Downtown Art Center Presents - HAWAIʻI CRAFTSMEN: FIBER HAWAIʻI 2026

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Downtown Art Center Presents - HAWAIʻI CRAFTSMEN: FIBER HAWAIʻI 2026
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Date: Friday - 6/5/2026
Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m
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Downtown Art Center
1040 A Nuuana Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96717

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HAWAIʻI CRAFTSMEN: FIBER HAWAIʻI 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026 11:00 AM to Saturday, June 27, 2026 5:00 PM

Main Gallery: Hawaii Craftsmen presents "Fiber Hawaiʻi 2026: In, Of, or About Fiber." This biennial juried exhibition, running June 5–27 in the DAC Main Gallery, showcases diverse interpretations of fiber art, from traditional weaving, quilting, and shibori to ceramic, glass, and mixed media works inspired by a "fiber sensibility." The juror this year is Marques Hanalei Marzan, a celebrated Hawaiian fiber artist and Cultural Advisor at the Bishop Museum, whose work bridges indigenous traditions with contemporary innovation. Find out more at hawaiicraftsmen.org.

Congratulations to the artists exhibiting in Fiber Hawaiʻi 2026
Eve Adams, Mālama Loko Ea, Kapa, $3,200, Oʻahu
Nash Adams-Pruitt, Basket of water & vapor, Borosilicate glass, $333, Hawaiʻi Island
Ruben Aira Jr., Cocoon, Surfboard skin, fiberglass thread, wood, mixed media, $850, Oʻahu
Ruben Aira Jr., Nest, Surfboard skin, fiberglass thread, wood, mixed media, $850, Oʻahu
Robin Appasamy, Held Radiance, Mixed media, hand-formed papier-mâché clay from repurposed archival works, $2,400, Oʻahu
Apryl Binuya, Bivalve Light and Darkness, Handmade paper pulp from coconut palm fibers, cotton, and abaca, $550, Oʻahu
Mary Ching, ʻAhu ʻUla Kalakoa, Feathers, kapa, and banana fiber sewn over hand-woven fishnet with borders made of kapa, $2,350, Oʻahu
Ghislaine Chock, Pebbles Scarf, Weaving: alpaca, $500, Oʻahu
Ghislaine Chock, Riverbed Spirit, Weaving: linen paper, linen-wrapped silk, $2,000, Oʻahu
McKaela Christenson, Copper Granny, Crochet, $1,300, Hawaiʻi Island
McKaela Christenson, Noodle Combo Number 1, Hand knit, flat-bed knit, paint, $1,500, Hawaiʻi Island
Francisco Clemente, Tray for da Ulu, Coconut tree wood, $550, Oʻahu
Amber Coppings, All the December Suns, Silk organza dyed with safflower, indigo, butterfly pea flowers, madder root, red hibiscus, and cranberry hibiscus; thread, $2,000, Oʻahu
Christopher Edwards, 'Opihi Kasa I, Raku-fired ceramic, $350, Oʻahu
Christopher Edwards, Chiton III, Ceramic, $625, Oʻahu
Anna Foster, Currents 1, 78% cotton, 22% acrylic yarn, $3,000, Oʻahu
Umit Gokce, Lēʻahi Moments, Mixed media, $7,800, Oʻahu
Dylan Gomez, Communion of Pōhaku, Hand-hammered copper, copper wire, $2,000, Oʻahu
Dylan Gomez, Mending Bark, Tree bark, copper wire, $950, Oʻahu
Danielle Grisham, Goldie, Quilt, $5,000, Hawaiʻi Island
Daven Hee, bearing the load, Wheel-thrown ceramics, multiple underglazes, plaster bandages, graphite powder, $800, Oʻahu
Daven Hee, sweet refraction, Wheel-thrown stoneware, thick viscous slip, flocking, $1,000, Oʻahu
GIPAHO, THE DE-VO-TEE, Recycled fiber, natural materials (bird nests), artificial fiber, $650, Oʻahu
Rachel Hospodar, Grand Canyon, Watercolor, fiber, mixed media, encaustic, $950, Kauaʻi
Joyce Jeffers, impressions, Wauke, coconut cordage, $2,000, Maui
Joyce Jeffers, positive & negative piko, Monoprint, $1,000, Maui
Linda Kane, Warm Fuzzies, Feathers, mixed media, $2,000, Oʻahu
Elizabeth Kent, The Mathematics of Mourning: Souls Lost to COVID and Motor Vehicle Crashes (2020 - 2022), Dyed vintage kimono lining and thread, $1,762, Oʻahu
