2025 Biennial Juried Exhibition
Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui
Wailoa Art Center
September 5 - 25
Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis
is an international exhibition sponsored by Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui and the Glass Fusion Collective, and juried by Suzie Liles (fiber) and Hugh Jenkins (glass). This year’s exhibition is first on view at the Downtown Art Center in Honolulu, July 9-26.
Award-winning fiber art, including pieces created on Hawaiʻi Island, will travel from Honolulu to Hilo for the exhibition at the Wailoa Art Center.
The Hilo exhibition will open with a public reception on Friday, September 5 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. It will remain on display through September 25, 2025.
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm and Saturday 10am-2pm. Closed Sunday.
We invite viewers to visit the fiber art selected for our biennial juried exhibition. This year's show encourages artists to explore the myriad facets of the Aurora Borealis. The Northern Lights have captivated humanity for millennia. Their ethereal beauty, a mesmerizing dance of light across the night sky, has inspired awe, wonder, and countless myths and legends.
A natural phenomenon displaying a vast spectrum of brilliant colors, the Aurora Borealis captivates the imagination and stimulates endless metaphors and creative expression.
Juror Suzie Liles
Suzie Liles is a lifelong Oregonian. For over 35 years she has taught weaving workshops and seminars for adults and children in the United States and Canada. She has been teaching at the Weavers’ School with Madelyn van der Hoogt for 30 years. Suzie has an MFA in Fibers from the University of Oregon.
A member of the Handweavers Guild of America, Suzie has written many articles for Handwoven Magazine. She is the owner of Eugene Textile Center and co-owner of Glimakra USA with her daughter Sarah Rambousek. In her “free time” she runs tours to Sweden and Egypt.
Juror Statement
I am excited to be the juror of this show. I lived in Alaska where I saw the majestic Aurora Borealis many times. I expect to see some wonderful use of colors that would portray the imagination brought forth by the thought of this exciting phenomenon. It will be delightful to see how color, structure and fiber techniques are utilized in this exhibit.
MAP Wailoa Art Center
