The land upon which the ASB Campus sits – and its surrounding areas – was once filled with lush loi kalo (taro patches), nourished by the Nuuanu Stream, which flows alongside. Just as the loi nurtures the kalo within, ASB’s Loi Gallery provides a space for artists of Hawaii to share their talents with the community.
Twenty percent of sales from this gallery will benefit one of ASB’s nonprofit Kahiau partners, which include Child & Family Service, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Kupu, Partners in Development Foundation and United Way.
Click on each art piece below for more details.
Loi Gallery Artist
The Loi Gallery currently features the following artists. For purchases and inquiries, please contact the artist directly.
Want to showcase your art in our Loi Gallery? Apply here.
Wayne Levin
Wayne Levin began photographing the land and oceans since the early 1970s. A Hawaii resident since 1968, he received his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA from Pratt Institute in New York. His books and monographs include Kalaupapa: A Portrait (1989), documenting the Leprosy Settlement on Molokai; Through a Liquid Mirror (1998), Other Oceans (2001), Akule (2010), Ili Na Hoomanaao o Kalaupapa (2012), Flowing (2014) and Mountains and Clouds (2023). Wayne’s photographs were also included in Kahoolawe: Na Leo o Kanaloa (1996) and have appeared in Aperture, American Photographer, Camera Arts and LensWork.
He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (1984); the Ohio Arts Council (1989) and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (2006). His photographs are in major public collections including the Museum of Modern Art; Museum of Photographic Art; Maritime Museum; Dimbola Museum; Datz Museum; National Academy of Sciences; Honolulu Museum of Art and Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
Valerie Y.O. Kim
Valerie Yong Ock Kim was born on Oahu and grew up in Kalihi and Kahaluu. She is the granddaughter of Okinawan and Korean immigrants and her parents are from Molokai and Hawaii Island. She was a location manager for Local 399, supporting films across the country. She worked with Oscar-winning directors Ang Lee and Julie Taymor, and on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films.
Between films she pursued a wide photographic spectrum, producing slide shows and small films, always coming back to the still image. Her work has been included in juried and solo exhibits, across the country and in Paris. Her solo exhibition, “Light Speed Matter, A Still Place Waiting” was shown at the Hui Noeau Visual Arts Center, W.M. Keck Observatory and idspace. “Passing Notes, Conversations,” was a solo exhibition at Crafton Hills College in California. Most recently, Valerie’s work has been showcased at FOCUS photo l.a., a biannual juried photography competition.
Loi Gallery Application
How it works:
Interested Hawaii artists may apply to have their artwork featured at the ASB Loi Gallery. Selected artwork will be displayed for four months. Selected artists will be paid $500 at the end of the showing and must agree to donate 20% of any proceeds from the sale of their artwork to one of our nonprofit Kahiau partners, which include Child & Family Service, Kapi'olani Health Foundation, Kupu, Partners in Development Foundation and United Way. Additional terms will be provided to selected artists. ASB will host a gallery opening and artists will be asked to invite their contacts and help promote the event on social media and through their various networks.
Criteria:
Loi Gallery artwork must be:
- Original work, owned and created by the artist
- Available for sale
- Mountable on drywall plaster, without plywood backing
- Approved by American Savings Bank
Loi Gallery artwork must not be:
- Offensive or contain nudity, violence or explicit language
- Discriminatory against race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation or disability
- Commissioned to a third party
If you are interested in being featured, please click the "Apply Now" button below
and email us with the following information:
- First and Last Name
- Phone Number
- Artwork Summary (Please include titles and brief descriptions of your artwork)
- Pictures of Artwork (Please include as attachments with your application)