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Featuring 104 art piec- es from 38 artists, the Windward Artists Guild ushers in a new year of art exhibits with Impres- sions/Expressions at Gal- lery ‘Iolani at Windward Community College until March 4.
think the variety of subject matter and media in this show is reflective of that concept.”
bers by virtue of their stu- dents having been selected as winners of WAG awards at the Scholastic Arts Com- petition at Hawai‘i State Art Museum in 2021.
mirrored reflection.
“I love the full range of
According to Kāne‘ohe resident Liz Corbin, the show’s exhibit chair, Im- pressions/Expressions re- fers to “taking your impres- sions of the world around you, or your inner world, and turning them into ex- pressions in whatever cre- ative outlet you embrace. I
Chock teaches at Kalāheo High School and Nakamura at Kamehameha Schools.
Gallery ‘Iolani hours at Windward Community College are 1-5 p.m. Mon- days-Fridays and Sundays. A reception will be held 4-7 p.m. Feb. 11.
“The impressions range from the deeply personal, like Jodie Chock’s Family Crest painting to Dorothy Brennan’s humorous col- lage depicting The Commit- tee. The artists expressed their visions in a wide vari- ety of media, from the stark black-and-white acrylics portrait of the late Sydney Poitier by Kimberly Keys, to the soft pastels of Bar- bara Tinius shown in Dusty Miller, to the innovative
mountain ridges on the Ko‘olau Range, so I col- laged several sections of it together,” he says.
Gallery ‘Iolani staff assistants (from left) Jill Kaho‘ohanohano and Ashleigh Streiff prepare art from Frank Oliva (Cosmos III, acrylic) and Anne Irons (Bon Voyage, acrylic), respectively. PHOTO COURTESY LOPAKA MAIKUI
“This oil and mixed me- dia piece on canvas was created in the style of a Jap- anese family crest, like the circular shaped one of my family,” Chock says of her Family Crest piece.
MaryAnne Long is an artist, art instructor, art collector and curator. Reach her at malong@ha- waii.rr.com or longlostart. weebly.com.
use of a mirror in Ken Na- Two of the teacher/art-
kamura’s Abandoned, For- ists in the show are new to
gotten...”, Corbin explains. WAG, both becoming mem- played his painting with a
FEBRUARY 9, 2022 5
BY MARYANNE LONG
Windward Artists Turn Impression Into Expression
In his work Abandoned, Forgotten... Nakamura dis-
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