Al Longo

AL LONGO: Al studied at the Whitney School of Art in New York, The Honolulu Academy of Art in Hawaii, and the University of Hawaii. His studies have also included Chado, the Japanese Tea Ceremony, in the Urasenke tradition in which he has attained a jun kyo jo degree, the equivalent of an assistant professorship. His works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and are in collections worldwide. He lives and works in Santa Rosa, California with wife and fellow painter Chiyomi Taneike Longo. Al and Chiyomi were artists in residence at La Porte Peinte in 2014.