Mary Mitsuda
Original Artwork
![Mauka Stories I II III [horizontal triptych] - by Mary Mitsuda – acrylic on panel – 84 x 24 inches each panel – year 2009 - at Paia Contemporary Gallery](http://paiacontemporarygallery.com/paia/wp-content/gallery/mary-mitsuda/original/mary-ori-6.jpg "Mauka Stories I II III [horizontal triptych] - by Mary Mitsuda – acrylic on panel – 84 x 24 inches each panel – year 2009 - at Paia Contemporary Gallery")
About The Artist
Mary Mitsuda’s awards include ‘Artists of Hawaii’ (Honolulu Academy of Arts) and the ‘Reuben Tam Award’ for Painting. Her work has been widely exhibited nationally and abroad, and has been featured in over 100 exhibitions since 1992. Mary’s paintings reside in many public, private and corporate collections including the Four Seasons Wailea, Ritz Carlton, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, The Contemporary Museum, Bank of Hawaii and many more.
Artist Statement
“A quiet gaze turns the key.” -MM
| Born Honolulu, Hawaii |
Resident Honolulu, Hawaii |
Education BFA, University of Hawaii |
Selected Collections
Four Seasons – Maui
Ritz-Carlton Maui
Hokua
Japan Airlines
Neiman Marcus
Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
The Contemporary Museum
First Hawaii Bank
Nauru Towers/Hawaiki
City and County of Honolulu
Persis Corporation
Hawaii Medical Association
Pacific Bridge
Tokyo Breezebay Hotel
Izutani Corporation
Bank of Hawaii, private collections.
Selected Exhibitions, Publications, Commissions
2009
- Dialogues of Abstraction: Mary Mitsuda/James Kuroda; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii , Honolulu [ Feb.].
- Aloha Ho’omaluhia: 25 Years; group invitational; Gallery I’olani, Windward Community College, HI [April].
2008
- The Landscape, four person show; Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu.
- Benchmark: 20 Years – The Contemporary Museum; group invitational celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
- 30th Annual Commitment to Excellence/ Hawaii Japanese Chamber of Commerce; invited artist, Honolulu
- Academy of Arts/Academy Arts Center
2007
- Recent Work: Kelly Sueda & Mary Mitsuda; Nuuanu Gallery, Honolulu
2006
- Connect/Disconnect; invitational; Patricia Cameron Fine Arts, Seattle
- 9th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition; invited artist; University of Hawaii Art Gallery
- Seven; Academy Arts Center at Linekon, Honolulu
- Aloha Ho’omaluhia; invitational; Ho’omaluhia Botanical Gardens
- Three Perspectives: Plein Air Landscapes Naughton, Mitsuda, Sussman]; Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu
- West Toward the East: Contempoary Art from the Pacific Rim; City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California
- The Artists Group; Academy Arts Center at Linekona
- Mary Mitsuda. Concealed/ Revealeld; Kirsch Gallery, Punahou School, Honolulu
- I0th Anniversary Exhibition; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu
2005
- Mary Mitsuda•Recent Work [solo]; Hawaii Pacific University Art Gallery [October 2005]
- “Thirteen:13 Years of Painting at the Koa Gallery; Koa Gallery, Kapiolani Community College
- Commitment to Excellence, invited artist, juror; Honolulu Academy of Arts/Linekona
- Seven – II, The Contemporary Cafe/The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
- Mitsuda • Paintings – Lori Uyehara • Sculpture, Koa Gallery, Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu
2004
- Kuilima Kakou: Hawaii-Japan Joint Exhibition [invited artist]; Honolulu
- Commitment to Excellence, [invitational & juried] invited artist; Honolulu Academy of Arts/Linekona
- Lucky, [group show] Workspace Gallery, Honolulu
2003
- Recent Work; solo; Studio 1 Gallery, Honolulu
- Nikakai Japan; invitated Hawaii artist; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
- Commitment to Excellence, invited artist,Silver Anniversary, HJCC; Honolulu Academy of Arts- Linekona
2002
- Recent Work; solo; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu
- Recent Work ; Honolulu Academy of Arts/Arts Center – Linekona
- Hawaii State Art Museum; “Fall� included in inaugural exhibition
- Honolulu Printmakers Annual , juried , Honolulu Academy of Arts/Arts Center-Linekona
- Concepts VII: The Artists’ Group 7th Biennial Portfollio Exhibition; Honolulu Academy of Arts- Linekona
2000
- Drawing 2000: Stretching the Point, invitational drawing show;; University of Hawaii-Manoa Art Gallery
1999
- Concepts VI:The Artists’ Group 6th Biennial Portfollio Exhibition; Honolulu Academy of Arts-Linekona
- The Contemporary Museum Biennial 1999; invitational; Honolulu
- Contemporary Artists of Hawaii; invited artist, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Honolulu
- Contemporary Coordinates: Painting in Hawai’i, invited artist; Hui No’eau Visual
- Arts Center, Makawao, Maui, Hawaii
1998
- The Contemporary Artists of Hawaii 1998 ; invitational; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
1997
- Concepts V; The Artists’ Group 5th Biennial Portfolio Exhibition; Honolulu Academy of Arts – Linekona
1995
- Two Paintings, Gallery at Ward Centre, Honolulu
1994
- 5th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition; invitational; The Art Gallery, University of Hawaii-
- Manoa; “Seed III” selected for international tour
- Concepts IV: Artists’ Group 4th Biennial Exhibition; Honolulu Academy of Arts- Linekona
1993
- Intuition/Abstraction; invited artist; The Contemporary Museum/ The Honolulu Advertiser Gallery
- National Invitational Exhibition/ Works on Paper; invited; Campus Center Gallery, University of Hawaii- Hilo
1992
- 2×4/II ; invited artist; curated by Hiroki Morinoue; Hui Noeau, Makawao, Maui, Hawaii
- Artists of Hawaii 1992; juried; Honolulu Academy of Arts; Reuben Tam Award for Painting
