Top Art Galleries on Maui

Each gallery offers a rotation of art shows on display, and live local artists for weekly events. Over the years, Maui Hands has won numerous awards, including Maui News Best Art Gallery on Maui, Best of Lahaina Award by the U.S. Local Business Association, Best of Maui from Maui Time Weekly.

The guild is composed of woodworkers, printmakers, textile artists, ceramists, glass artists, photographers, basket weavers, jewelers, and more. Guild membership requirements strictly enforce that each artist must be a current full-time resident of Maui, and have had residency for at least six months before membership consideration. Inside knowledge states a little-known cool fact that more than one of these extremely talented masterminds has lived on Maui for over 30 years. Just sayin’, that San Francisco Summer of Love turned into the Endless Maui Summer of Love, (…gotta love North Shore life on Maui). When on-island, you must check out the Maui Crafts Guild in Paia. Here, you will find amazing gifts and creations from artists in Maui. Don’t forget to look for the banana-bark fiber-art landscapes by Mathew Westcott- they are out of this world.

While strolling through ocean breeze-filled resort walkways, guests can find a variety of rare and collectible art pieces. Visitors have the rare chance to view one-of-a-kind pieces and meet the artists.

Featured artists include textile artist Brenda Kennerly, wood sculpture Arthur Dennis Williams, photography by the Cesere Brothers, tropical paintings by Anna Keay and Robena, contemporary paintings by Lori Koprowski, paintings by Robert Suzuki, Hawaiian fish prints by Carrie Lee Brady, abstract art by Stephanie Sachs, woven fabrics by Cathy Detrick, hand-made ukulele by Colly Norman, and ceramics by Curt Stevens.

Art mediums at the Artists’ Showcase at the Four Seasons are diverse and alluring. Guests can find Hand-painted Silks, Hand-woven Fabrics, Hawaiian Wood Sculptures, Multimedia Sculptures, Kiln-Formed Glass, Ocean Photography, Fine Art Photography, Tropical Oil Paintings, Island-inspired Ceramics, Hawaiian Fish Prints, Abstract Art, Oil & Pastel Paintings, Monotypes, Musical Instruments, a variety of Fine Jewelry, and more.

The Artists’ Showcase takes place everyday between 8:30 am-1:30 pm. If you’re in Wailea for the day, do not miss out on this luxurious, tropical, and extremely well-curated art extravaganza.

The Banyan Tree Gallery is on the top floor of the Lahaina Courthouse. Here is where you’ll find a host of visual art for sale, including paintings, sculpture, art prints, woodworks, ceramic art, and Maui-made jewelry.
Artists that have a feature with the Lahaina Arts Society rotate on a monthly and yearly basis. A selection of Maui’s fine-art painters includes Anna Keay, Janet Stewart, Diane Appler, Haden Burt, Karen Scarborough, and more. If you’re a lover of photography, Lahaina Arts is a great place to peruse with gorgeous pieces taken by photographers like Marty Wolff, Rob Decamp, Blake Hill, John O’Leary, and the Cesere Brothers. One of the things we enjoy best about Lahaina Arts Society is that they also feature artists with less common mediums like Beth Cooper’s linoleum art, Ellen Levinsky’s incredible feather art pieces, and Amanda McCumbee’s photorealistic art. The gallery is open daily between 9 am-5 pm (excluding some holidays).

Here, all will find a Maui gallery that differs from the rest. The space of the location is well-defined, well-lit, modern, and somewhat minimalistic. Shoemaker’s photography adorns the wall in such a way that the idea of ‘interior design’ is instantly elevated.

Shoemaker is world-renowned for capturing aspects of ‘Mother Nature’ seldom seen in image form; landscapes, nature, marine life, cultural sites, and portraits. He has an exceptional skill for his craft, including the timing, eye for detail, and technological capabilities that allow for this type of photography mastery.

When viewing his art, many are brought back to memories and a place of time. It’s due to his distinct skills in capturing the best shot. His work consists of sunrise and sunset bursts over notable locations, coastline scenes, rare moments with marine life, rainbows spreading over Hawaiian skies, botanicals, and a myriad of images that are not captured by any other artist of today. His art photography is most definitely a spectacle that must be experienced by one’s eye.

