Gwen Arkin is a artist in Maui who finds interest in the processes perfected in the earliest days of photography

- the art of handcrafted prints that uniquely belong to the tradition of light sensitive creative processes. Known as “alternative processes”, Gwen uses copperplate photogravure, silver gelatin, chromo-sabbatier and lumen to search for unexpected beauty, combining the photographic image with the alchemy of the medium to create haunting, mysterious and detailed imagery in an entirely surprising and unexpected way.

Her work can be found in private and public collections internationally, including the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Her copperplate photogravure, “The Garden House” is featured on the cover of the book, “Garden Time” by W.S. Merwin, published by Copper Canyon Press.

Her work can be viewed at Hui No‘eau Arts Center and Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, and fooLPRoof Contemporary Art in RINO Art District - Denver, CO

Gwen received her BFA from the University of Illinois, Chicago and MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and currently teaches photography and design at the University of Hawaii, Maui College.

Exhibitions

Light Sensitive
November 16, 2025 - January 11, 2025
Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ

Mālama Wao Akua 2024
September 13 - November 8, 2024
Hui No'eau Arts Center, Maui, HI

Resume available here