Education

 

2011- 2015          Master of Fine Arts Program (Ceramics),  University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

2010- 2011          Graduate Studies Art, University of  Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

2002- present     School of the Honolulu Museum of Art, multi-disciplinary studies

 

Regional Exhibitions (partial list)

                               

                               2016          Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibition, Paul Loo Memorial Award of Excellence

                                                  (juror: Cindi Strauss, Houston MFA)

                               2015          Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibition, Honolulu, HI (juror:  Lowery Stokes Sims)

                               2015          Beauty in Use, Lexicon Gallery, Gloucester, MA

                               2014          It’s a (Wo)Man’s World, The Garage, Honolulu, Hawaii

2013          Beauty in Use invited artist, Rocky Neck Cultural  Center Gallery, Gloucester, MA

2012          Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibition, Honolulu,  HI (Juror: Jo Lauria)

2012          North Shore invited artist, McGladrey Gallery,  Boston, MA

2012          On the Edge invited artist, Patricia Cameron Gallery,  Seattle, WA

2011          Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibition, Honolulu, HI (Juror:  Allison Wong)

                               2011          Bridge – The Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI

                               2011          New Beginnings - The Gallery at Ward Center, Honolulu HI

                               2010          Diane KW Collaborations, Hawaii’s Modern Masters, Tiffany & Co, Honolulu, Hawaii

2010          Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibition, Honolulu, HI (Juror: Robert Soppelsa)

                               2010          Artists of Oahu, invited artist, Napua Gallery, Maui, Hawaii

2009          Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibition, Reinternational Award of Excellence in                                  Ceramics, Honolulu, HI (Juror:  Helen Drutt)

                               2009          Spouting Off, exhibition, Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu, HI

                               2009          Contained, exhibition, Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu, HI

2009          Fun, Fantasy, Function exhibition, Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu, HI

                               2008          Diane KW Sculptures  – Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI

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Installations (Permanent)

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                               2014          Strong Breezes and Passing Clouds, Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA

                               2014          Together Under One Roof, Honolulu Museum of Art

 

National and International Exhibitions

                              

2018          Making Waves, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI

2017          Freedom of Expression, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA

2016-7       Chen Chan Chen, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI

2015          Brekkber (Breakable),  Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden, NL

2015          Containment, University of N. Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC (Juror:  Mark Hewitt)

2015          Goldfinch Variations, Peters Projects, Santa Fe, NM (Juror:  Patrick McFarlin)

2015          Brekber (Breakable),  Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden, NL, a play and exhibition

2014         Small Favors, invited artist, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (Juror:  Garth Johnson)

2014          At World's End, solo exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI      

2013          At World’s End, solo exhibition, Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands

2012          Shuki, The Intimate Vessels of Sake, Vessels, Gallery, Boston, MA (juror:  Lucien Koonce)

2012-         Porcelain Installation at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Porcelain

                   ongoing

2010          Incheon 10th Contemporary Ceramic Exposition, Rep. of Korea Encouragement Award,                          international juried exhibition, Incheon, Korea

2010          The Scarab Vase Exhibition, national juried exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse,                           NY

2010          The Carved Vase Exhibition, Honorable Mention, national juried exhibition, Clayscapes                              Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2007          Lavaflow Ceramics, solo exhibition, Mercury Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

 

Permanent Collections

 

                              Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii

                              New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana

                              Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands

                              Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts

                              Phil and Leigh Creighton Collection, Pacific University, Oregon

                              The Museum of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China

                              Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida

                              Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida