The Pen Women of the Honolulu Branch

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Award-winning watercolor artist. Member of the Association of Hawaii Artists and Signature Member of the Hawaii Watercolor Society, where she won the Best of Show award at their 1999 Membership Show. Represented by Koolau Gallery and Gift for all Seasons Gallery. Most recently selected for the Inaugural exhibit of the Hawaii State Art Museum.

www.susieanderson.com

Fine artist specializing in plein-air oil paintings and winner of four Best-in-Show awards. Represented by Nohea Galleries, The Gallery at Ward Centre, The Gallery &Gardens, and Kaukini Gallery (Maui). Graphic designer/illustrator producing litigation graphics through her own company, Visually Speaking, Inc.           

Author of National Geographic Traveler Hawaii. Winner of the 1998 Pushcart Prize for her short story "Jamming Traffic." Grand Prize winner at the 1998 National Steinbeck Center Short Story Competition with "The Woman Who Shot the Mother of God." Her most recent novel, The Mango Queen of Waikiki, is currently out with an agent. Continues doing travel writing and short stories.                     

Famed composer of Hawaiian folk-songs, children's music, love songs, and mele inoa (honoring a person). Expert at stage production, pageantry, costumery, script writing and transposing music. Foremost educator and leading authority on Hawaiian history and culture. Highlights: Co-author with her sister Irmgard Aluli, of "Hawaiian Time," a collection of 12 children's songs. Her collection of 30 original songs, registered with Mountain Apple Publishing Co., became the acclaimed Ginger Memories. In 1998, The Roses of Delta Kappa Gamma, was pronounced the winner at the Delta Kappa Gamma Society and adopted as their state song. In 2001, Loyal Garner and the Local Divas recorded her song, Maunalua Bay.

Writer, award-winning graphic designer and owner of Belknap Publishing & Design. Author of non-fiction articles and five books. Presently working on fiction for young adults and children as well as book design.

Owner of "Ho`olaule`a Designs." Exhibited: Expo 1990 in Osaka, Japan and Printmaking East/West, various locations, mainland and Hawaii. Retired art teacher, DOE and private schools

"Stained Offering" Clock, toys, acrylics on wood 25" x 25" x 3"

"When I Couldn't Find True Love" Wooden box, stufed animal, acrylics, found objects 23" x 33" x 5"

ELSHA BOHNERT is a poet and a visual artist, known for her work with recycled materials and found objects. Her artwork is in private collections worldwide. In 1998 she was one of 16 poets nationwide, chosen to study with Sharon Olds, poet laureate of the state of New York . She was the owner of The Magic Attic Art Gallery, and for the last four years has hosted the popular Bad Art Mondays in her Bad Art Garage. Currently she is working on her certification as a creativity coach and, more importantly, loosening her hips for dancing hula.

Most recent awards:

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Certified Arborist, freelance writer, and director of Honolulu Botanical Gardens, five gardens in five different Hawaiian microhabitats. Author of "Growing Native Hawaiian Plants" and "Native Hawaiian Plants for Landscaping, Conservation, and Reforestation," Her television feature, "The Morning Garden," appears weekly on the early morning news on KITV, Channel 4.

Patricia Boyle is an abstract painter, using oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Her work has been exhibited recently at the Pali Gallery (Honolulu) and at the Honolulu Country Club Art Gallery. Awards include, First Prize at National Greeley, Colorado Art Exhibit (2001) and Honorable Mention a the National League of American Pen Women (2003). She was trained in Toronto, Canada: Denver, Colorado: and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Email: patriciaboylexyz@aol.com

Cathy Capozzoli is a children's author and poet who holds an MFA from Naropa, a Buddhist university in Colorado . She was guest editor of Many Mountains Moving: The Literature of Spirituality , a collection of creative works from 88 writers and artists from five countries and many spiritual traditions. A resident of Kauai, her work has been published in the anthology Voices from the Attic , New Millennium Writings , Tin Fish , an independent journal of poetry from the Pacific region, and is forthcoming in Karamu and Rock & Sling .

Carol Catanzariti is a federal mediator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a registered nurse with a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Hawaii, School of Law, and a freelance writer and poet. Her life's blood is her writing and her work has appeared in Hawaii Review, Evergreen, Hapa, Honolulu Magazine, Honolulu Advertiser, Colorado Woman and others. She won the 1996 NLAPW First Place Poetry Award and has had her poem-peace ribbon, "Keep the Earth Green," displayed at the Smithsonian Institution. In addition, her poetry was selected for Honolulu Poetry on the Bus.

Helen Chapin, a Hawai`i native, is Vice President Emerita and Professor of English at Hawaii Pacific University. She is an author and editor, and an active participant in a number of community civic and cultural organizations.

Barbara Clemens, former university English instructor and software product manager, writes and edits computer textbooks for the college and university market. She has also published magazine and newspaper articles. She is an avid choral singer, and has sung with the Hawai'i Vocal Arts Ensemble. As Letters Chair for Honolulu Pen Women, she heads the committee that is planning the 2008 Biennial Writers' Conference, to be held April 18-19, 2008. The conference will feature author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston as the keynote speaker.

Former university instructor (English/journalism) and a professional freelance writer, writing for both children and adults - fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Published in regional and national books, magazines and literary journals. Honored with many awards, among them First Place awards in the Adult Fiction Category of the NLAPW Biennial Letters Competition 1996, 1998 and 2000. Most recent fiction sales to Japanophile, Cricket Magazine and Cicada; poetry to American Poets & Poetry, A Time for Singing and the Rain Bird; articles to Trade Winds, Honolulu Magazine, and ByLine Magazine.

Carol Egan began dance training at an early age in California and pursued professional studies at the Juilliard School in New York . Since then she has danced, taught, and choreographed throughout the U.S. and Europe; managed several small companies, most notably the Jazz Tap Ensemble (1980-84); written for numerous magazines and newspapers and contributed articles to the International Ballet Encyclopedia; served as consultant to many small non-profit organizations; served as a panelist and site visitor for the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, The New York State Council on the Arts, and the State Foundation for Culture and the Arts (Honolulu); and acted as one of four national Dance Committee members for the CIES, Fulbright Committee.

Ms Egan began writing about dance in 1976 when she became the San Francisco Bay Area News correspondent for Dance Magazine . She has since written articles for Ballet Review , several East Bay publications, Diablo Magazine in Walnut Creek , CA , and - most recently - The Honolulu Advertiser .

SABRA RAE FELDSTEIN (Art)    

Name of chair: Beatrice Inspired by the Beatrice in Dante's "Divine Comedy" Dimensions: height: Height 37', Width 18', Depth 18' Acrylic Paint with Mixed Recycled Materials: wings, sock dyers, wig head, shawl                        

Graphic designer and clay artist, Sabra Rae Feldstein, turned to painting in 1995, taking classes with Timothy Ojile and participating in Playworks, an open studio with Nan Holmes. She has taught furniture  painting classes at the Volcano Art Center on the Big Island and on Hornby Island, Canada. For two years she ran the art program for the children of war in Croatia with Global Children's Organization. In 2002, she ran the GCO art program for children of violence in LA. Her paintings have been exhibited at the Artists of Hawaii at the Academy of Arts, Hawaii Pacific Gallery, Koa Gallery and the City &County of Honolulu Recycle Art Shows, her art work is on sale at The Contemporary Museum Shop.

After thirty years as systems analyst, designer of software products and technical writer, Joan now concentrates her writing to her passion for words of fun and feelings as well as meanings. Several of her short stories have been published by Rainbird Literary Journal , and Bamboo Ridge Magazine . Joan is the proud recipient of the 2006 Lorin Tarr Gill Honorary Mention award for non-fiction and the 2006 Kolekolea award from the staff of the literary journal, Rainbird. She is currently writing her second novel, and marketing her first.

M. Goodwill is an American artist, living on the North Shore of Oahu. She was born in California and has a fine arts education, spiced with living overseas and extensive travel. She has been working for over thirty years as a professional artist.

Her artworks reflect the spirit, color, and texture of the Hawaiian Islands . She couples inspiration from the classic Western masters, the Impressionists, and the primitives with her own artistic interpretation of lush tropical imagery.

M. Goodwill's original works can be found in numerous galleries, private collections and in public spaces worldwide. Here in Hawaii , "The Wave Nightclub" in Waikiki features her 30' x 90' original mural design "WAVING PALMS".

Her enjoyable and distinctive art style also adorn a large collection fine art reproductions, greeting cards, calendars, shower curtains, gift bags, mugs journals, T-shirts, and designer fabrics. A complete resume or inquiries concerning specific originals available upon request.

