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Mylee Etuale, Residency and Exhibition
Pilele Projects
August 21 - October 17, 2026
Gallery hours and exhibition dates forthcoming!
We are thrilled to announce the next artist residency at Pilele Projects featuring Mylee Etuale! Mylee has converted Pilele Projects’ exhibition space into her studio and will work until the end of September to finish her current series of paintings. She will complete her residency by transforming the space back into a gallery and displaying a selection of works. While she is in residence we will have some select open studio hours, so you can stop in and learn about her process and practice. More information to come!
Email hafa@pileleprojects.org
RECENT
Sid M. Duenas
Bad Moon, 2026
Laser ink toner, charcoal, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in. (each panel, diptych)
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Bad Moon, 2026
Laser ink toner, charcoal, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in. (each panel, diptych)
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Sid M. Duenas
Bad Moon, 2026
Laser ink toner, charcoal, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in. (each panel, diptych)
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Bad Moon, 2026
Laser ink toner, charcoal, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in. (each panel, diptych)
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Sid M. Duenas
Bad Moon, 2026
Laser ink toner, charcoal, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in. (each panel, diptych)
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Bad Moon, 2026
Laser ink toner, charcoal, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in. (each panel, diptych)
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Isa Gagarin
I Kinenne’ (The Catch), 2026
Site-specific wall painting
Dimensions variable
Isa Gagarin and Sid M. Duenas
Talåyan Langhet, 2026
digital video, audio
5:00 minutes
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
I Kinenne’ (The Catch), 2026
Site-specific wall painting
Dimensions variable
Isa Gagarin and Sid M. Duenas
Talåyan Langhet, 2026
digital video, audio
5:00 minutes
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Isa Gagarin
I Kinenne’ (The Catch), 2026
Site-specific wall painting
Dimensions variable
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
I Kinenne’ (The Catch), 2026
Site-specific wall painting
Dimensions variable
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Isa Gagarin
I Kinenne’ (The Catch), 2026
Site-specific wall painting
Dimensions variable
Isa Gagarin and Sid M. Duenas
Talåyan Langhet, 2026
digital video, audio
5:00 minutes
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Sid M. Duenas
T alåya Sequence, Fishing with Isa, 2026
Laser ink, toner, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in.
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
T alåya Sequence, Fishing with Isa, 2026
Laser ink, toner, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in.
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Sid M. Duenas
T alåya Sequence, Fishing with Isa, 2026
Laser ink, toner, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in.
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
T alåya Sequence, Fishing with Isa, 2026
Laser ink, toner, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in.
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photography
Sid M. Duenas
T alåya Sequence, Fishing with Isa, 2026
Laser ink, toner, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in.
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photogra
T alåya Sequence, Fishing with Isa, 2026
Laser ink, toner, paper
44 x 45.5 x 1.5 in.
Photo: Elon Schoenholz Photogra
Talåyan Langhet
Sid M. Duenas and Isa Gagarin
Pilele Projects
May 16 - June 27, 2026
Gallery hours Fri/Sat 11-4pm
In this collaborative two-person exhibition, Sid M. Duenas and Isa Gagarin present Talåyan Langhet. Translated literally to sky net in English, Talåyan Langhet evokes an image of a CHamoru talayeru throwing a circular fishing net in shallow ocean waters. Duenas and Gagarin’s work employs the idea of a fishing net as a conceptual framework for their collaboration (which draws connections between their distinct visual and material approaches); it also functions as a metaphor for the fragmented nature of their respective CHamoru-language fluency. In his multi-media work, Duenas builds poetic textual elements including bilingual phrasing and compound words. Gagarin’s recent work plays with the ochosyllabic structure of kantan Chamorrita, composing original songs that accompany her paintings as a way to pursue CHamoru-language thought frameworks in her creative process.
Accompanying Duenas and Gagarin’s exhibition is an open-edition poster produced by Pilele Projects. The poster is a double sided print featuring 48 video stills from their collaborative video piece, also titled Talåyan Langhet. It also includes a folded insert with titles and a copy of Isa Gagarin’s kåntan Chamorrita, I Kinenne’ (The Catch) (2026), which shares its title with the site specific wall drawing that she produced for the exhibition.
Email hafa@pileleprojects.org
PROJECTS
October 14, 2023
New Nuebu Call Back
February 24 - April 30, 2024
Queer Theirstories of Polynesia
May 12 - July 28, 2024
September 28 - Dec 7, 2024
March 29 - May 10, 2025
Tā Vā: a prism of time through space May 17 - June 14, 2025
I Hagan Sirena (Daughter of Sirena)
June 28 - August 9, 2025
Melilt l ak ngiltii a kotek
November 15, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Sid M. Duenas and Isa Gagarin
Talåyan Langhet
May 16 - June 27, 2026
VISIT
Pilele Projects3307A West Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Gallery hours exhibition dependent.
See Current
Appointments can be made by email or direct message on our Instagram page.
hafa@pileleprojects.org
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Gallery hours exhibition dependent.
See Current
Appointments can be made by email or direct message on our Instagram page.
hafa@pileleprojects.org
ABOUT
Founded by Mariquita “Micki” Davis and Edward Sterrett, Pilele Projects is an exhibition and workshop space dedicated to supporting projects by Pasifika artists in Southern California. We are working towards developing grant funded residencies for artists, cultural practitioners, curators, and scholars emerging from and focused on Pacific Island cultures and their diasporas.
Pilele Projects takes its name from the creative director’s Chamoru Grandfather who ran a Mom and Pop store and Laundro-mat in post-war Guam. The store was beloved in the village for being more than a convenience. It was a community center, a place for ceremonies, and a support for local artisans.
Pilele Projects takes its name from the creative director’s Chamoru Grandfather who ran a Mom and Pop store and Laundro-mat in post-war Guam. The store was beloved in the village for being more than a convenience. It was a community center, a place for ceremonies, and a support for local artisans.