Malorie Arisumi was born and raised in Wailuku, Maui. Her passion for art began at a young age, when an
elementary school art project sparked something magical for her. In that single moment she realized how much
she loved art and working with color. She was further inspired by various media during high school and created
her first oil painting of a purple Maui sunset in 1981. She graduated from Maui Community College in 1986 in
business. Then in 2014, her passion for art expanded further when she had the opportunity to return to UH Maui
College to study...more