Email: mgoodwillart@aol.com

Gail Hazlehurst is a sculptor working in clay and has a B.F.A. degree from University of Hawaii, audited a course in Exhibition Design and Gallery management by Tom Klobe and has a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Hawaii Pacific University. Her sculptures have been exhibited in juried art exhibits on Oahu and Maui. Gail is also the owner of Creative Clay Company which coordinates and teaches clay hand-building classes for adults and children and she has taught classes at the Contemporary Museum in Honolulu, several private and public schools on Oahu, the girl scouts and for the home schoolers. Gail also worked as one of the Gallery Directors for Hawaii Pacific University from 1987-1993 and is a past board member of the Friends of the Contemporary Museum in Honolulu and Hawaii Craftsmen. Gail may be reached at gailann@hawaii.rr.com.

Portrait painter in oil, pastel, charcoal, collage and watercolor media. Winner of Best of Show Award at the 2000 Aloha Show of the Association of Hawaii Artists. Currently illustrating a children's book for Island Heritage Publishing Co.

Glenda Chung Hinchey is a third-generation Korean-American, born and raised in Hawaii . She graduated from the University of Hawaii and then traveled the world for seven years, living in California , Thailand , Europe , and New York . Currently a resident of Hawaii , she is a freelance writer and the editor of an anthology. In 2003, she published her first book, Like a Joyful Bird: A Memoir . In 2005, she published Love, Life, and Publishing: A Second Memoir .

Glenda's email is glendahinchey@yahoo.com

Linda Hutchinson was born and raised on Kauai.  Encouraged by her parents, especially her painter father, she began drawing and painting at an early age.  Linda graduated from Punahou School,went to The University of the Pacific for two years, married, had three children, and then returned to school.  She received her BFA degree in drawing and painting from the University of Hawaii and has taught ay the Honolulu Academy of Arts and Le Jardin Academy.  Her work has been shown in a variety of shows from the Easter Art Festival to the Artist of Hawaii Show.  She spends her time painting, practicing yoga and enjoing her nine grandchildren.

An artist in all media, Helen is a signature member of the Hawaii Watercolor Society, has served as its president and since 1990 has assisted with their workshop program. In 2001, she was instrumental in forming the Pastel Artists of Hawaii and currently serves as its president. Her works are included in the collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Aloha Airlines, and many others. She has won numerous awards, including "Best in Show" and the Winsor Newton Award. She was featured in the Yearbook 2001 issue of the Watercolor Magic magazine article, "Ones to Watch." Her work can be seen at The Gallery At Ward Centre where she is president of the co-op gallery, at Nohea Gallery, and Sunshine Arts Hawaii. Helen offers classes in watercolor and pastel.

Former Hawai`i resident, recently transferred from Spokane, WA branch. Author of fiction and non-fiction short stories. Attorney for 22 years, focusing on women's issues. Teaching a Research and Writing class for graduate students in the English Foundations program at Hawaii Pacific University as well as an undergraduate Basic Writing class. Also working on a mystery novel.

"Cancer Meditation", 40" x 40", Mixed Media on Paper, 2001

Exhibiting artist of multi-media paintings, drawings and photographs with a recent one-person exhibit at the Czech Museum of Fine Arts in Prague. Ph.D. in Art History and Women's Studies, teaching Studio Art and Art History at Chaminade University. More HERE

http://artslinkhawaii.org

Educated in the arts, Susan Killeen writes fiction and poetry, and has been a photographer and a dancer. She has over ten years of experience as a writer-producer in the television industry, working on educational television and documentary video production. She has served as Executive Broadcast Producer of Travelago.com and is presently the Executive Director of the Hawaii Consortium for the Arts, a non-profit arts service and advocacy organization.

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Internationally exhibiting artist, featured in Dreams 1900-2000: Science, Art and the Unconscious Mind, a comprehensive overview of artists of the century, published by Cornell University in 1999; One Source Sacred Journeys (1997), and Artists of Hawaii (1995). First Place winner of 1999 AMI National Convention Juried Art Competition, and winner of two Association of Hawaii Artists Juror's Awards in 1996. Served as Chair of Docent Council and Artists Research at the Contemporary Museum. Director/producer for "Olelo" grant of the Contemporary Museum in 1992.

