Michael Krueger, juror and visiting artist
February 19-March 13, 2009
Academy Art Center, Honolulu Academy of Arts

For the 81st Annual Exhibition, lithographer Michael Krueger of the University of Kansas selected 81 prints from the more than 300 submitted by both emerging and established Hawaii printmakers. Some of the 2009 works are shown below. Click here for a photo album.

As part of the Exhibition, the Honolulu Printmakers commissions an artist to make a Gift Print to celebrate the art of printmaking. This year’s Gift Print Artist was a lithograph by Maile Yawata, a well-known local artist who in addition to printmaking also works in ceramics. The print itself is a closely guarded secret until the opening reception of the exhibition.

Honolulu Printmakers also conducts free tours of the exhibition with demonstrations for school groups and the general public. A popular program, Prints on the Road, takes prints from the exhibition to rural schools that cannot travel to see the show in person.

The Annual Exhibition is supported by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu Academy of Arts Academy Art Center, the Hugh Stuart Charitable Trust and members and friends of the Honolulu Printmakers.