Now on view in the exhibition Abstract Expressionism: Looking East...
Exhibitions
Staff Pick: Patrick Canonigo receives a divine message from Franz Kline+
On Wednesdays, you can usually find Patrick Canonigo watching over...
Curator’s notes: Theresa Papanikolas on the making of Abstract Expressionism+
Chances are you have visited one of our exhibitions, but...
Curators Notes: Katherine Love on ‘Body of Work’+
Now on view in the Contemporary Art Gallery is Body...
Curator’s Notes: Sara Oka tackles Global Warming+
Global Warming: Quilts, Coverlets and Blankets, now on view in...
Last week to see ‘Artists of Hawai‘i 2017′+
You have just one more week to see Artists of...
Mother’s Day 2.0: Mom, here’s how to make the most of your special day+
Sunday is Mother’s Day so it’s time to have a...
Mother’s Day preview: Brunch, shopping, and a bunch of art+
Mother’s Day is less than one month away and HoMA’s...
Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz: The philosophy of collecting+
On view now is Mizusashi: Japanese Water Jars from the...
Kaori Ukaji’s ‘Serenely Proliferating’ is the kind of installation that grows on you+
Japan-born artist Kaori Ukaji, whose blood-red installation Serently Proliferating is...
Curator’s Notes: Healoha Johnston on ‘Artists of Hawai‘i 2017′ and its collaborative nature+
Established in 1950, the Artists of Hawaiʻi exhibition highlights work...
Tattoo artist Aisea Toetu‘u on the museum’s ‘Tattoo Honolulu’ show and how it changed him+
In 2013, the museum presented Tattoo Honolulu, an exhibition about...
Curator’s notes: The curious case of wall color in ‘HoMA SELECT’+
HoMA SELECT has been open for two months and if...
Interim director Allison Wong: A look back at an art-filled 2016+
As we close out 2016 and ring in the New...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on Yun-Fei Ji’s Italian Renaissance influence+
In some ways, the world has always been a smaller...
Mary Mitsuda on her HoMA history and painting the “womblike tick-tock” rhythms of nature+
It’s hard not to like a Mary Mitsuda painting. The...
‘HoMA SELECT’ presents collection masterpieces in a new light+
At the end of the short, sun-yellow corridor at the...
Salvage Public, whose Ts are in ʻHawai‘i in Design,’ open their first shop+
Last Thursday, Nāpali Souza (pictured above, right, with Noah Serrao),...
Textile artist Karen Hampton: Digging down into history and bringing up new energies+
At the center of the exhibition Karen Hampton: The Journey...
Allison Wong: Connecting education to our collection+
At the Honolulu Museum of Art, the collection and education...
Fashion designer Koa Johnson on his unconventional artistic choices+
Maui native Koa Johnson is known for his luxurious gowns...
Last chance: Hiroshige’s City + Art in a Time of Chaos+
If you haven’t seen the museum’s two big summer shows—Hiroshige’s...
Talented staff: Library assistant Noriko Suzuki wins Best in Show at HJCC exhibition+
Every year since 2011, library assistant Noriko Suzuki—who recently began...
Aurora Robson on appropriating nightmares+
Toronto-born, Maui-raised, and New York–based artist Aurora Robson has built...
Jim Dine: ‘Townsend Monotype II (Heart)’ and how he feels about hearts+
On view in James Rosenquist’s House of Fire: A Masterwork...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on curating ‘Art in a Time of Chaos,’ part 3+
Artworks from the exhibition Art in a Time of Chaos:...
To build a better board: ‘Hawai‘i in Design’ artist C.J. Kanuha channels history, nature, and loss+
Family, tradition, and caring for the land—these are the things...
Skate into summer: Hi Sk8 Films is back—with an art show and a skateable sculpture+
When I tell people the museum’s Doris Duke Theatre presents...
The definitive museum member’s guide to summer+
Hey there HoMA members, Congratulations, you’ve made it to summer!...