Robert Hunter

I've worked as an artist and an arts and cultural administrator in Micronesia for over two decades. My Micronesian ancestry plays a big role in my subject matter, which is usually focused on the people and stories of Micronesia.

My work has been exhibited locally in the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as, in Japan, Florida, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Korea, New Caledonia, Guam, Samoa, Palau, and the Cook Islands, and has been featured in numerous publications.

In addition to acrylic and oil paintings, I am a carver of traditional storyboards and other Micronesian handicrafts, I sculpt and do art for commercial/advertising and public information purposes.

All of my work is influenced by the beauty of the Pacific Islands and its rich cultural diversity.

I am currently serving as the Executive Director for the NMI Museum of History and Culture, and was formerly the Director for the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture, Owner of Isla Graphics and President of Arts, Inc., the largest local organization of contemporary and folk artists. I am always open to requests for commissions for small or large projects, commercial or fine arts projects.

2nd Place - Poster Design - Whitbread Round the World Race, Florida, 1989
Selection of Works - Museum of Contemporary Art, Yokohama, Japan, 1991
Selection for Participation - Artist Delegation to the Festival of Pacific Arts, Cook Islands, 1992
Governor's Arts Award - Visual Artist of the Year 1993
Selection of Works - CPAC traveling art exhibit, 1993
United States Postal Service - Award of Selection - 50th Anniversary of the War in the Marianas, 1994
1st Place - Educational Poster Design, Coastal Resources Management, 1994
Palau Humanities Award - Visual Artist of the Decade - 1996
1st Place - Logo Contest, Family Violence Task Force, 1996
Governor's Arts Award - Visual Artist of the Decade 1997
Logo Selection - Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, 1998
Best International Costume - Designer - Miss International Competition, Philippines, 1999
Best International Float Design - Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 2002
1st Place - Design Selection - Island Artist's Exhibit, 2005
1st Place - Flame Tree Arts Festival Design Competition, 2006
2nd Place and Honorable Mention - Beautify CNMI Logo Competition, 2007
Artwork Selection - CNMI Public Health Report, 2009
Design Selection - Patch Design - United States Coast Guard, 2010
1st and 2nd Place - Bridge Capital Art Competition, 2010

Art is capturing direct and indirect light. You're not born with the ability to do this, like anything else, through work, you learn how to do it.

1986,1987 - Island Artist's Exhibit, Nauru Building, CNMI
1987 - Carolinian Affairs Exhibition, CNMI
1988 - 1990 - Gabes Dolls and Antiques, Arizona
1988 - Tombstone Chamber of Commerce, Annual Art Exhibit, Arizona
1989 - Wheeler Gallery, Florida
1990 - Arts, Inc. Exhibition - Aqua Resort, CNMI
1990 - 1997 - Island Artist's Exhibit, CNMI
1990-2006 - Flame Tree Arts Festival, CNMI
1990 - 2006 - Traditional Arts Exhibit, CNMI
1991 - Museum of Contemporary Art, Yokohama, Japan
1992 - SPC Center, Suva, Fiji
1992 - Arts for the Environment
1992 - 1997 - Guam-Micronesia Island Fair
1993 - CPAC Pacific Art Exhibit (Traveling exhibit), Hawaii, California, Chicago, Washington DC
1994 - Bank of Guam Exhibit
1996 - Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, Apia, Western Samoa
1997 - First Hawaiian Bank Exhibit, CNMI
1997 - World Festival of Islands Art Exhibition, Cheju, Korea
1998 - Arts of the Islands Exhibit, Noumea, New Caledonia
2005-2010 - Island Artist's Exhibit, CNMI
2007,2008 - Holiday Art Exhibit, CNMI
2008 - Restaurant 360 Exhibit, CNMI
2006-2010 - Flame Tree Arts Festival, CNMI
2010 - Bridge Capital Exhibit, CNMI