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BIO + CV
ʻO wau no ʻo Brissa Kamakaniokekai Christophersen. I from the island of Maui and I currently attend the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as a graduate student in the Masterʻs of Environmental Management degree program. I graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt (formerly Humboldt State University) with a B.S. in Wildlife (Conservation and Management) and a B.F.A. in Fine Art. My passion for conservation is prevalent in my work, as I aim to confront issues of endangered species extinction, especially as it pertains to endemic species of Hawai’i.
Education
Kamehameha Schools Maui - Spring 2015
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Spring 2023
M.E.M., Environmental Management
Cal Poly Humboldt - Fall 2020
B.F.A., Fine Art
B.S., Wildlife (Conservation & Management)
Exhibitions
HSU Student Exhibition
Morris Graves Museum of Art (2019)
Twenty | Twenty: Work by Humboldt State University Art Students
Morris Graves Museum of Art (2020)
Twenty | Twenty: BFA Exhibition
Reese Bullen Gallery (2020)
2020 HSU Art Graduates Exhibition
Reese Bullen Gallery (2020)
Publications
Humboldt Junior Ranger "Otter Spotter" Activity Book [Cover] (2019)
Special Awards & Scholarships
Ka Hikina o ka Lā Scholar - University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2021, 2022)
Ingrid Nickelson Trust Award for Outstanding Woman Artist: ʻAlae Keʻokeʻo on a Discoball (2019) - Art Graduates Award Ceremony (2020)
Redwood Arts Association Award: ʻAlae Keʻokeʻo on a Discoball (2019) - Art Graduates Award Ceremony (2020)
Don Reeser and Mary Evanson Memorial Scholarship - Friends of Haleakalā National Park (2020)
Stanley Harris Memorial Scholarship - Humboldt State University (2019)
Braden C. Hogan Memorial Scholarship - Humboldt State University (2019)
Summer Artist Workshop with Solomon Enos Scholarship - Bailey House Museum (2019)
Conferences Attended
Lāhui Hawaiʻi Research Conference (LHRC) – Virtual
Presenter: "No ka Lāhui: Using IUCN Data to Inform Recovering Imperiled Species of Hawaiʻi, for Hawaiʻi" (2022)
The Wildlife Society: Northwest Section Annual Conference – Reno, Nevada
Student Participant: UH NREM Student Volunteer Scholarship Awardee (2022)
Kauluhiwaolele Maui Fiber Arts Conference – Kāʻanapali, Hawaiʻi
Student participant: Kauluhiwaolele Maui Fiber Arts Scholarship Awardee (2021)
American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference – Virtual
Student Participant: Indian Tribal Education & Personnel Programm (ITEPP) Center for Native Excellence (2020)
California Indian Conference – Sonoma, California
Student Participant: Indian Tribal Education & Personnel Program (ITEPP) Center for Native Excellence (2020)
Hawai’i Conservation Conference – Honolulu, Hawai’i
Student Participant: Virtual Student Scholarship (2021)
Student Participant: Kāpili ‘Oihana Internship Program/San Diego Zoo Global Internship (2019)
Student Participant: Nā Hua Ho’ohuli I ka Pono Internship Program (2018)
IUCN World Conservation Conference – Honolulu, Hawai’i
Student Participant: Future Conservation Leaders Program (2017)
The Wildlife Society’s Annual National Conference – Raleigh, North Carolina
Student Participant: Native Student Professional Development Program (2016)