I should not have waited so long to visit the exhibition of early works by the late Tadashi Sato now on display in the Art Department Gallery on the the University of Hawaii Manoa campus. The gallery is tucked away on the ground floor of the art building, directly across from the department office. It features works from his early year that are gathered together from their homes in private and public collections.

Even if you think you don’t know Sato’s work, you’ve seen one of his major pieces if you have ever been to the state capitol. It is the large mosaic that fills the floor of the capitol rotunda.

This exhibit has only five more days to run, Wednesday through Sunday, December 7-11, noon to 4 p.m. Hint–Parking at the Manoa Campus is free on Sunday.

If you have an interest in art, or in Hawaii’s social history, you really should find time to take in this show.

The pieces on display are mostly Sato’s work, but there are several others by artists he worked with or was influenced by.

In addition to the art, there are bits of historical information throughout the exhibit. I’ve included a couple of the brief items below.

Really. Do see it. You won’t regret the trip.