Miho Kanani Morinoue is a Hawaiʻi-based artist living in Hōlualoa. Raised by visual artists Hiroki and Setsuko Morinoue, she brings a rich background in both art and dance to her work. Miho enjoyed a decade-long career with Complexions Contemporary Ballet in NYC and has danced with renowned choreographers including Esse Aficionado, Lar Lubovitch, Lee Whitchel, and Neo Labos. She has also collaborated closely with choreographer Dwight Rhoden, serving as a rehearsal director and costume designer for dance companies across the mainland.

Her costume designs are represented in prominent companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Arizona, BalletMet, North Carolina Dance Theater, and Pittsburgh Ballet. Miho’s art is also featured in the collections of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the State Foundation for Culture and the Arts in Hawaii.

Since returning to Hawaiʻi in 2006, Miho has dedicated her time to teaching dance and visual arts to local youth, working with the Donkey Mill Art Center (The Mill)—home of the Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture—and with Kona Dance and Performing Arts. Nearly 20 years later, she now serves as Program Director at The Mill, where she is committed to providing access to the arts, cultural education, and community dialogue.