Miho Kinnas

Awakenings features the ocean photography of poet, Miho Kinnas. She is the author of three poetry collections. Her latest book, Waiting for Sunset to Bury Red Camellias, includes a poem anthologized in Best American Poetry 2023. 

An avid swimmer, she has been taking photos at dawn near the Dune’s Café since 2017. Her photographs capture the ocean and sunrise at its most beautiful moments. This exhibition celebrates the island which has been her home after twenty-year sojourns in Hong Kong and Shanghai. 

The exhibition will run from April 20 May 20, 2025 at the Island Rec Center, 20 Wilborn Rd, Hilton Head Island. It will be open daily during the Rec Center’s open hours (6 AM – 7:30 PM). Photographs will be available for purchase. Admission is free.

The Exhibition is coordinated by Artist, Richard Grant with the support of Culture HHI (Town of Hilton Head) and Island Recreation Center.