Abigail Romanchak
About Abigail
I see my prints as a way to empower and assert a Hawaiian sense of identity and to perpetuate Hawaiian culture through art. I believe that native cultures are jeopardized once they stop speaking to people in the present day. As an artist, I seek to perpetuate traditional culture not through traditional means, but contemporary ones, so that it may endure for generations to come.-Abigail Romanchak
Private Collections
The White House, Washington DC
Australian National Gallery, Australia
University of New South Wales, Australia
The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawaii
John Hara Architects & Associates, Hawaii
HanapiFoundation, Hawaii
Title Guaranty, Hawaii
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii
Hawaii National Bank, Hawaii
Nordstroms, Hawaii
The Four Seasons, Hawaii
Ritz Carlton, Hawaii
Moana SurfriderHotel, Hawaii
Mauna Kea Hotel, Hawaii
Peggy Hopper Gallery
Awards / Scholarships
2011,2009,2006 State Foundation on Culture & The Arts, Recognition Award, HI
2010 Ellen Choy Craig Award, Biennial IX, The Contemporary Museum, HI
2003 Kamehameha Schools Scholarships for the Arts, Honolulu, HI
2002 John You
ng Award for the Arts, Honolulu, HI
2001 Most Outstanding Printmaker, University of Hawaii Manoa, HI