Kaili Chun (born 1962) is a Native Hawaiian sculptor and installation artist. She also is a lecturer at Kapi'olani Community College. Her works frequently address Hawaiian culture and history as well as the effects of Westernization. Natural and industrial materials are also common in her artworks.[1][2]
Kaili Chun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 |
| Education | Toshiko Takaezu Wright Elemakule Bowman Sr. |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| Awards | Catharine E. B. Cox Award – Honolulu Academy of Arts Individual Artist Award – Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Grant – Native Arts and Cultures Foundation |
Early life and education
editChun was born on O'ahu and attended Kamehameha Schools.[3] Her parents are of mixed ancestry and both are part Native Hawaiian.[4] As an undergraduate earning her B.A. in Architecture at Princeton University, Chun studied under ceramic artist Toshiko Takaezu. Chun went on to earn her MFA from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1999. She also apprenticed under Wright Elemakule Bowman Sr., a Native Hawaiian master craftsman and canoe builder from 1996–2003.[2][3]
Career
editChun was the first Native Hawaiian recipient of the Catharine E. B. Cox Award from the Honolulu Academy of Arts.[2] She has also received the Individual Artist Award from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and a Native Arts and Cultures Foundation grant.[5][6] Chun is one of the first Native Hawaiian artists to exhibit in the Venice Biennale in 2015.[4]
Among the locations that have displayed Chun's work are the Museum of Arts and Design,[3] the Venice Biennale,[4] the Biennial of Hawaii Artists at the Contemporary Museum in Honolulu, the Honolulu Academy of Arts,[2] and the Wing Luke Museum.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kaili Chun – Native Arts and Cultures Foundation". Nativeartsandcultures.org. November 7, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c d White, Victoria Gail (June 25, 2006). "A sense of place". Thehonoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c Saville, Jennifer (April 2006). "Chun, Ka'ili". Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c Morais, Dawn (June 5, 2015). "NACF Fellows Bring Hawaii to the 2015 Venice Biennale". HuffPost. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Kaili Chun". Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. November 7, 2013.
- ^ Uradomo-Barre, Stacey (2015). Construct\s. USA: Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. p. 39. ISBN 9780974674131.
Further reading
edit- Hallmark, Kara Kelley (2007). Encyclopedia of Asian American artists. Artists of the American mosaic. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313334511. OCLC 180118982.
External links
edit- E Hana Mua... – Kaili Chun on YouTube
- Kozlovich, Beth-Ann; Vandercook, Chris (June 10, 2015). "CV_Kaili_Chun.mp3". The Conversation. Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Public Radio. Retrieved September 13, 2015.