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ART GALLERY EXHIBITS

1-Endless Threads: The Art of Hawaiian Quilting
   Mission Houses Museum, Hono. HI    Aug to Oct 2003
   
2-Ho`okahi Kapa:  Layers of Life
   Bishop Museum-Vestibule Gallery-Hawaiian Hall    , Honolulu, HI     July to Oct 2006
   
3-Hali`a Aloha, O na Loina Hawai`i: Fond Reflections of Hawaiian Cultural Tradition
   Leeward Community College, Pearl City, HI    Nov to Dec 2007


4-Threading the Oceania Ula: The 10th Festival of Pacific Arts
   Pago Pago, American Samoa        July to Aug 2008
   
5-Maui the Kite Maker
   Bishop Museum, Science Adventure Center,  Honolulu, HI    May 2009 to Present
   

6-Ho`olaulole:  The Joy of Wearable Art
   Bishop Museum- Joseph M. Long Gallery, Honolulu, HI    Nov 2009 to Mar 2010
   
7-Celebration of Hawaii, 2010
   Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI    Jan-Feb 2010


8-E`E
   Andrew Rose Gallery, Honolulu, HI    Apr to May 2010
   Also ongoing works in this gallery        2010 to present
   

9-Papahanaumoku-Earth Mother
   Louis Pohl Gallery, Honolulu, HI        Apr to May 2010
   
10-Celebration of Hawaii, 2011    
   Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI    Jan to Mar 2011

 

10-Celebration of Hawaii, 2011    
   Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI    Jan to Mar 2011

11-On Paper II
   Andrew Rose Gallery            July to Sept 2013        
   
12-Works created for the National Museum of the American Indian
   NMAI, Washington DC            2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

13-Mohala Hou Ke Kapa, 2014
   Sheaffer Gallery, Maui Arts and Culture Center, Maui HI  Jan to Mar 2014

14-Contact
   Honolulu Academy Art School        Apr 11-21, 2014


15-British Museum
E Kῡ Ana Ka Paia


Kapa by Dalani Tanahy, pāwehe by Maile Andrade, 2010
The Kῡkalepa forms on kapa made for Kῡ.


Our past is bound together, three paths taken - of palapalai, 'ōlena and 'alae - all leading to one, our future unfolding together.


Presented to the British Museum in honor of the exhibition E Kῡ Ana Ka Paia at Bishop Museum, June 5 - Oct. 4, 2010.
   Hinaakalā
   Kapa by Dalani Tanahy, 2014
   Pacific Barkcloth Exhibition, Room 91 (February to August 2015)
   Currated by Natasha McKinney
   http://decodedpast.com/shifting-patterns-pacific-barkcloth-making-explored-british-museum/14942

 

ARTICLES

"Powerful Beauty with Dalani Tanahy of Kapa Hawaii."

Bionic Beauty RSS. N.p., 21 May 2010. Web. 30 Dec. 2014.
Klinger, Katie. "Using Kites to Teach Science." Edutopia. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 July 2010. <http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-science-elementary-grades-kites>.

Perez-Kaiwi, Kristy. "Tanahy, Dalani | Ka'iwakīloumoku."

Tanahy, Dalani | Ka'iwakīloumoku. KSBE, Jan. 2011. Web. 30 Dec. 2014.
Kalili, Amy. "Hawaiian Kapa." - Hawaii News Now. N.p., 3 Oct. 2011. Web. 30 Dec. 2014. <http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/15604425/hawaiian-kapa>.

Cook, Lynn. "The Chronicles of Kapa: Hawaii's Traditional Attire."

WhereTraveler. N.p., 30 Aug. 2013. Web. 30 Dec. 2014. <http://www.wheretraveler.com/hawaii/chronicles-kapa-hawaiis-traditional-attire>.

 

"Mixing Business and Culture - Rich Scholar."

Rich Scholar RSS. N.p., 03 Dec. 2013. Web. 30 Dec. 2014. <http://www.richscholar.com/mixing-business-and-culture/>.

Tanahy, Dalani K. "Kapa Culture - Perfect Days Hawaii."

Perfect Days Hawaii. N.p., 15 Apr. 2014. Web. 30 Dec. 2014. <http://www.perfectdayshawaii.com/kapa-culture/#.VKJrAAgA>.

"PechaKucha 20x20."

