and Setsuko Morinoue, she has an extensive background in both art and dance. She has had a 10-year career with Complexions Contemporary Ballet Co. in NYC and has danced with Esse Aficionado, Lar Lubovich, Lee Whitchel and Neo Labos. On separate commissions she has collaborated closely with choreographer Dwight Rhoden as a rehearsal director and costume designer for dance companies throughout the mainland. Her costume designs are represented in companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Arizona, Ballet Met, North Carolina Dance Theater, Pittsburgh Ballet, and many others. Her art can be found in the collections of the Library of Congress, DC and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY. Currently she serves as Program Director for the Donkey Mill Art Center, home to the Holualoa Foundation for Culture and the Arts.

About the Downtown Art Center (DAC):
Located in the Chinatown Gateway Plaza building at 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Second Floor, the nonprofit Downtown Art Center is an evolving gallery and workshop space for Oʻahu's arts scene. DAC strives to become a thriving center for the arts by providing display space for local artists and art organizations, workshop classrooms, performances, and more. Support DAC and help it grow at donorbox.org/downtownartcenter!

Parking for DAC is located at nearby municipal parking lots (onsite at Chinatown Gateway Plaza, parking entrance off Bethel Street) or at Mark's Garage (entrance at 22 S. Pauahi St.). DAC is easily accessible by public transit as well; get directions, routes and timetables at www.thebus.org.
 

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