A weekend-long exhibition and book launch for Hawaiʻi Island-artist, activist, modern buddhist revolutionary, Mayumi Oda, in celebration of her new book, Sarasvati’s Gift, The Autobiography of Mayumi Oda.

Sarasvati’s Gift is the inspiring life story of pioneering feminist artist, activist, and Buddhist teacher Mayumi Oda told through her own words and original thangka paintings. Arts & Letters Gallery, will present an exhibition of the same title, featuring Oda’s iconic Thangka paintings with a selection of prints from her Goddess Series.

Book-Signing + Conversation
w/Mayumi & Maile Meyer
Sat • April 3, 1–3pm
Nā Mea Hawaiʻi at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd

Exhibition Opening + Conversation
w/Mayumi & Meleanna Meyer
Sun • April 4, 1–3pm
Arts & Letters Gallery
1164 Nuʻuanu Ave

Known as the “Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda is a painter, environmental activist, and Buddhist practitioner whose life reflects both the brilliance and shadows of modernity. Sarasvati’s Gift explores her upbringing in Japan, her tumultuous marriage and the death of her son, her immigration to the country responsible for the destruction of her home, her inspiration for both her Buddhist practice and her art, and ultimately her commitment to the planet that gives her life both hope and meaning. This raw, heartfelt, and powerful memoir shares Mayumi’s story of finding her place and her mission to transform the world.