Fiber Hawai'i 2026
About Fiber Hawai'iFiber Hawai’i is a biennial juried exhibit presented by Hawai’i Craftsmen since 1982. The concept “In, Of, or About Fiber” was conceived as a challenge for artists who work in media other than fiber to try making pieces with a “fiber sensibility”. This might include coiled clay, woven wood, woven fused glass stringers, and mixed media installations. In this exhibit you will enjoy seeing some of the interpretations of the theme created by ceramic, wood, glass, video and mixed media artists. More traditional examples of fiber art: loom weavings, shibori, tie dye, painting, stitching, quilting, paper making, handmade books and collage are also on display. |
Exhibition
JUNE 5 - JUNE 27
Fiber Hawai'i Exhibition 2026
Downtown Arts Center, main gallery
1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Honolulu
Gallery Hours: Tues. - Sun. 11 AM - 5 PM,
Mon. Closed
First Friday Reception, Friday, June 5, 6 - 8 PM
Juror Walkthrough with Marques Hanalei Marzan, Saturday, June 6, 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Opening Reception and Award Ceremony, Saturday, June 6, 6 - 8 PM
About the Juror
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Marques Hanalei Marzan is a Hawaiian and Oceanic fibers culture bearer and contemporary visual artist born and raised in Kāne‘ohe, Hawaiʻi. His skill, knowledge, and experience is highly acknowledged within his community where he serves as a mentor and advocate, promoting sustainable gathering practices, perpetuating Hawaiian fiber techniques, and instilling indigenous values in his students. He trained under esteemed experts in Hawai‘i including master weavers, Julia Minerva Ka‘awa and Esther Kakalia Westmoreland.
Marques broadens his understanding and awareness of indigenous Oceanic perspectives through active cultural exchange. He represents Hawai‘i in major gatherings of indigenous artists, including four Festival of the Pacific Arts held in Palau, American Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Guam, and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, in Washington D.C., in 2006. Through these interactions, he strengthens his commitment to his culture and champions the ideals of continuity and innovation.
As the Cultural Advisor and the Wayne Pitluck and Judith Pyle Curator for Cultural Resilience at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Marques promotes the integration of indigenous mindsets and practices within the Museum field. He assists cultural practitioners and the community with engaging ancestors and their creative expressions at the Museum and recognizes the need to legitimize indigenous voices. He shares his understanding and passion of the fiber arts through public engagements and continues to encourage and excite new conversations and viewpoints. Marques bridges the innovations of the past with those of the present, creating dialogues within his work and community engagement that speak to the vibrancy and dynamism of culture.
To learn more, visit his website.
Award Winners
Licia McDonald, Shipped C.O.D., Weaving, mixed media
Dylan Gomez, Communion of Pōhaku, Hand-hammered copper, copper wire
TAMAYO KOTOMORI AWARD - Sponsor: Amos Kotomori
Amber Coppings, All the December Suns, Silk organza dyed with safflower, indigo, butterfly pea flowers, madder root, red hibiscus, and cranberry hibiscus; thread
LEFT WING/RIGHT BRAIN AWARD - Sponsor: John Wythe & Victoria Gail-White
Amos Kotomori, stitch witchery, Mixed media
2D AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN MEMORY OF ETHEL PORTNER
Daven Hee, sweet refraction, Wheel-thrown stoneware, thick viscous slip, flocking
3D AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN MEMORY OF ETHEL PORTNER
Bon Moore, Wings of Hope, Fiber from coconut husk, hau, sansevieria, foxtail palm, hala root, and Kauaʻi puka shells
GARDEN ISLAND ARTS COUNCIL AWARD
Maile Sakamoto, Sashiko Sushi, Mixed media
TEMARI AWARD - Perpetuating Japanese artistic style Sponsor: Ann Asakura
Andi Struzziero, Where Are the Waters?, Fish skin leather, screenprint
58 BATFISH LLC AWARD - Most creative Sponsor: Sidney Lynch
McKaela Christenson, Copper Granny, Crochet
KENJO INC. AWARD - Best use of materials - Sponsor: Sidney Lynch
Pauline Sheldon, Earth Treasures, Weaving and embellishment
MERIT AWARD IN MEMORY OF JENNY MATSUDA - Sponsor: Pat Hickman
Ghislaine Chock, Riverbed Spirit, Weaving: linen paper, linen-wrapped silk
HAWAII HANDWEAVERS HUI AWARD
Elizabeth Kent, The Mathematics of Mourning: Souls Lost to COVID and Motor Vehicle Crashes (2020 - 2022), Dyed vintage kimono lining and thread
WEARABLE ART AWARD - Sponsor: MaryAnne Long
Danielle Grisham, Goldie, Quilt
STITCHERY AND FIBER ARTS GUILD AWARD
Exhibiting Artists
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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