The October display in Wailoa Center’s Main Gallery has three components within one exhibit.
“Jan Ken Po” is a statewide juried print exhibit, along with a handcrafted bowl exhibit, both sponsored by the Hawaii Island Art Alliance. Also displayed are prints on loan from the University of Hawaii at Hilo Art Department’s collection.
Meanwhile, the Fountain Gallery is dedicated to the juror of the “Jan Ken Po” exhibit, artist Margo Ray, who has her prints and colorful mixed-media paintings on exhibit.
All exhibits will be on display from Oct. 4-24, with a reception for the artists from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4. The event is free and open to the public.
“Works on paper, from the University of Hawaii at Hilo Print and Drawing Collection, reflect 30 years of national and international juried exhibitions organized by the Art Department program as well as samples of student work in visual media,” said professor Michael D. Marshall of the UH-Hilo Art Department. “The collection provides vital instructional mission support and facilitates through example the boundless possibilities of visual expression. We are pleased to share this glimpse into the collection, on loan to the Hawaii Island Art Alliance, in support of the 2019 October “Jan Ken Po” exhibition at the Wailoa Center.”
Ray is a visual artist who engages in printmaking, collage and installation. She has a master of fine arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal and a bachelor or arts degree in studio arts from UH-Hilo.
She was raised on Hawaii Island and has had the opportunity to travel internationally throughout her life, exposing herself to art making practices outside the Western canon. Her works have been exhibited in many venues, including The Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Parisian Laundry in Montreal and most recently at The Lancaster Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, Calif.
“In jurying ‘Jan Ken Po: State Wide Juried Print Exhibition,’ I looked for entries that are strong in both content and craft and work that utilizes the chosen method of print to convey both an idea and a feeling,” Ray said.
Wailoa Center, located at 200 Piopio St. in Hilo, is free and open to the public from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For additional information, call 933-0416 or email wailoa@yahoo.com.