Albert Wendt Exhibit

March 1, 2008-May 31, 2008
Location: Hawaiian & Pacific Collection

Special Collections is pleased to announce the exhibition of a set of paintings by Samoan novelist, poet, and essayist Albert Wendt. One of Oceania's single most important (and prolific) writers and scholars, Wendt is also an accomplished visual artist. Over the course of the last three years, during which time he has served as Citizen's Chair in the UH-Manoa Department of English, he has produced a substantial body of artwork. On exhibit through the end of May in the Special Collections reading room are ten of these paintings, including selections from the "Koolau" and "Pele" series, as well as other Hawaii- and Pacific-themed works.