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/
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