Esther Hi’ilani-Candari

ESTHER HI’ILANI CANDARI is primarily a figurative artist who explores concepts such as multiracial identity; gender and the female gaze in the context of religion; and the connections between ecology, culture, and sense of place. Much of her work draws upon her experiences growing up in Hawai’i in an Asian American mixed-race household. She holds a BFA from BYU-H and an MFA from Liberty University and has studied at the New York Academy of Art.