Solomon Enos is a Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, and activist. Enos has had their work displayed at the National Museum of the American Indian and Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.[1][2][3]
Solomon Enos | |
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| Born | Mākaha Valley  |
| Occupation | Artist, illustrator, writer |
| Website | https://www.solomonenos.com/ |
Life
editEnos was born in the Makaha Valley to Eric and Shelly Enos.[2][4][5] Eric Enos was an artist and cultural practitioner who founded the Ka‘ala Cultural Learning Center.[6][5] Shelly Enos worked at Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.[5] Enos has three brothers, Kamuela, Kanoe, and Kanohi.[5] In 2010, Kamuela Enos was named as commissioner for President Obama’s Advisory Committee for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.[5][7][8]
Works
editIn 2004, Enos' illustrated Kimo Armitage's book Akua Hawai`i (The Gods and Goddesses of Hawai`i), which was published through Bishop Museum Press.[2][9] In 2006, Enos illustrated the Epic Tales of Hi`iakaikapoliopele, which was published through Awaiaulu Press.[2] In May 2011, Enos' work was displayed by the National Museum of the American Indian in a multisite exhibit titled "This IS Hawai‘i."[1] In 2016, Enos was featured in the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center's event "CTRL+ALT: A Culture Lab on Imagined Futures."[2][6] In 2017, Enos was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation.[10][11] Enos also completed a public mural in Thomas Square.[12] In 2019, a mural that Enos had made in collaboration with five other artists was featured in the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum's exhibition Unreal: Hawai‘i in Popular Imagination.[3] In 2020, Enos was a speaker for the 2020 Hawai'i Climate Conference.[13] In 2022, Enos had their first exhibition at the Hawaiian Center Art Gallery.[14] They also spoke at a virtual event hosted by the Hawaii State Public Library System called "Hawaiian Sci-fi with Solomon Enos."[15] From July 2022 to May 2023, a series of Enos' paintings titled "Mo‘olelo Archetypes" were on display at the Pitt River Museum in Oxford, England.[16] The paintings from "Mo‘olelo Archetypes" focused on the epiic Hawaiian myth of Hiʻiakaikapoliopele.[16] From January 17 to March 18, 2023, Enos' work was featured alongside nine other artists including Bernice Akamine in an exhibit titled ‘Ike Kanaka at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Schaefer International Gallery.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b Institution, Smithsonian. "National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Hawaii". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Center, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American. "Solomon Enos | CTRL+ALT: A Culture Lab on Imagined Futures". Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Almino, Elisa Wouk; Charisma, James (January 14, 2019). "Native Hawaiians Deconstruct the Misleading Narrative of Hawaii as Paradise". Hyperallergic. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Oceania's Climate Renaissance". Honolulu Magazine. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "About the Artist: Solomon Enos". The Contemporary Pacific. 23 (2): vi–vii. 2011. doi:10.1353/cp.2011.0043. hdl:10125/23845. ISSN 1527-9464.
- ^ a b "CHANGE: Arts & Culture 2020". Hawaii Business Magazine. November 6, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Winning the Future from the AAPI Perspective". whitehouse.gov. March 23, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Press Release – President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Akua Hawaiʻi: Hawaiian Gods and Their Stories". Bishop Museum Press. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION AWARDS $625,000 IN GRANTS TO ARTISTS". www.artforum.com. November 14, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Solomon Enos". Joan Mitchell Foundation. November 14, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Mystery Solved: We Now Know What the Street Art Mural at Thomas Square Says". Honolulu Magazine. March 8, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "SOLOMON ENOS". climate.hawaii.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Solomon Enos First Hawaiian Center Art Gallery live interview". KHON2. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "VIRTUAL EVENT: Hawaiian Sci-Fi with Solomon Enos". www.librarieshawaii.org. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mo'olelo: An Entomological Journey Into Hawaiian Culture". www.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Maui ʻIke Kanaka exhibit features 10 Kanaka ʻŌiwi artists, Jan. 17 – March 18 | Maui Now". | Maui ʻIke Kanaka exhibit features 10 Kanaka ʻŌiwi artists, Jan. 17 – March 18. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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