Brenda Kwon is a writer, performer, and educator born and raised in Hawai'i. She received her BA in English and Creative Writing from USC and her PhD in American Literature from UCLA. The author of Beyond Ke'eaumoku: Koreans, Nationalism, and Local Culture in Hawai'i, as well as the co-editor of YOBO: Korean American Writing in Hawai'i. she has published her creative and academic work in several anthologies, journals, and collections, including Making More Waves, edited by Elaine Kim, Amerasia Journal, Bamboo Ridge, Blackwell Press's Companion to the Regional Literatures of America, and Konch, Ishmael Reed's online magazine. She has read her poetry with Mitsuye Yamada and Renee Tajiima-Pena, and has been a featured performer at the Japanese American National Museum and on NPR in Los Angeles.

Now based in Hawai'i, she is the founder and co-host of several poetry events on O'ahu, including Rhythm&Rhyme, Words@Ward Rafters, and most recently re:VERSES at the Arts at Marks Garage. As a performance poet and storyteller, she has shared her work at events such as Talk Story 2004 and Women's Voices/Women Speak. An active member of GiRL FeST Hawai'i, a nonprofit organization that seeks to end violence against women and teens, she performed in the 2004 GiRL FeST benefit production of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues at the Hawai'i Theater. She currently teaches writing and literature at Honolulu Community College and will be in Seoul during the 2005-2006 year teaching American Literature at Korea University as a Fulbright Fellow.
brenda@hcc.hawaii.edu

Fiber art and photographs with works in State Foundation and private collections. Represented Honolulu Branch in 1986, 1988, 1991 and 1993 at the National Biennial Art Exhibits. Founding member of Hawaii Stitchery and Fiber Arts Guild, as well as "9x6", a group of nine artists who have exhibited together for 15 years.

Communicating and healing with art, writing and music
• Artist in oil • Certified independent reiki master (10th generation
from Dr. Usui through Mrs. Takata) • Owner, Chong Hee Books •
Photojournalist • Citizen of Ka Lahui Hawaii • Student of taiko music
and native Hawaiian art • Co-founder, Hale Kuai Cooperative
rebekahluke@hawaii.rr.com

MARCIA ZINA MAGER (Letters)

Marcia Zina Mager www.marcia-zina-mager.com is the author of 8 books, including the international best-seller Believing in Faeries. A manual for grown-ups, CW Daniel, 1999, illustrated by Tom Cross. (The hard-cover German edition, Das Feen Geschenk became a best-seller for Ansata in 2001 (soft-cover edition published 2004), followed by Feen-set, Ansata, 2002, an illustrated deck of faery divination cards. Her newest book for German audiences, Das Feen Erlebnisbuch, was published in 2003.

NANCY P. MOSS (Letters)

Nancy Moss first wrote fiction, such as Second Chance, (Zebra, 1981) and, under a pseudonym, Island Ecstasy (1988) along with two other romances. She turned to drama, first writing Thomas Jefferson Still Survives, performed by Theatre West Virginia in 1989. Her musical, Infinite Jest, about the life and works of Laurence Sterne, writer and randy priest, had a production in Honolulu at Tenney Theatre in 1998 and a Showcase in New York City in October, 2002. Jazz musician Howard Leshaw composed the music. Her play Anna, about the Russian poet and lover of men Anna Akhmatova, won Kumu Kahua's Resident Award in 1999 and was performed by The Actors Group, directed by Brad Powell and starring Frankie Enos, in July, 2002. Hawaii Theatre for Youth will perform her monologue, "Jumping Rope," in its Talk Story Christmas show next year.

Freelance writer/editor.  Former Instructor of writing and literature in the English Department of the University of Hawaii and former director of the Conference on Literature and Hawai'i's Children.   Has published articles, essays, poetry, and short stories for children and adults.  Currently working on novels for children.

50 years experience in watercolor, pastel, and collage, specializing in portraits.  Continues painting on location at 82 in her 4 wheel drive SUV.

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Founder of Ramsay Galleries and the Ramsay Foundation; Founding member of the National Campaign for Tolerance; Charter Member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and Historic Hawaii Foundation; Honorary Life Member of the Association of Hawaii Artists and Lahaina Art Society.  Hawaii's first and only member of the century-old Society of Illustrators in New York City; honored as a Living Treasure of Hawaii for outstanding talent in the arts.  Life member, Chapter President and Regional Director of the National Society of Arts and Letters.  Credentialed in Art, Dance, Literature and Patronage.  Internationally exhibited, awarded and commissioned artist.  Observing 30 years in the business of art promoting the work of deserving peers.  Interim owner of Hawaii Theatre; custodial owner of the Tan Sing building, initial home of the first Chinese language newspaper in Hawaii.

