Haleiwa Art Gallery

A way cool atmosphere and even cooler owner, George. Really, a human being full of love. He understands that while the art and/​or the purchase thereof makes us happy, it also spreads needed money to local businesses, local and far away artists and the Hawaiian economy as well. His smile alone is worth checking into this place. The silk embroidery section in the back of the gallery is fabulous-​the glass works as well. I was told, «A moth lives but a month, but it is enough time.» Aloha.

Beautiful Art! With that said, my wife and I were promised a custom piece (glass fish art on a «lava» base) in a time of 2 weeks by George (the owner). We ordered August 10 and received it today September 10. I called every week past the time we were promised, we were not given an exact reason why our piece was not ready on time. It was even getting to a point where I called my bank to get information on canceling the order, the gentlemen at the bank suggested we ask for some compensation as we are moving soon and had to keep rescheduling our move. My wife sent an email and was met with a generic response, no talk of compensation. I go to pick up the piece, and immediately notice a blemish in the one glass turtles, I did not say anything as it would have probably taken another month and I need my stuff shipped out soon, also the drilled hole to mount the large fish was too big, and crooked. Also, all the holes in the rock base were NOT blown out with compressed air, a lot of dust in each hole is completely unacceptable as I have a newborn child. I spent 30 minutes with my own compressed air, doing what the George and his employees should have done. A complementary $ 30 dollar glass turtle (or any low value piece), a piece done right, and an apology for going past the promised time have made this a five star review. Just a clean and correctly done piece and an apology would have made this a four star review. There is another Unilocal page for the gallery and I will post this there as well. I almost forgot that the piece cost us about $ 600.

This is a go to place for beautiful art.
The pictures on metal are amazing, the colors are brought out in a dynamic fashion.
If you want to see something truly fantastic, look at the ceilings. They are a work of art.

This is a must-​see for tourists, travelers, visitors, locals… Every body in the area.
My friend brought me here because she’s obsessed with the silk art brought in from Vietnam in their gallery. Truly breathtaking, although let me admit bias because I’m Vietnamese. Although in any case, it’s the largest collection housed outside of Vietnam — who would have thought the surf Mecca would bring such foreign beauty.
There’s a sweet docent who walks around — she’s young and friendly, perhaps a little too talkative for someone like me who likes to admire in silence, but I did appreciate how passionate she was in pointing out details within the silk pieces I wouldn’t have noticed. Truly, most of them looked like gorgeous paintings that reflects against different angles of light and to think that it’s handcrafted by such fine thin layers of silk must be such a painstakingly patient process. But the results are worth more than a passing glimpse.
What I also love about this gallery is that whole we were there, a few artists were visiting and even talked more about their art to my friend and I. Super friendly and interesting to meet the creator and to hear the story behind the time and effort for each masterpiece.
I recommend stopping by at least once for experience and exposure. Trust me, you’ll feel even that much more «cultured» even if art history wasn’t really your thing in college …

Wonderful selection of originals and photos, and embroidery art «paintings» by a Vietnamese artist I have not see outside of the Nixon Library (gifts from his China trip). I grabbed up a small blown glass piece, and learned a lot from George Atkins, the owner about the ups and downs of the art business on Oahu.