Solomon Enos

Solomon Robert Nui Enos is a Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, and visionary. Born and raised in Makaha Valley (O‘ahu, Hawai‘i), Solomon hails from the well-known Enos ‘ohana. Solomon has been making art for more than 30 years and he is adept at artistic expression in a wide variety of media including oil paintings, book illustrations, murals, and game design. A self-described “Possibilist” Solomon’s art expresses an informed aspirational vision of the world at its best via contemporary and traditional art that leans towards Sci-Fi and Fantasy. His work touches on themes like collective-consciousness, ancestry and identity, our relationship with our planet, and all through the lens of his experience as a person indigenous to Hawai’i.

Solomon has exhibited in Biennial X (Honolulu Museum of Art), 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (Queensland Art Gallery), CONTACT art exhibitions, and others. His work is held in private collections and in the public collections of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and Hawai'i State Art Museum. He has led numerous community mural projects and has received art commissions for hotels, corporate offices, public buildings, and schools in Hawai'i. His latest works include murals and augmented-reality installations for Google and Disney.

RECENT EXHIBITIONS
[2018] Worlds Beyond Here: The Expanding Universe of APA Science Fiction, Wing Luke Museum, Seattle; Flower Fan, Aupuni Space, Kaka‘ako; CONTACT ZONE., Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu. [2017] 'Ae Kai: Culture Lab on Convergence, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Honolulu; Wa'a + Lewa: Reflections on Voyaging, Aupuni Place, Honolulu. CONTACT 3017, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu; Radical Optimist, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Honolulu. [2016] CTRL+ALT: Culture Lab on Imagined Futures, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, New York; CONTACT 2016, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu; Out with the NEW, in with the OLD, Nano Gallery, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu; Mana Moana: HNL/AKL, an artist exchange funded by Creative New Zealand, Tim Melville Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand. [2015] NŪ: The Next 500 Years, DAWSON Art Project, Honolulu; Ancestral Spaces, Ancestral Futures, WCIT Architecture, Honolulu; CONTACT 2015, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu. [2014] M.A.P. III (Maoli.Art.Pedagogy), Hawai‘i Pacific University Art Gallery, Kāne‘ohe; CONTINUITY / A Mau A Mau, CNHA 13th Annual Native Hawaiian Conference, Honolulu; PEWA II, SPF Projects, Honolulu (two-man show with Carl F.K. Pao); CONTACT 2014, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu.

SELECTED CLIENTS & COLLECTIONS
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
Aulani – A Disney Resort & Spa
Dawson Art Collection
Google Head Quarters
Hawai‘i State Foundation on
      Culture and the Arts (HSFCA)
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
HONOULU Magazine
Honolulu Museum of Art
Honolulu Weekly
The Howard Hughes
        Corporation
Kamehameha Schools
Kokua Kalihi Valley
Malama Learning Center
MA‘O Organic Farms
MANA Magazine
Mayor’s Office of Culture and the
        Arts (MOCA)
National Ocean and Atmospheric
        Administration (NOAA)
Philpotts & Associates
Prince Resorts Hawaii
Research Corporation of the
        University of Hawai‘i (RCUH)
Sheraton Waikiki
Smithsonian Asian Pacific
        American Center