Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2022

The Schaefer Portrait Challenge is a statewide juried exhibition that has been held triennially since 2003, encouraging Hawai‘i artists to present the people of their island communities through explorations in portraiture. This prestigious exhibition featured the carefully selected entries of artists whose work best captures Hawai‘i’s extraordinary portrait subjects. The jurors for SPC2022 were: Carl Jennings, associate professor, arts and humanities, Kapiolani Community College, O'ahu Codie King, director at Wailoa Center, Hawai'i Island Jan Sato, art teacher at Baldwin High School, Maui The Challenge carried two substantial cash awards: The Jurors' Choice Award for $15,000, sponsored by Carolyn Schaefer, was selected by the jurors. The Gene & Ruth Freedman People’s Choice Award for $5,000, sponsored by the Eugene and Ruth Freedman Family Foundation, was based on the popular vote of gallery visitors.   The recipient of the 2022 Jurors' Choice Award is Kaua‘i-based artist Sally French for her self-portrait entitled The Gilded Fly (photo left).  The recipient of the 2022 Gene & Ruth Freedman People's Choice Award is Maui-based artist Kirk Kurokawa for his portrait entitled Uncle Masa (photo left). CLICK HERE to see a walking tour of Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2022. CLICK HERE to check out our video which profiles a brief history of the Challenge that also includes words of encouragement for SPC2022 artists.  SPC 2022 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS Here are those artists for SPC 2022.  There were 47 artists (from Maui, the Big Island, Lāna`i, O‘ahu, and Kaua‘i) and 48 artworks selected for the exhibit.  Ilana Acevedo Adare Arnold Bornios Alika Bustillos Mike Carroll Janis Casco Blayer Jodie Chock Sachelle Dae Scott Doying Lora Finelli Ingrid Frégeau Sally French Roberta Griffith Ichiko Haberlin Shay Hachiya Edd Tokarz Harnas Jeremiah Heller Barclay Hill Jeremy Hoffeld Jon Hunt Thomas James Eduardo Joaquin Robb Jones Elizabeth Keller Diane Kim Sook Kim Gloria Kniazky Kirk Kurokawa Rebecca Lewis Lynn Liverton Lisa Louie Boots Lupenui Ethel Mann Camilo Martinez Deborah Masterson Penny Nichols Tomoko Ouchi Jennifer Owen Daniel Palmer Suzy Papanikolas Maxwell Ross Daniel Sheinfeld Rodriguez Nancy Skrimstad Jimmy Tablante Tomy Takemura George Woollard Natasha Young This exhibition was organized and presented by Maui Arts & Cultural Center and sponsored by the Eugene and Ruth Freedman Family Foundation, and the continued support of Carolyn Schaefer. Additional funding was provided by County of Maui, Office of Economic Development.