GROUP EXHIBITIONS
::2025::
DEATH FAIR 10th Annual Art Show | SMELT GALLERY, PITTSBORO, NC | Artwork: I Forget, 2025; Balat Callus, 2024
ENDPAPER BOOK ARTS SHOW | NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART, RALEIGH, NC | Artwork: Balat Triptych, 2024
53rd ANNUAL BOOKBINDERS OF CALIFORNIA | AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Artwork: Nameless Fishpond, 2025
GOLDEN BELT COMMUNITY ART SHOW | GOLDEN BELT GALLERY, DURHAM, NC | Artwork: Balat Triptych, 2024
::2024::
HAWAII ARTIST COLLABORATION EXHIBITION FUNDRAISER | KONA, HAWAII | Artwork: Beachcomber, 2024; Reminds Me of You, 2024; I'm An Open Book, 2024; Lei `a aloha, 2024
FIBER ARTS HAWAII 2024 | DOWNTOWN ART CENTER, OAHU | Artwork: Balat Triptych
UNYIELDING SONDER: QUIET BUT MULTIFACETED VOICES OF ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER ARTISTS IN THE US | ARTS COUNCIL OF FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA | Artwork: Hiding in Plain Sight, Artwork: Hide & Seek
VIBRANT HAWAII ARTS FELLOWSHIP | Hawai`i | Artwork: No Place Like Home, Ongoing
::2023::
VIBRANT HAWAII ARTS FELLOWSHIP | Hawai`i | Artwork: No Place Like Home, Ongoing
::2022::
DOCUMENTA FIFTEEN EXHIBITION | KASSEL, GERMANY | Artwork: Compost Culture
PU`UHONUA EXHIBITION | DONKEY MILL ART CENTER
Curated by Mina Elison | Artwork: 'Hide & Seek'
CONVERGENCE EXHIBITION | Artwork: 'Pele'
::2021::
HAWAII NEI ART EXHIBITION & JURIED SHOW | WAILOA ART CENTER, HILO
Artwork: 'Pueo'
ART IS A PRIORITY: ANNUAL ART AUCTION | DONKEY MILL ART CENTER
Curated by Mina Elison | Artwork: 'Crimson Wildfire'
::2020::
NA MALA KONA LAYERED LANDSCAPES EXHIBITION & JURIED SHOW | DONKEY MILL ART CENTER
Curated by Mina Elison | Big Island, Hawaii | Artwork: ‘Divine Balance of Sisterhood’ | 1st Place
::2019::
#COFFEELOVER KONA COFFEE CULTURAL FESTIVAL EXHIBITION & JURIED SHOW
Curated by Mina Elison and Juried by Miho Morinoue | Donkey Mill Art Center, Big Island |
Artwork: ‘+COFFEE’ | 1st Place
HONOLULU PRINT & BOOK FAIR | JOMAC STUDIOS
Group Show by Jomac Studios and BoxJelly | University of Hawaii, Oahu | Artwork: Skinfold
AWMAT CONFERENCE EXHIBITION | UC SANTA BARBARA ART OF SCIENCE & NANOPHYSICS DEPARTMENT
Alliance of Women in Media Arts & Technologies | Curated by Lena Matthews & Kathy Rae Huffman | Artwork: ‘Soil, Green, Home: Mama’ | UC Santa Barbara
::2018::
TEDX: TRAILBLAZERS ART+SCI EXHIBITION
Curated by Victoria Vesna | Artwork: ‘Soil, Green, Home: Papa’
AUTHENTICATION ERROR SOLVED DMA EXHIBITION
Artwork: ‘Soil, Green, Home’ | Located Broad Art Center, UCLA
2018 UCLA FASHION & STUDENT TRENDS FASHION SHOW
Works: ‘IMMIGREAT’ | Pauley Pavillion, UCLA
::2017::
2017 UCLA FASHION & STUDENT TRENDS FASHION SHOW
Works: ‘SKINFOLD’ | Pauley Pavillion, UCLA
VIDEO ARTS EXHIBITION
Works: ‘Hourglass’ | Experimental Digital Arts, UCLA
EDUCATION
::2014-2018::
BACHELOR OF DESIGN MEDIA ARTS
University of Los Angeles, California (UCLA)
AWARDS
::2025::
BEST IN SHOW ENDPAPER JURIED BOOK ARTS SHOW | Presented by North Carolina Museum of Art | Permanent collection at NCMA's Art Library | Artwork: Balat Pockets, 2024