"Isle Of Sanctuary"

www.homebakedmusic.com

A Dean's Scholar Graduate of Cal State Dominguez Hills with a BFA in music and theatre. Known for her rich and eclectic harmonic structure, she composes a broad spectrum of music, from Classical to Pop and Jazz, from instrumental to choral works. Work in progress: "Dreamchanters," a musical/lyrical exploration of dreams.

www.sraoahu.com

Artist using hand-dyed papers in collage and teacher of this fascinating medium. Also works with clay, smoke-fired and Raku. Owner of Arts of Paradise gallery for 13 years.

Full-time grant writer for the City & County of Honolulu for almost four years. Has written more than 30 stories about healthcare, mental health and education as a freelance journalist. Published in HMSA Magazine, Pacific News Service, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Oakland Tribune, and Marin Independent Journal, among others.

Jennifer studied art in California on special scholarships at Chionard Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Art Center of Design in Pasadena. Her art work has developed from a foundation in watercolors and acrylic painting to include mixed media sculptures, built with metal cloth and canvas, and wood carving, using thick canteen gourds. She has designed stamps for the National Easter Seals, cover designs for various publications, and with a partner, she currently designs hand-painted tile murals for private and commercial spaces. She was president of the Association of Hawaii Artists from 1999 to 2001, and has been serving as show chair for the past several years. Most recently, she has had two one-woman art shows in Honolulu.

LAURA RUBY (Letters)  

http://www.hawaii.edu/lruby

SUSAN SCOTT (Letters)            

www.susanscott.net            

Susan Scott shares her marine biology experiences in a weekly column, "Oceanwatch", published each Friday in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.   She has written 6 books about Hawaii's plants and animals and is currently working on a novel. 

Fiber artist (M.F.A. University of Hawaii), working in paper making, batik, weaving & mixed media. Museum educator at the Contemporary Museum. Teaches classes in paper making & batik to students of all ages at Iolani School, Temari, and the Artists in Schools program. Hawaii Craftsmen Board member and long time chairperson of Fiber Hawai`i juried exhibits.

Susan Wikler is an avid traveler, teacher, writer, former newspaper correspondent, and past owner and creative director of an east coast advertising firm. She has produced and hosted television and conference programming, and has extensive public speaking experience. She received the Red Cross Communication Award in 1981, and is an active member of the Society of Children's Bookwriters & Illustrators. Her love and affinity for children inspired a collection of uplifting read aloud stories that is currently being marketing in addition to a fictional manuscript dedicated to women entitled: Why Do Birds Walk When They Can Fly? .

Writer, producer, director of award-winning educational films and videos. Author of WASPs: Women's Airforce Service Pilots and WACs: Women's Army Corps. Currently working on two screen plays.

Professor of History at UH Hilo

Sandra Wagner-Wright received the doctoral degree in History from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa in 1986 and is presently Professor of History at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo. While she enjoys her university career, Sandra is looking forward to returning to her true avocation, research and writing, on a full time basis. To date, Sandra has published four monographs and several articles relating to the history of Hawai`i. Presently, she is pursuing two projects. Women's Presence in History began as a resource for women's history courses and takes a global approach to definitions and activities of women from pre-history to contemporary history. Hild and the Great Synod at Whitby: Feminine Bridges to Roman Christianity focuses on Celtic versus Roman Christianity, and the effect this struggle had on the position of women in western culture. Both projects target a general audience.

Monographs:
· For Beer & the Bible: One Hundred Years at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu 1900-2000 (2000)
· Ships, Furs, & Sandalwood: A Yankee Trader in Hawai`i 1823-1`825 by Charles C. Hammatt (Editor with introductory essay, 1999)
· From Bush Nut to Gourmet's Delight: A History of the Macadamia Nut Industry in Hawai`i 1881-1981 (1995)
· The Structure of the Missionary Call to the Sandwich Islands 1790-1830: Sojourners Among Strangers (1990)

sandraww@hawaii.rr.com

Internationally published poet and writer whose work has appeared in a variety of mainland publications, such as Blue Unicorn, The Writer and Chesapeake Bay Magazine . Locally, Dorothy is a columnist for East Oahu Sun.