"Hoʻopuku -- To Emerge: The Love of Hula" DAC's 2021 Exhibit
Article published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser highlighting the Kelly pieces featured in August DCA hula exhibit.
Dance Masterpieces, The Honolulu Star Advertiser
The Honolulu Star Advertiser published an article, “Dance Masterpieces: The Work of John and Kate Kelly highlight and exhibition on Hula” on August 1, 2021. You can view the article here via PDF and here on the Honolulu Star Advertiser’s website. Below is an August 1, 2021 article published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
New Video Introducing Multiple Artists in the DAC 2021 Exhibit “Hoʻopuka: To Emerge – The Love of Hula”.
New promotional film by Floyd Takeuchi, highlighting artists in the upcoming DAC exhibit, “Hoʻopuka: To Emerge – The Love of Hula.”
We are excited to share this video about the upcoming Downtown Arts Center exhibition, by Floyd K. Takeuchi, who himself is a photographer and curator of the upcoming show, “Hoʻopuka: To Emerge – The Love of Hula”. In it, participating artists meditate on their work, and the significance of Hula in our lives, community, history, and for them as artists. Big thanks to Jonah and Marlene, the dynamic duo that run Small Hour Films, which produced the video.
Visit the upcoming art exhibition “Hoʻopuka: To Emerge – The Love of Hula” at Downtown Art Center from August 3-28, Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., to see John Kelly's watercolor duo or diptych, “Saturday Afternoon and Saturday Night in Waikīkī” unveiled for the first time!
Cha Smith Interviewed on The Conversation
Cha Smith, manager of the Estate Collection, is interviewed by Catherine Cruz on Hawaii Public Radio’s The Conversation. They discuss the upcoming exhibit at Downtown Art Center in Chinatown, Honolulu honoring hula.
Cha Smith, manager of the Estate Collection, is interviewed by Catherine Cruz on Hawaii Public Radio’s The Conversation. They discuss the upcoming exhibit at Downtown Arts Center in Chinatown, Honolulu honoring hula.
August 2021 Exhibit Honors Hula and Features John and Kate Kelly
Exciting News! SAVE THE DATE! August 3-28, 2021. A major exhibit at the new Downtown Art Center (Nuʻuanu @ Hotel St. in Chinatown), will feature the work of John and Kate Kelly as a “show within a show”.
Premiere works by John and Kate Kelly
A major exhibit at the new Downtown Art Center features over 40 works by John and Kate Kelly as a “show within a show”. “Hoʻopuka To Emerge: The Love of Hula” includes a variety of media from 10 other artists.
Floyd Takeuchi, a renown photographer, is curating the exhibit which runs from August 3rd through the 28th. Opening Reception on Friday, August 6 from 5 to 8 p.m.
This will be the first time ever that Kate Kellyʻs extraordinary photography will be exhibited! Hula themed photographs from 1930ʻs and 40ʻs will be premiered. Not to be missed!!
A variety of hula dancers by John Kelly will be exhibited; including drypoint and aquatint etchings, pastels, an oil painting and a work in charcoal.
Some never before seen artwork include:
—A bronze sculpture of Kate’s hula dancer from the early 1930ʻs.
—Kate’s extraordinary vintage photographs of backyard hula.
—Johnʻs duo of large colorful watercolors brialliantly illustrating people strolling in Waikiki on a Saturday afternoon and night.
—Hula dancers by John in a rare range of media, including oil, charcoal, and pastel.
Stay tuned for more information!
Downtown Art Center is located in Honoluluʻs Chinatown District at 1041 Nuʻuanu at Hotel St on the 2nd floor. They are open Tuesday - Sunday from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
Kate Kelly’s sculpture, etchings and amazing photographs presented for the first time!
Extraordinary photographs of Native Hawaiians in the 1920’s through the 1940’s soon to be revealed for the first time.
Kate was a talented artist who worked in several media. We are very happy to acknowledge this by sharing selection of her etchings, sculptures and amazing photographs.
Three of Kate’s sculptures are housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Her plaques can be seen throughout Honolulu.
A treasure trove of photographs is currently being catalogued and digitized. We hope to present an exhibit of her work in a physical gallery here in Honolulu as soon as possible. Kate has documented life in the 1930’s and 40’s- a time in Hawai’i that is rarely seen.
This body of work harkens back to a time when the majority of Native Hawaiian people were being displaced, but still managed to grow food and fish. Hawaiians were also surviving by innovatively selling lei to the increasing numbers of tourists arriving in Hawai’i.
THE DUET PROJECT: Etchings & Photos Paired in Unique Offering
Film director Robert Bates represents a discreet offering of four sets of Kate’s photographs and the corresponding etching by John.
DUETS: Photos that inspired the art.
Film director Robert Bates represents Kelly Art Hawai’i in a discreet offering of four sets of Kate’s photographs and the corresponding etchings by John.
Hawaiian Decoration, a black and white aquatint, is one of the duets being offered.
Inquiries can be made through our contact page.
