Thinkspace at Hawai‘i Walls

About the Artist | Shar Tui’asoa is a Pacific Islander artist of Tongan decent, born and raised in Hawai’i on the island of O’ahu where she runs her illustration business “Punky Aloha Studio”. She received her Fine Art certificate from Windward Community College in 2010 and earned her BFA in illustration from Laguna College of Art and Design in 2015. She is full-time freelance illustrator and has created artwork for Target, Disney, Pixar, Apple, The New York Times, Alaska Airlines, Facebook, Amazon, Starbucks, Harper Collins and many more. Shar also spends time outside of her studio painting murals throughout the Hawai’i island chain and the states. Her work is most recognized as a celebration of her Pacific Island culture which she shares through bold color pallets, stylized shapes, and most notably, strong statuesque femme subjects depicting the people of the pacific islands in her oceanic home.

This show brings together a diverse mix of creatives who have all been invited from around the globe. This year we are basing our annual group show’s theme on a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson. To help bring some levity to the current state of our nation and to also act as a wonderful compliment to Shar’s solo show and act as a bit of a nod to the beautiful and rich lands of Hawai’i as a whole, Emerson’s iconic quote that “the earth laughs in flowers” seems a fitting show title and general theme for all to embrace during our week together for Hawai’i Walls.

Featured Artists:

Abars
ABYS
AnimalItoLand
Raymond Argumendo
Allison Bamcat
Kat Bing
BREK
Rachel Bridge
Ezra Brown
Young-Ji Cha
Anthony Clarkson
Crisselle
Christina Dias (aka Chromaven)
Emily Ding
Sofia Enriquez
Amanda Estrada
Jordan Ferguson
Ken Flewellyn