Solomon Enos is a
Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, and activist. Enos has had their work displayed at the
National Museum of the American Indian and
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
Life
Enos was born in the
Makaha Valley to Eric and Shelly Enos.
Eric Enos was an artist and cultural practitioner who founded the Ka‘ala Cultural Learning Center.
Shelly Enos worked at
Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.
Enos has three brothers, Kamuela, Kanoe, and Kanohi.
In 2010, Kamuela Enos was named as
commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
for
President Obama’s Advisory Committee for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Works
In 2004, Enos' illustrated
Kimo Armitage's book ''Akua Hawai`i (The Gods and Goddesses of Hawai`i)'', which was published through
Bishop Museum Press.
In 2006, Enos illustrated the ''Epic Tales of Hi`iakaikapoliopele,'' which was published through Awaiaulu Press.
In May 2011, Enos' work was displayed by the
National Museum of the American Indian in a multisite exhibit titled "This IS Hawai‘i."
In 2016, Enos was featured in the
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) is a migratory museum that shares Asian Pacific American history, art, and culture through innovative museum experiences online and throughout the U.S through the Smithsonian Institution's work. ...
's event "CTRL+ALT: A Culture Lab on Imagined Futures."
In 2017, Enos was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Enos also completed a public mural in
Thomas Square. In 2019, a mural that Enos had made in collaboration with five other artists was featured in the
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum's exhibition ''Unreal: Hawai‘i in Popular Imagination.''
In 2020, Enos was a speaker for the 2020 Hawai'i Climate Conference. In 2022, Enos had their first exhibition at the Hawaiian Center Art Gallery. They also spoke at a virtual event hosted by the
Hawaii State Public Library System called "Hawaiian Sci-fi with Solomon Enos." From July 2022 to May 2023, a series of Enos' paintings titled "Mo‘olelo Archetypes" were on display at the
Pitt River Museum in
Oxford, England.
The paintings from "Mo‘olelo Archetypes" focused on the epiic Hawaiian myth of
Hiʻiakaikapoliopele.
From January 17 to March 18, 2023, Enos' work was featured alongside nine other artists including
Bernice Akamine
Bernice A. Akamine (born December 1, 1949) is an American artist and Hawaiian rights activist. Her visual art has taken multiple forms, including glass and feathers, and she teaches traditional Hawaiian art techniques such as the creation of kapa ...
in an exhibit titled ''‘Ike Kanaka'' at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Schaefer International Gallery.
References
External links
Interview with Solomon Enos with Shoutout LA
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Artists from Hawaii
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Activists from Hawaii
People from Honolulu County, Hawaii
American illustrators