PechaKucha 20x20. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Dec. 2014. <http://www.pechakucha.org/users/dalany-tanahy>.

Fukumoto, Alyssa. "Kapa Hawaii « Green Magazine Hawaii."

Green Magazine Hawaii. N.p., 2012. Web. 30 Dec. 2014. <http://greenmagazinehawaii.com/kapa-hawaii/>.

PUBLICATIONS

Gilmore, Roland.  “The Kapa Makers.”  Hana Hou, The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines.  Feb/March 2009:  64-75.  Print

Gilmore, Roland.  “Kapa In The Sky.”   Hana Hou, The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines.  Apr/May 2010: 72.  Print

Carol Chang.  “Ancient Fibers”.  Ko Olina Magazine.  2011: 14.  Print

Reiny, Samson.  “Performing Arts.”  Hana Hou, The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines.  Apr/May 2011:  24.  Print​

“Kapa”.  I Am Hawaii.  Hula Magazine from Japan.  Sept 2008: 27-33.  Print

Gorman, Teri Freitas.  “Wrapped In Tradition.”  Maui No Ka Oi.  Sep/Oct 2011:  32-34.  Print

Merrit, Laurabeth.  “Kapa Culture.”  Big Island Gold.  July-October 2013:  4-5.  Print

Fukumoto, Alyssa.  “Kapa Hawaii; Tradtional artwork in a modern age.”  Green:  Hawaii’s Sustainable Living Magazine. Jan/Feb/Mar 2014:  18.  Print   
 
Nina Wu.  “Kapa Creations.” Honolulu Star Advertiser. Tuesday 1/14/14: D1, D3.  Print

 

FILM & AWARDS

FILM

"Ka Hana Kapa." Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Dec. 2014. <http://sfca.hawaii.gov/ka-hana-kapa-documentary-film-on-the-history-of-kapa/>.

Check your local pbs station's archives to watch. 

AWARDS

Polynesian Cultural Center
   “Lei Pulama Ola”

Lifetime Achievement Award

Loea Hana Kapa
  4 September 2013

 

PCC 50th, Day 4: Honoring ‘living treasures’

https://pcc50.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/day-4-living-treasures/

 

Native Arts & Cultures Foundation

https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/dalani-tanahy
   

LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL
KAPA SHARING

Ka’ala Farm
   Kapa Instructor and Plants Management
   1996-2011
   http://kaala.org/


Maoli Arts Month
   Artist/Participant
   2007-Present
   http://www.maoliartsmonth.org/

 

Festival of Pacific Arts
   Demonstrator
   June 2008
   Pago Pago, American Samoa
   http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/none/festival-pacific-arts


National Museum of the American Indian, Hawaii Festival
   Demonstrator and Speaker
   May 2009 to Present
   Washington DC
   http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/celebrate-hawaiian-culture-national-museum-american-indian

George Naholokai Lei Aloha Hula Festival   Demonstrator   April 2009-12   Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan

 

Centre des Metiers d’Art, Gathering of Student Artists
   Kapa Instructor
   July 2011
   Papeete, Tahiti
   http://www.cma.pf/wp2011/

 

Real TIME Kapa Arts   A year long course in kapa and kapa tool making   2002, 2003   Sacramento, California2009, 2010Seattle Washington2011-Present   Makaha, Hawaii   2014   Berkeley, California 2014   http://www.kapahawaii.com/sales-and-classes.html

Keiki O Ka `Aina
   Kapa Classes with families
   2013-Present
   https://www.facebook.com/keiki.o.aina/posts/546897272099425


Hui No’eau Art Center
   Introduction to Kapa Arts
   Makawao, Maui
   Spring 2014-Present
   http://huinoeau.com/classes/adults/visiting-artists/


Honolulu Academy Art School
   Introduction to Kapa Arts Class
   Fall 2014-Present
   https://honolulumuseum.org/learn/classes/textiles_fiber/14157-the_arts_of_hawaiian_kapa_making_100


Tapa, Lein Culturel D’Oceanie, Barkcloth, A Cultural Link in Oceania, Musee De Tahiti
   Presenter, “The Challenges of Being a Modern Hawaiian Kapa Maker”
   Demonstrator
   November 2014
   Papeete, Tahiti
   http://www.pacificarts.org/node/1038

 

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