MACC Biennial 2025
Jul 8, 2025 - Aug 30, 2025
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Now in its second edition, MACC Biennial showcases the voices of artists from across Hawai‘i in a contemporary dialogue of relevant ideas and innovative approaches. From a statewide open call, juror Elissa Auther selected 45 artists for the exhibition, with works representing a cross-disciplinary spectrum of conceptual depth, technical prowess, and explorative forms. Three cash awards will recognize outstanding accomplishments:
• Juror’s Choice Award for $10,000
• Award of Excellence in Two-Dimensional Media for $5,000
• Award of Excellence in Three-Dimensional Media for $5,000
MACC Biennial 2025 Selected Artists:
Jamie Allen, Pamela Andelin, Gwen Arkin, Neida B. Bangerter, Rick Beck, A.Kimberlin Blackburn, Todd Campbell, Lauren Hana Chai, Kate Eifler, Solomon Firth, Bob Flint, Sally French, Cyan Garma, Barclay Hill, Caroline Holmes, Matt Hoyme, Brad Huck, Jacob Jackson, Eduardo Joaquin, Claudia Johnson, Masako Joubert, Yasuji Kamijo, Taeja Koki, Soonjurng Kwon, Emily Lanius, Sheri Levin McNerthney, Kate Lynch, Julia Macartney, Kainoa Makua, Kari McCarthy, Patrick Mizumoto, Bon Moore, Rachel Orr, Jordanne Perkins, Saumolia Puapuaga, Minil Ryum, Naomi Santoki, Ryan Schulz, Don Shamblin, Annamarie Sheehan, Hannah Shun, Danielle Stanfill, Bruna Stude, Lonny Tomono, Nancy Young
FREE Public Event:
Curious Learners: Insights from the Juror
Sunday, July 6 at 2 pm • Alexa Higashi Meeting Room
Elissa Auther is the Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and the William and Mildred Lasden Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. She has published widely on a diverse set of topics, including the history of modernism and its relationship to craft and the decorative, the material culture of the American counterculture, and feminist art. In this presentation, she will share highlights from her extensive curatorial and academic experience.
Mahalo to the Barr-Campbell Family Foundation for their generous support of MACC Biennial 2025. Additional funding provided by County of Maui – Office of Economic Development.
Now in its second edition, MACC Biennial showcases the voices of artists from across Hawai‘i in a contemporary dialogue of relevant ideas and innovative approaches. From a statewide open call, juror Elissa Auther selected 45 artists for the exhibition, with works representing a cross-disciplinary spectrum of conceptual depth, technical prowess, and explorative forms. Three cash awards will recognize outstanding accomplishments:
• Juror’s Choice Award for $10,000
• Award of Excellence in Two-Dimensional Media for $5,000
• Award of Excellence in Three-Dimensional Media for $5,000
MACC Biennial 2025 Selected Artists:
Jamie Allen, Pamela Andelin, Gwen Arkin, Neida B. Bangerter, Rick Beck, A.Kimberlin Blackburn, Todd Campbell, Lauren Hana Chai, Kate Eifler, Solomon Firth, Bob Flint, Sally French, Cyan Garma, Barclay Hill, Caroline Holmes, Matt Hoyme, Brad Huck, Jacob Jackson, Eduardo Joaquin, Claudia Johnson, Masako Joubert, Yasuji Kamijo, Taeja Koki, Soonjurng Kwon, Emily Lanius, Sheri Levin McNerthney, Kate Lynch, Julia Macartney, Kainoa Makua, Kari McCarthy, Patrick Mizumoto, Bon Moore, Rachel Orr, Jordanne Perkins, Saumolia Puapuaga, Minil Ryum, Naomi Santoki, Ryan Schulz, Don Shamblin, Annamarie Sheehan, Hannah Shun, Danielle Stanfill, Bruna Stude, Lonny Tomono, Nancy Young
FREE Public Event:
Curious Learners: Insights from the Juror
Sunday, July 6 at 2 pm • Alexa Higashi Meeting Room
Elissa Auther is the Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and the William and Mildred Lasden Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. She has published widely on a diverse set of topics, including the history of modernism and its relationship to craft and the decorative, the material culture of the American counterculture, and feminist art. In this presentation, she will share highlights from her extensive curatorial and academic experience.
Mahalo to the Barr-Campbell Family Foundation for their generous support of MACC Biennial 2025. Additional funding provided by County of Maui – Office of Economic Development.
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