Image by Mark Kushimi

Image by Mark Kushimi

 

Roland Longstreet

Roland Longstreet is a painter and sculptor based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with a Bachelors in Art with a focus on painting and sculpture and a minor in Chinese. In 2016 he helped open ARS Cafe, where under the guidance of John Koga and Lawrence Seward, he helped curate monthly art and music programs with a commitment to supporting the creative community in Honolulu. Most recently, in 2020, Longstreet was the inaugural artist-in-residence through Honolulu’s Single Double Chinatown residency program, run by John Esguerra and Justin Nakasone. His work is focused on exploring the universality of the human condition.