Kyoko Endo, Ria Keltz-Remenar, Corrine Gallardo, Bonnie McCann

Tropical Passion, my hand-dyed tissue collage, won 3rd place at the Cafe Che Pasta art show, organized by Corrine Gallardo of the O’ahu Arts Center. The show was juried by Rujunko Pugh. Rujunko graduated with an MS in Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was born in Japan, grew up in California and North Carolina, and now resides in Hawaii.  Her award winning work has been exhibited in the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Artist of Hawaii, the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce’s Commitment to Excellence and various fundraisers in Hawaii such as The Contemporary Museum’s ConTempo, the Punahou Carnival and Le Jardin’s Annual Dinner.  She has also had solo and group shows at The Contemporary Cafe, The Loft, Hawaii Pacific University Gallery, The South Street Gallery, The Balcony Gallery and Che Pasta. 

Rujunko’s comments on Tropical Passion - “Good composition, good balance of color, form evocative ginger/bird of paradise/lily , interesting use of medium.”

Featured artists in the show are Eddie Davis, Kyoko Endo, Osvaldo Flores, Corinne Gallardo, Thomas Garcia, Maurice Hutchinson, Laura Isola, Ria Keltz-Remenar, Bonnie McCann, Julie McIntyre, Sandy Sawin.

Tags: art show, bonnie mccann, tissue collage