For me, no one paints the birds of Hawaii quite like MARIANBERGER, who lives and works in Volcano Village. She was born in Limerick, Ireland. Her father was a meterologist who gave her a love of science.
She spent part of her early childhood in Alaska where she learned to love the great outdoors. From her mother she learned to love the arts. ![]()
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"I assumed that art was a natural part of life, a way that everyone expressed themselves."
She graduated from Humbolt State in California with a degree in wildlife management, moving to the Big Island in 1976. She worked as a dental assistant and studied rats, but continued her art work.
She has had exhibitions at Volcano Art Gallery Center and has won many awards.
Pictures:
Top: Palilia- found only on the slopes of Mauna Kea in mamane-naio forest
Middle: Hawaiian Crow (Alala)- now extinct in the wild- few left in captivity.
Bottom: 'IO- Hawaiian Hawk A symbol of royalty in Hawaiian Legend)
