Jocelyn
Kapumealani
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Queer 3rd generation paniolo and multi-dimensional creative of Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese descent. The fluidity of her art blends award winning spoken word poetry, special effects make-up, theater performance, photography and fabrication to navigate themes of queerness, indigenous culture, and underrepresented narratives.
Born and raised on the island of Oahu, she centers her work in collaboration. Her collaborative multimedia spoken word experience, “She Who Dies to Live”, was published in 2024 in, “An Ocean of Wonder: The Fantastic of the Pacific” (UH Press), performed at the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane (2019) and at the Smithsonian Asia Pacific American Center Culture Lan ‘Ae Kai in Honolulu (2017). As a member of the dynamic collective, Art25, their work has been featured exhibitions by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific Amercian Center, Ori Gallery, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Arts Research Center at UC Berkeley, and forthcoming projects with Delisted.
Jocelyn encourages you to explore the rest of her website to learn more about her creative journey and the community that helped to cultivate such a rich artistic practice.