Visiting the Andrew Shoemaker Fine Art Photography Gallery is a definite ‘to do’ on an art lovers bucket list for Maui. Situated in the most popular location in West Maui, his gallery nestles amongst a host of renowned Maui art galleries, boutiques, historical sites, and restaurants.

When visiting Lahaina on a Friday night, visitors should pay particular attention to the weekly “Lahaina Art Night.” All Lahaina galleries welcome guests to peruse the weekly displays, participate in celebrations, and art openings. The Andrew Shoemaker Gallery should most definitely be a point of interest; guests will find that the spirit of aloha is well, true, and festivities commence in a way that creates community.
Shoemaker offers prints, larger productions, and limited edition art at his flagship Maui gallery, and online.

When strolling Front Street in Lahaina, definitely put a star on your map for the Kai Pua Art Studio & Gallery. View live glass blowing, and have one on one conversations with Kai Pua’s featured artists. This fabulous Maui gallery offers something for everyone.

They most definitely do this by offering a collective space for artist studios, weekly classrooms, a gift shop, and exhibition galleries. The Hui is a living legend for Maui resident artists, art students, traveling artists, art instructors, art buyers, and lovers. This haven of creativity offers all the best for those looking for a unique and artistic experience on Maui.

Not only does Jordanne display her fantastic work in the gallery, but on most days, you can also find her painting here.
You’ll fall in love with Jordanne’s combination of Impressionism and Expressionism that transmits the essence of Maui. Her goal is for her viewers to have a personal connection with her paintings, bringing to mind their own memories of their time spent in the Hawaiian Islands.

Jordanne’s mediums of choice include oils, watercolor, and acrylic with gold leaf. She is famous for her Maui beachscapes, Upcountry landscapes, animals, tropical bouquet arrangements, local architecture, and her signature gold-leaf pineapple paintings. You may also specify color, background, and size by commissioning a custom painting with Jordanne. Big and small, each piece she creates is a piece of Maui that collectors can take home to revisit their memories of the valley island again and again.

The Village Galleries also hosts an Annual Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational Event. It is notably one of the most successful events of this category in the United States, attracting Plein Air painters from around the world. Each year, 25 artists are chosen and seen around the island of Maui, creating inspiring paintings in the outdoors.

Highly regarded for its high levels of curatorship, the Hana Coast Gallery also has an amazing collection of rare Renoir and Japanese woodblock prints. This award-winning Maui gallery has received numerous acclaims including Travel & Leisure Magazine’s “Best in the World Rating,” and editorials in the International Art Gallery Review and the New York Times.

Here, you’ll find that earth, water, air, and fire elements are featured, celebrated, and tapped into through a variety of artistic mediums. Works created by a handful of Maui’s most talented and well-regarded artists are at 105 Fine Art. See paintings by Christine DeHoff, contemporary landscape paintings by Julie Houck, photography by Cameron Nelson, mixed media panels by Brad Huck, incredible glass blown sculptures by Evan Schauss, wood ‘portal’ sculptures by Tim Garcia, and so much more.

When planning a visit to Wailea, take a moment to stop into 105 Fine Art. Throughout the month, they have a variety of ‘meet the artist’ events, and guests always have opportunities to learn more about featured artists, mediums, and processes in which they create. Additional 105 Fine Art gallery services include custom art commissions, on-site art placement, and installations.

Viewpoints Gallery features original fine art: one of a kind prints, watercolors, fiber art, sculptures, photography, ceramics and glass art, gifts, and much more. When visiting the Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao, seek out work by artists such as Connie Adams with her floral, gold-leafed, Asian-style paintings, oil landscapes by George Allen, glass art by Karuna Santoro, sculptures by Tim Garcia, and the inspiring cultural-figurative paintings by Suzy Papanikolas. One of the best things about the Viewpoints Gallery’s artist community is that they consistently offer rotating art shows and events, and participate in yearly projects that benefit local Maui non-profits. Viewpoints artists were also the first collective on Maui to support the East Maui Watershed Partnership’s “Malama Wao Akua,” an annual art contest that celebrates and highlights Maui’s native flora and fauna. (www.eastmauiwatershed.org)