Sculptor and installation artist Kaili Chun (b. 1962, Honolulu) is Assistant Professor of Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian Visual Art at the University of Hawai‘i. Her practice transforms physical spaces into immersive environments that explore native Hawaiian identity, memory and politics. In her work, she often incorporates materials and methods rooted in Indigenous knowledge and craft. Chun holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Princeton University, where she studied with ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu, and an MFA from the University of Hawai‘i. She apprenticed with master canoe builder Wright Elemakule Bowman Sr. Her installations have been exhibited at many institutions, including Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane; Osage Gallery, Hong Kong; and Honolulu Museum of Art. Chun is a recipient of numerous awards and grants, such as the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2010) and Catherine E.B. Cox Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts (2006), among others.