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, SgwigwialɁtxw 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