Resume and Bio > Miki'ala Souza
Miki’ala Souza
Artist/Educator/Community Builder
mikiala@gmail.com / 808.392.1127 / www.mikialasouza.com
Education
2015 Master of Art, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Current Experience:
Adjunct Printmaking Instructor, Clatsop Community College
Astoria, OR, 2016- Present
Art Teacher, Knappa School District, Astoria, Oregon, 2017- Present
Selected Experience:
2019 Artist Invitational, Puhoro o Mua, Puhoro ki Tua, New Zealand
2017 Artist Invitational, Tears of DukWibahL, Evergreen State College Longhouse & Cultural Center, Olympia, WA
2016 Guest Juror, SgwigwialÉtxw at 20: Building Upon the Past, Visioning Into the Future. Evergreen State College Gallery, Olympia, WA
Workshop Instructor, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
2014 Artist Invitational, Kokiri Putahi Gathering of International Indigenous Artists, Kaikohe, New Zealand
2012 Art Teacher, Honolulu Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
2011 Artist Invitational, Matariki Festival, Hastings, New Zealand
2010 Artist Invitational, Te Tihi. Rotorua, New Zealand
Selected Exhibitions/Awards/ Commissions
2019 Puhoro o Mua, Puhoro ki Tua, Group Exhibition, Turangawaewae Marae, New Zealand (November, 2019)
Voyages & Migrations, Solo Exhibition Imogen Gallery, Astoria, OR
2018 Commission; Italian Gardeners and Ranchers Association Building,
Portland, OR
2017 Refuge, Group Exhibition, Imogen Gallery, Astoria, OR
Tears of DukWibahL Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Evergreen Gallery, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Commission; Columbia Memorial Hospital, Astoria, OR
2016 Faculty Exhibition. Royal Nebeker Gallery at Clatsop Community College,
Astoria, OR
2014 Commission; Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Honolulu, HI
Toi Ngapuhi Festival Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Kaiko New Zealand
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission
2013 North Coast Printmakers Collective. Group Exhibition,
Royal Nebeker Gallery at Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
2012 Maoli Art Market, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
In The Spirit, Group Exhibition, Washington State History Museum,
Tacoma, WA
North Coast Printmakers Collective, Group Exhibition, Lower Columbia
College Gallery, Longview, WA
2011 Matariki Festival: Feast of Arts. Group Exhibition, Te Wananga O Aotearoa,
Hastings, New Zealand
North Coast Printmakers Collective. Gallery 11, Astoria, OR
Artist/Educator/Community Builder
mikiala@gmail.com / 808.392.1127 / www.mikialasouza.com
Education
2015 Master of Art, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Current Experience:
Adjunct Printmaking Instructor, Clatsop Community College
Astoria, OR, 2016- Present
Art Teacher, Knappa School District, Astoria, Oregon, 2017- Present
Selected Experience:
2019 Artist Invitational, Puhoro o Mua, Puhoro ki Tua, New Zealand
2017 Artist Invitational, Tears of DukWibahL, Evergreen State College Longhouse & Cultural Center, Olympia, WA
2016 Guest Juror, SgwigwialÉtxw at 20: Building Upon the Past, Visioning Into the Future. Evergreen State College Gallery, Olympia, WA
Workshop Instructor, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
2014 Artist Invitational, Kokiri Putahi Gathering of International Indigenous Artists, Kaikohe, New Zealand
2012 Art Teacher, Honolulu Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
2011 Artist Invitational, Matariki Festival, Hastings, New Zealand
2010 Artist Invitational, Te Tihi. Rotorua, New Zealand
Selected Exhibitions/Awards/ Commissions
2019 Puhoro o Mua, Puhoro ki Tua, Group Exhibition, Turangawaewae Marae, New Zealand (November, 2019)
Voyages & Migrations, Solo Exhibition Imogen Gallery, Astoria, OR
2018 Commission; Italian Gardeners and Ranchers Association Building,
Portland, OR
2017 Refuge, Group Exhibition, Imogen Gallery, Astoria, OR
Tears of DukWibahL Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Evergreen Gallery, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Commission; Columbia Memorial Hospital, Astoria, OR
2016 Faculty Exhibition. Royal Nebeker Gallery at Clatsop Community College,
Astoria, OR
2014 Commission; Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Honolulu, HI
Toi Ngapuhi Festival Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Kaiko New Zealand
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission
2013 North Coast Printmakers Collective. Group Exhibition,
Royal Nebeker Gallery at Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
2012 Maoli Art Market, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
In The Spirit, Group Exhibition, Washington State History Museum,
Tacoma, WA
North Coast Printmakers Collective, Group Exhibition, Lower Columbia
College Gallery, Longview, WA
2011 Matariki Festival: Feast of Arts. Group Exhibition, Te Wananga O Aotearoa,
Hastings, New Zealand
North Coast Printmakers Collective. Gallery 11, Astoria, OR