Jun’s Bio

Jun Funahashi, originally from Tokyo, is a Hawai‘i-based multimedia creator. Currently teaching a visual design and ceramics course at Chaminade University of Honolulu and Kapiʻolani College of University of Hawaii. After graduating from high school, she built a career as a creator in New York. In 2020, Jun moved to Honolulu, where she found inspiration in Hawai‘i’s natural beauty. This experience deepened her environmental awareness and significantly influenced her artistic practice. Jun honors Hawai‘i’s rich landscape is by incorporating locally sourced materials such as the waste glass bottles and reclaimed clay into her work. Jun's works have been showcased in numerous exhibitions and galleries, currently shown at the Richard Barnet Soho studio in NYC, Fishcake Gallery Kaka’ako, and e’Interiors Tokyo.