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Andy Kay Photographs |
Andy Kay Bio
Andy Kay’s first art instruction was as the student of Chinese painting
master HoTit-Wah in New York City after a childhood spent in Cincinnati.
From the beginning of his varied art experiences, Andy was learning to see
the world around him with the advanced aesthetics of the Orient.
Feeling attracted to theater and dance, he
made his way to Stuttgart, Germany to study stage design at the
Kunstacademie from 1973 to 1975.
In 1976, Andy relocated to Hawaii to assist his master Ho Ti-Wah in establishing the Chinese Art Center. There, his work was included in the traveling exhibition with Mr. Ho which was displayed at major museums in China. In being part of one of the first art exchanges from the West to the newly opened China, Andy found himself in the humbling position of teaching the Chinese, newly emerging from the horrors of The Cultural Revolution, their own traditions.
Back in the United States, he was also chosen
to exhibit nationally his understanding of the dual cultures with a
two-year tour entitled East Meets West sponsored by the Mid-America Arts
Alliance and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Through his numerous exhibits in galleries
around the world, as well as many site-specific commissions, Kay is
represented by numerous works in major private collections and major
pieces for public spaces in Hawaii as well as abroad. Andy Kay’s design
work has appeared on stage with the costumes and sets for dance
repertories in the United States and Europe including the Stuttgart Ballet
(Germany), the San Francisco Ballet, the Frankfurt Ballet (Germany), The
Jamison Project, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Kay has spent much of his spare time over the
past decade teaching through the auspices of the Hawaii Department of
Education and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute based at the
University of Hawaii.
In addition to his generosity in the field of public education, Andy has developed a traveling workshop introducing the basics of zen painting. This has brought him many new students in his travels to locations in Arizona, California, Maine, Washington State, the Basque region of Spain, and full circle to New York and Germany. |
| Andy Kay Selected Shows and Exhibitions | Andy Kay Selected Theatre Work |
| Arnhart Gallery, Los Angeles, one-man
show, 1977 People’s Republic of China, traveling group show with Ho Tit-Wah, 1980 (Nat. Gallery of China, Beijing; Museum of Fine Arts, Hangzhou; Museum of Fine Arts, Canton) M.M. Shino Gallery, Los Angeles (with Corrine Kovarsky), 1984 Societe Generale, Hq. Bldg. Gallery, Hong Kong, 1984 Ramsey Gallery, Honolulu, 1988 Mid-America Arts Alliance, one-man show touring museums and art galleries in nine states under the auspices of the National Endowment of the Arts, 1988–1989 Honolulu Academy of Arts, artist of Hawaii Show, 2001 Atelier Four Galley, Honolulu, HI, 2003 Selected Site-Specific Commission Work Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu oil painting, tour assembly lobby Century Center, Honolulu four pieces, penthouse suite City Bank Headquarters Building, Hong Kong, main lobby, tapestry Hawaiian Electric Co., Honolulu, president’s office recep. area, collage, Hilton Kauai two triptychs, prefunction areas Honolulu Attorney John D’Amato’s conference room, painting Hyatt Waikaloa, Hawaii Is., suite of 3 oils, ballrooms, & two triptychs Kohala Spa Marsh-McClennon Offices, Honolulu oil painting, conference room Mauna Lani Resort, Hawaii, two triptychs, main lobby Merrill-Lynch Honolulu Office reception area, triptych Moana Hotel, Waikiki prints for rooms and suites Princess Kaiulani Hotel, Waikiki, Momoyama Resturant, triptych Sheraton Maui prints for rooms and suites Turtle Bay Hilton, Oahu, two triptychs, ballroom prefunction area Commissions for artwork in private residences in California, Hawaii, Illinois, London, New York, Madrid, Thailand. |
Stuttgart Ballet (Germany), Ritual Album,
sets & costumes, 1975;
San Francisco Ballet, Medea, costumes, 1976; Frankfurt Ballet (Germany), Happy Birthday, sets & costumes, 1983; The Jamison Project, NY/Detroit, Divining, costumes (silk ver.), 1988; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, NY, Divining, costumes (linen ver.), 2000
Andy is renowned for his custom work which can be ordered directly through him. Click here to see a selection of Andy's custom work on special Collage Passing Plates, women's' Bangles with Japanese inscriptions, and stunning Hawaiian Wall Hangings.
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