Kapulani Landgraf

Kapulani Landgraf
Kapulani at her exhibit at the 2022 Hawaii Triennial, Hawaii State Art Museum
Born	Anne Kapulani Landgraf 1966 Pu'ahu'ola, Kaneohe, Koʻolau Poko, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
Nationality	Native Hawaiian
Education	Windward Community College, AA Liberal Arts; University of Hawaii at Manoa, BA in Anthropology; Vermont College, MFA
Known for	Photography, collage, mixed-media, installation
Notable work	Na Wahi Kapu o Maui, 1994; Ponoiwi, 2013; Ē Luku Wale Ē (Devastation Upon Devastation) 2016
Awards	1999 - En Foco New Works Photography Award. 1996 - State Foundation on Culture & Arts Fellowship, 1995 - Ka Palapala Pu’ukela Award 1994 – Roy Levin – Jessica Lutz Award, Vermont College 1991 – Image XVI “Kodak Eastman Award, Hawaii

Kapulani Landgraf (born 1966) is a Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) artist who is best known for her work in black-and-white photography. Through a series of photographic essays, objects, and installations, Landgraf celebrates Native Hawaiian culture while also addressing the legacies of colonialism and its impact on indigenous Hawaiian rights, value and history. While her work often centers on the negative impacts of land use and development, she also alludes to the resilience of the land and the indigenous population. Landgraf says about her work, "Although much of my work laments the violations on the Hawaiian people, land and natural resources, it also offers hope with allusions to the strength and resilience of Hawaiian land and its people.”^[1] Landgraf's most recent work combines photographic series with objects and installations.