Kuhane Blackburn
Student at Savannah College of Art and Design
United States
Current
• Assistant at Mauna Kea Galleries
• Assistant at Wholesale Rug
Education
• Savannah College of Art & Design
Connections
  • None
Recommendations
  • None
Industry
  • Architecture & Planning
 

Kuhane Blackburn 's Summary

Summary:

Kuhane Blackburn will begin his formal education in architecture at Georgia's Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010, but the 17-year-old Hawaii native already has a number of accomplishments under his belt in various endeavors. A lifelong assistant in his mother's Mauna Kea Galleries, Kuhane Blackburn has been integral in assembling its impressive collection of Polynesian and Hawaiian ephemera. The Galleries' works vary from vintage surfboards and posters to centuries-old stones and Koa wood furniture, as well as rare Ming jewelry and many diverse artifacts from all of the Islands of Polynesia. Kuhane Blackburn's creative talent was encouraged and nurtured by his father Mark, a writer, and his mother Carolyn, an interior designer. They granted Kuhane the opportunity to attend the Taliesin summer program at Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture. During his studies there, Kuhane Blackburn was able to meet John Rattenbury and Julius Schulman, both influential figures in the field of architecture. Kuhane Blackburn divides his leisure time between the Sierra Club and the Hawaii Audubon Society, taking care of the local Wedge-tailed Shearwater birds and ensuring their continued federal protection. Blackburn's yearly dedication to the cleaning of Black Point Road's Freeman lot earned him and his family multiple recognitions from the Journal of the Hawaii Audubon Society.

Specialties:

Art, Architecture

 

Kuhane Blackburn 's Experience

Currently:
Assistant at Mauna Kea Galleries
(Architecture & Planning)
0 2008 - Present (4 years)
Helping my mother in purchasing items for her Art Gallery in Honolulu, Hawaii. I have traveled around the world with her looking for new acquisitions. Assist my mother in seeking out items for store inventory. Help in some of the display set ups for the gallery.Assistant at Wholesale Rug
(Architecture & Planning)
0 2008 - Present (4 years)
Assist in my family's oriental rug business. Deal directly with the public in a positive and helpful manner. Assist employees of our store in showing handmade rugs to customers upon demand. This is physically demanding but also rewarding when you have a happy customer.
 

Kuhane Blackburn 's Education

Savannah College of Art & Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts , Architecture , 2009 - 2013)
 

Kuhane Blackburn 's Additional Information

Interests:

 Visiting museums, traveling, viewing great architecture, exploring new places, tennis, skateboarding

Groups and Associations:

 Hawaii Audubon Society, The Sierra Club

Honors and Awards:

 Numerous weekends helping the Hawaii Audubon Society to clean up and restore the Freeman Shearwater bird lot in Honolulu Hawaii. Assist my mother who is Federally permitted to care for abandoned and injured seabirds.
 

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