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COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION at the Japan Foundation
ETHEREAL: Interpretations of the Ryugujo Myth
January 21 – March 15, 2025
Collaborative Exhibition with artists Dwight Hwang & Miki Yokoyama, at the Japan Foundation Los Angeles.
Opening Event 7pm Tuesday, Jan 21st
Event workshop dates to be announced.
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Live on NBC’s CALIFORNIA LIVE!!!
NBC’s CALIFORNIA LIVE on Sept 23, 2024!!
“Meet the Artist Elevating the Art of Gyotaku”
Rare Opportunity to Create Gyotaku of the Rare Oarfish
An opportunity of a lifetime; to create a gyotaku print of a rare 12 foot long Oarfish that made international news when it showed up in La Jolla, California
360 Panorama Gyotaku Mural at Jet Tila’s Oishi Restaurant at NBC Universal!!
A truly immersive mural at celebrity chef Jet Tila’s new restaurant, at the NBC/Universal Lot!! A wonderful honor to work with Jet!!
Art at MIZUMI inside the WYNN Las Vegas Resort
Gyotaku Art for MIZUMI at the WYNN LAS VEGAS RESORT
A pair of gyotaku art. Try the yellowtail carpaccio here, it’s incredible!!
Art at Sushi Saint by Michelin Chef Michael Collantes
Gyotaku Art for Michelin Star Chef Michael Collantes at Sushi Saint in Orlando, Florida
Honored to have been chosen to create gyotaku artwork for their exclusive omakase bar!!
Art at Blue Sky Auberge with Chef Kyle McConnaughton
Collaboration with Michelin 3 Star Chef Kyle McConnaughton at Blue Sky Auberge
Guests at the Blue Sky Auberge had the opportunity to experience an incredible dining event created by Chef Kyle & Katina McConnaughton at the Blue Sky Auberge Resort. We were given the opportunity to create the centerpiece for this once in a lifetime project. Thank you!!
Full Bloom Farm Workshop
Full Bloom Farm Workshop 9/7/24
Please join us at Full Bloom Farm on beautiful Lummi Island, September 7th, 2024 for a hands-on Gyotaku class led by renowned and classical gyotaku artist Dwight Hwang. Dwight will teach students the process of this 18th century Japanese art form of fish printing.
“Hold Fast” at the Birch Aquarium
“Hold Fast” at the Birch Aquarium
Hold Fast is NOW OPEN! This powerful and immersive art exhibit invites us to explore the impact of climate change on our local kelp forest through the lens of local artists and scientists
Explore a labyrinth of cyanotype-printed giant kelp by photo-based artist and marine scientist @opoindex
Come face to face with local kelp forest animals found off La Jolla shores via gyotaku prints by artist @dwighthwang_gyotaku
Peer into the tiny world of kelp propagation with @scripps_ocean PhD student @sea_dandy , whose research explores the impact of climate change on La Jolla’s kelp forest
We’re also thrilled to include art from Adi Khen an artist and postdoctoral scholar at Scripps Oceanography, using researcher Jennifer Smith’s seaweed pressings as well as Itamar Lilienthal a Tijuana- and London-based artist and inventor whose work bridges art, sustainability and culture.
Hold Fast
Hold Fast: A New Way to Experience Kelp
Exhibition Dates:
February 8 – September 30, 2024
“Hold Fast” Birch Aquarium 2024
On February 8, 2024, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is opening Hold Fast, an immersive art installation that explores our local kelp forests and climate change through the lens of three local artists and scientists who are using their unique skills and talents to take climate action.
Guests will weave through a labyrinth of cyanotype-printed giant kelp by photo-based artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter, dive into the details of local species via gyotaku prints by artist Dwight Hwang and witness up-to-the-minute kelp forest mapping by Scripps Oceanography PhD student Mohammad Sedarat.
“Warming waters and giant kelp don’t mix. We have to be realistic about the outsized impact that climate change has on our local Giant Kelp forests,” said Megan Dickerson, Birch Aquarium’s Director of Exhibits and co-curator of the installation. “But at the same time, local people are doing beautiful things. This Hold Fast installation posits that the actions of local artists and scientists can give us hope that together, as a community, we can make collective change as we also acknowledge climate trauma.”
Through immersive experience and the stories of inspiring artists and scientists, Hold Fast invites us to identify how putting our talents to work in the climate crisis can bring us joy while protecting our ocean planet.
