News: Albert L. Refiti named as Professor
We are thrilled to announce that Lealiʻifano Albert Refiti has been promoted to Professor in AUT’s School of Art and Design.
Vā Moana were pleased to host visiting artist and architect, Sean Connelly, for a Vā Kōrero at Four Shells Kava Lounge.
Sean (Kanaka Hawai‘i / Pacific Islander American/ Illocano) is an artist born, residing, and working in Honolulu, Kona, Oʻahu. Sean actively organises collaborative decolonial projects in sculpture, architecture, film and cartography that supports Native liberation in place.
Sean is Founding Director of After Oceanic Built Environments Lab and the grassroots nonprofit Hawai‘i Nonlinear, which was co-founded to champion the recovery and advancement of ‘Āina (Land/ That Which Feeds) using art and architecture. They are a Governor-appointed member of the Board of Commissioners for the Hawaii State Foundation of Culture and the Arts, and have designed and taught courses at Harvard University, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Columbia University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Faʻafetai tele lava Sean for sharing time and two excellent film works with us, our toʻua Ata Siulua, and all those who attended.
