Kelli Maeshiro
Born in 1989, Ishinomaki, Japan 
Lives and Works in Honolulu, Hawaii & Manila, Philippines

Education

2011
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
B.A., Studio Art – Painting

Solo Exhibitions

2022
Art Fair Philippines – Mono8 Gallery, San Juan, Philippines [Forthcoming]

2020
As we come close from far – Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines

2019
In the Rear View Mirror – Artery Art Space, Quezon City, Philippines
Waving Goodbye to Me – Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines

2018
Eternally up in the Air – West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines

2017
As I wait for you – Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Makati City, Philippines

2016
I don’t know where to go, I’m here – Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Makati City, Philippines

2015
I wonder how you are – Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Makati City, Philippines

2013
 – Art@Town, Honolulu, Hawaii

2010
物の哀れ – Willamette Art Gallery, Salem, OR, USA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021
Visayas Art Fair 2021
– Mono8 Gallery, Cebu City, Philippines
WSW Gala Benefit 2021
– Women’s Studio Workshop, Kingston, New York, USA
Art Fair Philippines 2021 – Artery Art Space, Quezon City, Philippines
Art Fair Philippines 2021 – Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Three: curated by Leon Gallery, Caro Wilson, & Artery Art Space – Leon Gallery, Makati, Philippines
Art in the Park – Artery Art Space, Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines

2020
Goodbye to all that
– Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Selected Works – Artery Art Space, Quezon City, Philippines
Superdomestic! – Asukal*Space, USA
WSW Gala Benefit 2020
– Women’s Studio Workshop, Kingston, New York, USA
Week 6: Fidget
– Stay Home Gallery, Tennessee, USA
Art Fair Philippines – Artery Art Space, Quezon City, Philippines
Art Fair Philippines – Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines
ALT SHOW – Blanc Gallery, Taguig, Philippines

2019
ManilArt – Blanc Gallery, Taguig, Philippines
Art Market –Clear Gallery Tokyo & The Art Form, Quezon City, Philippines
WXXX – West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines
Art in the Garden – Gallery Sanso, San Juan City, Philippines
Art Fair Philippines
– Artery Art Space, Quezon City, Philippines
Same Spot, Art Fair Philippines – Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines

2018
Cloud Control – Artery Art Space, Quezon City, Philippines
In Place, Art Fair Philippines – Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines
World Memory, Art Fair Philippines – Artery Art Space, Quezon City, Philippines
Between A Puddle and The Ocean – Galerie Roberto, Alabang, Philippines

2017
Just Add Water – Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Extreme Present – Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Art Fair Philippines – Blanc Gallery & Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Manila, Philippines

2016
Continuum – Ayala Museum Artist Space, Manila, Philippines
When Lens meets Brush – National Museum of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
The Anniversary Show – Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Kunstpostelle – Gedok Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Art in the Park – Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Art Fair Philippines – Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Manila, Philippines

2015
Art in the Park – Blanc Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Love Show – Gallery Big, Manila, Philippines

2014
Continuum – Ayala Musuem Artist Space, Manila, Philippines
Salon Mode – Kissaten, Honolulu, Hawaii

2013
August Moon – Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii

2011
RED – Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Art Show – Articulation, Boston, Massachusetts
SOWA Open Studios – SOWA Artist Guild, Boston, Massachusetts
The 2011 Art Show – Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, Oregon

Residencies, Awards, & Grants

2020 Women’s Studio Workshop – Art-in-Education Workspace Residency, Kingston, NY, USA
2018 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT, USA
2018 Vermont Studio Center Award, Johnson, VT, USA
2010 George and Nobuko Azumano Award, Salem, OR, USA
2009 Carson Research Grant – Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR, USA

Curatorial Activities

2021 Points of Intersection – Co-Curator, Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2019 NEOGEO – Curator, Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2018 Future Present – Curator, Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2018 Just Add Water – Co-Curator, Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines

Lectures/Workshops

2020 “Papermaking - Installation” Workshop – Women’s Studio Workshop, Kingston, NY, USA, January 28 - Feb 20
2020 “Kelli Maeshiro, an Artist Talk” – Women’s Studio Workshop, Kingston, NY, USA, February 11
2019 "In the Rear View Mirror - Artist Talk" – Artery Art Space, Quezon City, Philippines, June 8
2018 “Kelli Maeshiro - An Artist Talk” – Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Makati, Philippines, October 18

Selected Publications/Bibliography

Buteyn, Kaylan & Taylor, Pam Marlene. Stay Home A curatorial study of womxn practicing social distancing in consideration of feminism and domesticity during a time of staying home. Nashville, Tennessee, USA: Stay Home Gallery & Residency, 2020. Print. 
Langholz, Janna Añonuevo. “Superdomestic!” USA: Asukal*Space, June 2020. Web. 
Bautista, Gwen. “Fabric and Color, Happiness and Rejection Are in the Spotlight at These Exhibits.” SPOT.PH, Summit Media, 28 Mar. 2019, web.
“Kelli Maeshiro: As I wait for you.” Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery. Makati, Philippines: Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery.  2017. Print
Watchorn, Jessica. Kelli Maeshiro on Moving to Manila to Build Her Career. N.d. Art Pro Podcast. Web. 24 Sept. 2016.
When Lens meets Brush. Manila, Philippines: National Museum of the Philippines, 2016. 
"Kelli Maeshiro:  ‘I Wonder How You Are’." The Standard. Ed. Jojo A. Robles. Manila Standard Today, 23 Nov. 2015.
Continuum Presented by Gallery Big. Makati, Philippines: Gallery big, 2014. 
Island Scene Magazine, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014. Print.
Thalmann, Brie. “Tees Exhibit Local Artist.” Honolulu Magazine 26 Jan. 2013: n. pag. Honolulu Magazine. 
Chrysalis. Willamette Literary and Art Magazine, 2008