Artist CV

Steven Kean 

Modern Surf Artist, Printmaker, Art Educator

Education

Independent Study (Printmaking) University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI | 2015

B.S. (Art Education) Temple University Philadelphia, PA | 2004

Solo Exhibitions

  • 'Playing with Sand' - Polu Gallery - Haleiwa, HI | Jan 2024
  • ‘Mauka to Makai’ - Polu Gallery – Haleiwa, HI | Feb 2022
  • ‘Frame Lines’ - Polu Gallery – Haleiwa, HI | Jan 2019
  • 'Calving Clarity' -  Polu Gallery – Haleiwa, HI | 2017
  • ‘Surface Interface II’ - Polu Gallery – Haleiwa, HI | Nov 2017
  • ‘Surface Interface’ - The Beet Box Café – Haleiwa, HI | May 2016
  • ‘Surface Interface’ - The Manifest – Honolulu, HI | Feb 2016

       Group Exhibitions

      • 'Party Wave' - Howzit Brewing - Honolulu, HI | April 2024
      • 'First Friday Group Show at the Fixx' - Haleiwa, HI March 2024
      • '96th Annual Honolulu Printmakers Exhibition - Honolulu, HI | March 2024
      • 'Punahou School Art Gallery' - Honolulu, HI | January 2024
      • 'Art in the Park' - Carlsbad, CA | June 2022
      • ‘Scenic’ - Online International Group Exhibit  | 2021  
      • ‘Something Fishy’ - Group Invitational Art Show - Honolulu, HI | 2021
      • ‘Hawaii Craftsmen Statewide Exhibition’ - Honolulu, HI | 2020
      • Punahou Carnival Annual Exhibition - Honolulu, HI | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
      • ‘Just add Water’ Curated by Kelly Sueda - Honolulu, HI | 2018
      • ‘Hawaii’s Blue’ Group Exhibit - Spiral Garden, Tokyo | 2018
      • ‘Winter Swell’ Mori x HiSAM - Honolulu, HI | 2018
      • FLUX HAWAII General Store Group Exhibition - Sydney, Australia | 2017
      • Honolulu Printmakers Annual Exhibition - Honolulu, HI | 2015-2019
      • Honolulu Museum of Art Staff Exhibition - Honolulu, HI | 2012-2015

         Teaching

        • Hawaii State Art Museum / HI SFCA (4th & 5th grade) Teaching Artist - Oahu, HI | 2018 - Present
        • Sunset Beach Elementary School (4th-5th Grade Art) – Haleiwa, HI | 2016-2020
        • Mililani Mauka Elementary (4th-5th Grade Art) – Mililani, HI | 2013-2016
        • Honolulu Museum of Art Elementary (Elementary Art) – Honolulu, HI | 2011-2014
        • Washington Township High School (9th-12th Grade Art) – Sewell, NJ | 2006-2008

              Commissioned Works

              • Rainbow Tower Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, HI | March 2023
              • Malia Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu, HI | 2023
              • Foodland Hawaii 75th Anniversary, Honolulu HI | 2023
              • Yakinuku Tawashi - Honolulu HI | May 2023
              • Manalo Lounge Menu design (Four Seasons Ko Olina) | 2023
              • Google (Four Seasons Ko Olina) | 2023
              • Starbucks (Kona Hills Farms, Big Island, HI) | 2023
              • ‘Tsunagu Hawaii’ Japan Hawaii Tourism Association | 2022
              • Fairmont Kea Lani Luxury Hotel on Maui | 2021
              • Ohana Waikiki Malia by Outrigger on Oahu | 2021
              • ‘Wear Aloha’ Japan Hawaii Tourism Association | 2021
              • 'Honoli'i' premium leather sandal, Olukai | 2020
              • Kahala MKT by Foodland (Honolulu, HI) Store image and design | 2020
              • Rosewood Baha Mar Luxury Resort in Nassau, Bahamas | 2018
              • Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach (Triple Crown of Surfing) | 2017

                Awards

                • Featured Artist 2023 Haleiwa Arts Festival
                • Featured Artist 2016 Haleiwa Arts Festival
                • Tori Richard Purchase Award at the 89th Annual Honolulu Printmakers Exhibition | 2017
                • Utrecht Art Supplies Award, Temple University – Philadelphia, PA | 2004