JANE SIBLEY RENFROE SCHOLARSHIP | Presented by Penland School of Craft, NC| Islamicate Bookbinding and Papermaking Program
ALICE A. FORLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Presented by San Francisco Center for the Book, CA| Bookbinding Core Certificate Program
FULL CRAFT EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | Presented by John C. Campbell Folk School, NC | Upcoming Bookbinding program for 2026
::2024::
CHAIRMAN'S AWARD - FIBER HAWAII 2024 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION & JURIED SHOW Juried by Cameron Taylor-Brown | Presented by Hawai`i Craftsmen | Located at Downtown Art Center, Oahu | Artwork: "Balat Triptych"
TEACH THE TEACHER AWARD | HAWAII ARTIST COLLABORATION FELLOWSHIP | Kona, Hawaii
VIBRANT HAWAII FELLOWSHIP | Presented by Vibrant Hawaii and One Nation One Project | HI
::2023::
STELLA O.H. LEE SCHOLARSHIP | Hawai`i Craftsmen, Oahu
::2020::
1ST PLACE PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD- NA MALA KONA LAYERED LANDSCAPES EXHIBITION & JURIED SHOW
Curated by Mina Elison | Located at Donkey Mill Art Center, Big Island | Artwork: ‘Divine Balance of Sisterhood’ | Goup
::2019::
1ST PLACE PEOPLE CHOICE AWARDS-#COFFEELOVER KONA COFFEE CULTURAL FESTIVAL EXHIBITION & JURIED SHOW Curated by Mina Elison and Juried by Miho Morinoue | Located at Donkey Mill Art Center, Big Island | Artwork: ‘+COFFEE’ | Group
PUBLICATIONS
::2023::
"EGG EGO" by Angaea Cuna | MAHALAYA SF Newspaper
::2022::
"FILIPINO CLUBHOUSE ROAD" by Angaea Cuna | COFFEE PEOPLE: COMPLEX ISSUE
"HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT" by Angaea Cuna | PU`UHONNUA ZINE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
::2025::
LONGING
Triptych Outdoor Mural | The Plant, Pittsboro, NC
::2024::
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Sculptural Book Installation | Studio 7 Fine Arts Gallery, Holualoa | Sponsored by Vibrant Hawaii and One Nation One Project Arts for Everybody
::2021::
HALF LEAF (OPE`APE`A)
Artist Book + Paper Sculpture Installation | Fountain Gallery, Wailoa Arts Center
::2017::
UNGROUNDED EXHIBITION
Artwork: ‘Ungrounded’ | Experimental Digital Arts, UCLA
FOR NOW ZOETROPE SCREENING
Artwork: ‘Oriane’ | ‘For Now’ Collaborative Project
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
::2025::
KAPWA KODEX: Documenting the stories and painting portraits of the Filipino Diaspora | International digital network: ongoing
FILIPINO HERITAGE MONTH: BAYBAYIN WORKSHOP | The Bean Flower, Durham, NC
FILIPINO FIBERS MINI BROOM WORKSHOP | The Bean Flower, Durham, NC
LIBERTY ARTS ARTIST CRAFT EXCHANGE AND COLLAB | Liberty Arts Center, Durham, NC
PAPERMAKING WORKSHOP COLLAB | Jason Pereira Studio, Long Beach, CA
::2024::
WAUKE HARVEST + PROCESSING WORKSHOP | Holualoa, HI
COMMUNITY PAPERMAKING f
HONALO COMMUNITY MARKET: BANANA FIBERS WORKSHOP | South Kona, HI
NO PLACE LIKE HOME FILIPINO ABACA WORKSHOP | Holualoa, HI
NO PLACE LIKE HOME FILIPINO ABACA WORKSHOP + BOOKBINDING | Ocean View, HI
CURRENT
GAEA BOUND STUDIO: commissions, exhibitions, workshops
TEACHING ARTIST