The Halekulani Hotel Gallery: Interviews and Footage
JOHN KELLY—FROM THE ESTATE COLLECTION
JANUARY 16 - JUNE 2, 2019
John Kelly, from the Estate Collection
JANUARY - JUNE 2019
Grass House (drypoint)
Hawaiian Girl / Marion (color aquatint)
Net Fisherman (color aquatint)
Brown Princess (aquatint)
Hawaiian Girls (color aquatint)
Lei Girlʻs Head (drypoint)
Net Fisherman (drypoint)
Hula Dancer (color aquatint)
Ia Nui (color aquatint)
Iʻa (color aquatint)
Polynesia (color aquatint)
Kauai Coconuts (drypoint)
Kapa Skirt (color aquatint)
Nana / Primitive Hawaiian (color aquatint)
Hawaiian Cowboy (color aquatint)
Red Pareau (color aquatint)
Leilani (drypoint)
Untitled / Old Lei Seller (drypoint)
Lei Makers (drypoint)
MEDIA COVERAGE OF JOHN KELLY, FROM THE ESTATE COLLECTION
Oʻahu Open Studios
We exhibited over thirty images in December 2014 in conjunction with Oahu Open Studios' premier event in Honolulu.
THE ART OF JOHN KELLY—ETCHINGS OF OLD HAWAII
DECEMBER 2014
We exhibited over 30 images in December 2014 in conjunction with O’ahu Open Studio’s premier event in Honolulu. We welcomed about 100 people at our temporary exhibit space at Rubber Stamp Plantation in Kaka’ako.
EXHIBITION: KOA ART GALLERY
THE SKETCHBOOK SHOW: AN EXHIBIT FROM THE ESTATE COLLECTION OF JOHN M. KELLY
JANUARY 2011
THE SKETCHBOOK SHOW
JANUARY 2011
Featured drawings and sketches by John Melville Kelly.
The Koa Art Gallery at Kapi‘olani Community College presents, “The Sketchbook Show.” More than forty of the leading artists in the state are participating. Come see how sketches are the key to understanding how visual ideas are born and how they are developed. Works from classical sketches to quick gestures are included.
Artists who are participating include the late Isami Doi, Joe Feher, John Kelly, John Young, and Tadashi Sato. Contemporary artists include Harry Tsuchidana, Fred Roster, Snowden Hodges, Russell Suanbe, Cade Roster, Dorothy Faison, John Koga, Kandi Everett, Alan Leitner, Hal Lum, Pegge Hopper, Violet Murakami, Chuck David, Debbie Young, Paul Levitt, George Woollard, Duane Preble, Darrell Orwig, and Sally French, to name but a few.
Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
This exhibit, from the Estate Collection of John M. Kelly was curated by Neida Bangerter, Gallery Director at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, and featured rarely-seen etchings and selected works by Kate Kelly.
JOHN MELVILLE KELLY, THE ARTIST AND THE PRINTMAKER
JULY 2010
This exhibit, from the Estate Collection of John M. Kelly, was curated by Neida Bangerter, Gallery Director at the MACC, and featured rarely-seen etchings and selected works by Kate Kelly.
EXHIBITION: THE PEGGE HOPPER GALLERY
The exhibit premiered many of the printmaker's etchings that had never before been exhibited, with a portion of proceeds from John Kelly's artworks going to benefit the Honolulu Symphony.
IMPRESSIONS OF AN ERA: THE ART OF JOHN KELLY
OCTOBER 2009
MEDIA COVERAGE OF IMPRESSIONS OF AN ERA: THE ART OF JOHN KELLY
EXHIBITION: HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS
The Honolulu Academy of Arts produced an extensive exhibit of the etchings of John M. Kelly in October 2005. Curated by Jennifer Saville, this exhibit featured over 250 etching and included his press, tools, and a video presentation. Until 2005, there has not been an exhibit honoring the artist's passing.
HAWAIIAN IDYLL: THE PRINTS OF JOHN MELVILLE KELLY
OCTOBER 2005
The Honolulu Academy of Arts produced an extensive exhibit of the etchings of John M. Kelly in October 2005. Curated by Jennifer Saville, this exhibit featured over 250 etchings and included his press, tools and a video presentation. Until 2005, there had not been an exhibit of the artist’s work since the 1962, when the Academy presented a memorial exhibit honoring the artist’s passing.
John Kelly’s art is an important testimony to the highly complex technical possibilities of print media and to the people and culture of Hawai‘i during the 30s, 40s and 50s.
This beautiful book was published by the Honolulu Academy of Arts in late 2009. In addition to serving as a catalogue of the Academy’s 2005 exhibit by the same name, Hawaiian Idyll also offers a biography with vintage photographs depicting the fascinating life and times of John Kelly and his wife Kate Harland Kelly, a talented sculptor and photographer.
MEDIA COVERAGE OF JOHN KELLY: HAWAIIAN IDYLL
Starbulletin Archives Sept 2005
Hanahou Magazine: The Print Master
Honolulu Advertiser Archives Oct 2005
Honolulu Weekly Sept 21 2005
The Honolulu Academy of Arts is a major repository of John Kelly’s etchings.
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