Waikiki Parc Features Jonathan Holshue

October 1, 2015 - January 8, 2016
Parc Promenade Gallery, Waikiki Parc Hotel, 2233 Helemoa Road, Waikiki

Jonathan Holshue?€?s glass sculptures are highlighted as part of an expanded arts partnership of the University of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾?€?i at M??noa (ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾M), the Halekulani and its sister hotel, the Waikiki Parc.

Jonathan Holshue, a recent ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾uate of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾M Department of Art + Art History, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a focus in glass in May, 2015. He states, ?€?It was at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾ M??noa that I first worked with glass as an artistic medium; I was hooked. Glass has so much power, in a way, like lava. It also encourages teamwork, and it pushes the artist to experiment, fail, and succeed. Besides working with glass, my other passions include cooking, which I have done professionally for over six years.?€? Obtaining an MFA degree and teaching are in his plans for the future.

Holshue?€?s recent group exhibitions include Viscosity, 2015, (The Commons Gallery, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾M, Honolulu); ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾i Glass Artists Annual Exhibition, 2014, 2013, (The Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu); and Where Dreams Unfold, 2013, (Koa Art Gallery, Honolulu). Holshue is the recipient of the award Outstanding UnderºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾uate Student in Glass, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾M, 2015. He completed an internship at Oregon Coast Glassworks in Newport, Oregon, 2014.

For the first time in this series of up-and-coming young artists?€? exhibitions at the Waikiki Parc, Aaron Cardenas, guitarist and ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾M music student, will provide music for the opening reception. Cardenas expects to complete his Bachelor of Music degree this fall and plans to attend ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾uate school. He has also studied with guitar virtuosos Benjamin Verdery, Frederic Hand, Carlos Barbosa Lima, and the Brazilian Guitar Duo?€?s Douglas Lora and Jo??o Luiz. The recipient of a full scholarship in 2013, Cardenas attended a 10-day master class with Benjamin Verdery, professor of guitar from Yale University, and was one of a few selected to perform a solo recital. He has been teaching and performing professionally since he was 16.

Image: Jonathan Holshue, "Captured Flow," 2015, manipulated glass. Courtesy of the artist.


Ticket Information
Daily operational hours of the hotel. Admission is free. Complimentary parking with hotel validation.

Event Sponsor
Art + Art History, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Sharon Tasaka, 956-8364, gallery@hawaii.edu,

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