Kelsie Kikuchi, By a Thread, Ceramic, $150, Oʻahu
Tamara Kollarova, Destiny of friendships, Thread on canvas, $300, Oʻahu
Amos Kotomori, falling lau niu, Mixed media, $2,000, Oʻahu
Amos Kotomori, stitch witchery, Mixed media, $2,500, Oʻahu
Amos Kotomori, trois une (one of triptych), Mixed media, $3,000, Oʻahu
Amos Kotomori, trois deux (two of triptych), Mixed media, $3,000, Oʻahu
Amos Kotomori, trois trois (three of triptych), Mixed media, $3,000, Oʻahu
Joe Kunkel, Aquamarine Phenomenon, Mixed media; fiber-reactive dye, paper, $275, Oʻahu
Rd Manzano, Old Jokes, Kapa cloth, amate paper, and gold leaf, $6,200, Hawaiʻi Island
Kim Markham, My Grandma’s Crochet, Ceramic, $800, Molokai
Marques Hanalei Marzan, ʻAhu Kila, Stainless steel and copper mesh, $9,000, Oʻahu
Licia McDonald, Shipped C.O.D., Weaving, mixed media, $2,100, Kauaʻi
Carol Meckling, Hope Floats triptych, Acrylic paint on repurposed wood, $815, Kauaʻi
Kona Minchew, She Who Speaks, Textile mixed media using found fabric, selvage denim, quilt batting, alpaca yarn, wool yarn, and a wooden dowel, $850, Oʻahu
Patrick Mizumoto, Interwoven Systems, Mixed media: hand-carved basswood, oil paint, Belgian linen on wood panel, canvas on wood panel, artist-made frame, $8,000, Oʻahu
Bon Moore, Wings of Hope, Fiber from coconut husk, hau, sansevieria, foxtail palm, hala root, and Kauaʻi puka shells, $12,000, Kauaʻi
Donna Nakamoto, 4 Corners, Porcelain ceramic, $450, Oʻahu
Emillia Noordhoek, Her Hands, My Iron, Cast iron, NFS, Oʻahu
Anela Oh, Kongsi tiles in bloom (Lim, Oh), Raw abaca, pigmented short cotton, linen pulp paint, ceramic, beads, $2,500, Hawaiʻi Island
Joy Ritchey, Sunset, Hand-dyed paper collage and kapa, $600, Oʻahu
Nikolas Rocha, Grainometry Series #2, Koa wood, $2,250, Hawaiʻi Island
Allison Roscoe, evening shades, Handmade abaca paper, vegetation, dye, $300, Oʻahu
Allison Roscoe, expressive, Handmade paper, $200, Oʻahu
Johannette Rowley, Dream Weaver, Ceramic wall piece, $700, Oʻahu
Light Ruth, Hidden Message, Ceramic with paper collage, NFS, Oʻahu
Maile Sakamoto, Sashiko Sushi, Mixed media, $500, Oʻahu
Kevin Sakoda, Bound, Ceramic and sisal cord, $500, Oʻahu
Hiroko Sakurai, Invisible Landscapes 2026, Repurposed kimono, obi, and zabuton fabric, poly-cotton stuffing, and thread, $2,800, Oʻahu
Hiroko Sakurai, Under-land-scape:strata, Repurposed fabric, recycled plush toys, recycled poly-cotton stuffing, and thread, $2,800, Oʻahu
Terry Savage, Blue Crackle Vessel, Fused glass, $350, Oʻahu
Terry Savage, Ditto Redux, Cast paper, $350, Oʻahu
Michelle Schwengel-Regala, 'Alalā / Hawaiian Crow / Corvus hawaiiensis Mobius II & Silver Sonogram, 3D component: fiber (merino wool, silk), glass beads; 2D component: 99% silver, archival waterproof field notebook paper, paint, koa, $1,000, Oʻahu
Andrea Segatto, Cartography of a drowned Garden, Porcelain, glaze, acrylic, and raw fibers and beads, $1,500, Oʻahu
Pauline Sheldon, Earth Treasures, Weaving and embellishment, NFS, Oʻahu
Amanda Smith, She Kicks – after Fragonard, Weaving, $350, Oʻahu
Andi Struzziero, Where Are the Waters?, Fish skin leather, screenprint, NFS, Oʻahu
Matthew Takakura, Longevity, Mixed media, metal fabrication, NFS, Maui
Margaret Teruya, Ficus at Hoʻomaluhia, Batik and cotton fabric, $2,800, Oʻahu
Elizabeth Train, Backyard Mango, Weaving, $2,500, Oʻahu
Elizabeth Train, Pathways, Felted wool, $1,000, Oʻahu
Christine Valles, Aurora Revisited, Crochet, $800, Oʻahu
John Wesolosky, No Plan, Weaving, NFS, Oʻahu
Remle Wong, Weaving Wasian, Ceramic, $500, Oʻahu
Sheldon Wong, infallible body, Thermal paper, monofilament, handmade abaca paper, porcelain, $508, Oʻahu
George Woollard, Emergence, Lychee wood with cashew lacquer, $1,200, Oʻahu

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