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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!!

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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.

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“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.

 

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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. 

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Ebb & Flow

Ebb + Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives

Exhibition Dates:

January 12 – April 21, 2024

Opening Reception with the artists:

Thursday, January 25, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30pm. RSVP requested.

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Minnesota Marine Art Museum

From Sea to Paper: The Gyotaku Prints of Dwight Hwang

Read the entire writeup of Dwight at the MMMA below

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Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

“He captures the essence of the day’s catch using the ancient art of ‘gyotaku’”

Read the entire writeup of Dwight by Kaila Yu discussing his life, work and love of nature. 

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Brown Gold Octopus

Impressions in Light + Shadow

IMPRESSIONS IN LIGHT + SHADOW:

Kelp Forest Prints by Dwight Hwang and Oriana Poindexter

OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, July 8, 5-8PM

Perspectives Space, 555 2nd St. Ste. 1, Encinitas, CA 92024

Artists Dwight Hwang and Oriana Poindexter are proud to present Impressions in Light & Shadow, a collaborative exhibition featuring new gyotaku and photo-based prints. This month-long exhibition highlights the unique beauty and majesty of the giant kelp forest ecosystems off Southern California’s coastline.

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Demonstration & Workshop at the Smithsonian

Demonstration & Workshop at the Smithsonian

Five years ago, when I reluctantly left my film career to dedicate my time and energy towards a favorite hobby, I never thought that it would bring me to the Smithsonian. 

The cafe next to Ocean Hall transformed into the workshop where a sold-out crowd of 75 very enthusiastic participants listened to a talk, watched us demonstrate gyotaku, and then paired up to create their own. It was a bustling couple of hours filled with laughter and surprised faces. 
I couldn’t have asked for a better venue.
Thank you to the Smithsonian team, NOAA, the volunteers, and all those who showed up with an open mind and a willingness to get fishy! What a great way to spend World Ocean’s Day!!

A dream come true, and yet it feels like it’s only now getting started as I’m already daydreaming of next time. 
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All the fish were provided by NOAA and have all been used for science and research before being donated to this event. 

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JOST

Private Demonstration at JONT, Michelin 2 Star

Demonstration and a light workshop for the crew at Michelin Two Star restaurant JONT in Washington D.C. In the process of creating an original piece for their hallway. Photos to come!

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