A sense of excitement and a feeling of rhythm are experienced when viewing the artwork of Nancy Hoke. There is an underlying complexity in her work, yet a world of joy and silliness is also observed with clear-eyed honesty and imagination. Nancy has lived on Maui for thirty-two years and spent her early life in the Republic of Panama, She earned her BA with concentrations in art and anthropology from the University of Maryland in the 1970's. She incorporates the Afro/West Indian culture and tropical feel of Hawaii into her brightly colored naif/primitive paintings and her subject matter...more