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Michael Takemoto is a visual artist and Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Hawai'i Maui College. Takemoto received a BFA in Drawing, Painting and Printmaking from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He earned an MA and an MFA in Drawing and Painting from Northern Illinois University.

Takemoto has exhibited his paintings, murals, sculpture, and installations at various locations in Hawai'i, including the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, and the Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center. In 2003, his work was featured in the 6th Biennial of Hawai'i Artists at the Contemporary Museum in Honolulu.

At UHMC, Takemoto teaches courses in art appreciation, drawing, painting, and printmaking. He has also worked as a teaching artist with the Maui Arts and Cultural Center education program; the Artists-in-the-Schools Program, and the Art Exploratory.

Selected Exhibitions

Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2015, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului, Hawai'i; Honolulu Museum of Art First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2015

Art Maui, Maui, Hawai'i, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2001,1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1991, 1987, 1984

Hui No'eau Annual Juried Exhibition, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 2015, 2014, 2012

Natural Unnatural Supernatural, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2014

Uniques, Schaefer International Gallery, Kahului, Hawai'i, 2013

Infinite Blue (Juror's Choice), Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 2012

Hawai'i Art Now, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2012

Mixed Media Miniature, Koa Gallery, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007

Artists of Hawai'i, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2011, 1998, 1993, 1992, 1988, 1986, 1985

Poi Dog, Schaefer International Gallery, Kahului, Hawai'i, 2011

Play to This, Paint to That, Seabury Hall, Makawao, Hawai'i, 2011
Multimedia Plus, Seabury Hall, Makawao, Hawai'i, 2010

Stage Compositions & Jazz, The Studio Maui, Haiku, Hawai'i, 2009

Eco/Logic, The Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2008

Kites! Kites! And More Kites!, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 2008

War and Peace Art Exhibition, Makawao, Hawai'i, 2007

Music of the Spheres II, Imaginarium, Kane'ohe, Hawai'i, 2006

Music Technology Concert, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2006

Music of the Spheres, Imaginarium, Kane'ohe, Hawai'i, 2005

Good Things Small Packages: Mixed Media Invitational Exhibit, Schaefer International Gallery, Kahului, Hawai'i, 2004

Face Value, The Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2004

The Contemporary Museum Biennial of Hawai'i Artists, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2003

The Happy Show, The Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2003

Vessel, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 2003

Pane Gallery #1, The Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2003

Statewide Community College Faculty Art Exhibition, Gallery 'Iolani, Kane'ohe, Hawai'i, 2002

Suddenly, Crystal Clear, The Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2002

Mayhem, Martyrs & Martians (solo exhibition), InsideOut Gallery, Wailuku, Hawai'i, 2001

Jet Set, Salon 5, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2001

(808) Pop, Salon 5, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2000

Honolulu Inaugural, Salon 5, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 1999

Microbiological Expressionism (solo exhibition), Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 1997

New Directions, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 1997

ASoWbSAoNPT (A Selection of Works by Several Artists on No Particular
Theme), The Contemporary Museum Advertiser Gallery, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 1996

Twelve x 12, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului, Hawai'i, 1996

Uncommon Grounds, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center; Makawao, Hawai'i,
1996

Tobu - To Soar to New Heights - Three Generations, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului, Hawai'i, 1994

M.A.D. (Modular-Abstract-Decorative) Frescoes (solo exhibition), Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 1992

2 x 4 II, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 1992

Art on the Edge, Dan's Frame and Art, Kahului, Hawai'i, 1991

Paintings: 1981 to 1986 (solo exhibition), Dan's Frame and Art, Kahului, Hawai'i, 1990

Mixed Media Exhibition, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i,
1990
Visions of the Volcano (traveling exhibition), East Hawai'i Cultural Center, Hilo; Honolulu Advertiser Gallery, Honolulu; Stones Gallery, Lihue; Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Hawai'i, 1989-1990

Primordial Images from the Postmodern Epoch (solo exhibition), Old Jail Gallery, Lahaina, Hawai'i, 1988

Plexiglyphs (solo exhibition), Old Jail Gallery, Lahaina, Hawai'i, 1987

Lahaina Arts Society Statewide Juried Exhibition of Visual Arts, Lahaina, Hawai'i, 1986, 1985

The Japanese Artist in Hawai'i, AmFac Plaza Gallery; Honolulu, Hawai'i,
1983

Honolulu Printmakers Annual Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 1981

Public Murals

Pomaika'i Elementary School, Kahului, Hawai'i, 2013, 2011

Kamali'i Elementary School, Kihei, Hawai'i, 2012

Kihei Elementary School, Kihei, Hawai'i, 2010, 2004, 2003, 1985

Kihei Public Library, Kihei, Hawai'i, 1995

Professional Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor of Art, University of Hawai'i Maui College, Kahului, Hawai'i, 2000 – present

Visiting Artist, Improving Writing Through Image Making, Kihei Elementary School, Maui, Hawai'i, 2006

Visiting Artist, Artists-in-the-Schools Program, Department of Education, State of Hawai'i, 2004, 2003, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1988, 1987

Visiting Artist, Art Exploratory, Kula Elementary School and Haiku Elementary School, Maui, Hawai'i, 2006, 2005, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1984-1982

Education

M.F.A., Drawing and Painting, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1984

M.A., Drawing and Painting, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1983

B.F.A., Drawing, Painting and Printmaking, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 1980