Art in Public Places Collection: Recent Acquisitions (July 2022)

July 21, 2022

On July 20, 2022, the SFCA Board of Commissioners approved the acquisition of six artworks by Hawaiʻi artists. All of the works were nominated by committees. A full list of artworks approved for acquisition fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022) and fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023) can be viewed on our Art in Public Places Program page, along with information about how to invite a committee to an exhibit and a link to the Art in Public Places Collection online photo album of artworks.

“The Lilies How They Grow: Emily McIlroy” exhibit, Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center

  • “The Lilies How They Grow (I)”, oil and pastel on paper by Emily McIlroy.
  • “The Lilies How They Grow (II), oil and pastel on paper by Emily McIlroy.

SFCA Art in Public Places 2020 Covid Call for Art

  • “Feather Woman Wailing”, ink and pastel on paper by Emily McIlroy.

Hawaiʻi Craftsmen “Fiber Hawaiʻi 2022” exhibit, Downtown Art Center

  • “Indigo Rag Painting No. 5”, cast-off textiles, indigo-dyed by Darius Homayounpour.
  • “Artisan Slave”, cartonería, cartapesta, papier-mâché by Rd Manzano.
  • “Red Hot Mama”, wool and silk woven on a welded steel framework by Liz Train.

Image: detail of “The Lilies How They Grow (I)”, oil and pastel on paper by Emily McIlroy. Acquired from the “The Lilies How They Grow: Emily McIlroy” exhibit, Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center.

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