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Sean Kekamakupaʻa Lee Loy Browne (born 1953) is a contemporary sculptor who was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He attended the Kamehameha Schools and then earned a BA in studio art from the University of Redlands in 1975. In 1981, he studied marble carving under Paoli Silverio in Pietrasanta, Italy and was later appointed an artist-in-residence at the Henraux Marble Company in Lucca, Italy. He returned to Hawaii and earned an MFA in sculpture from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1983. In 1985 he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, enabling him to study with Isamu Noguchi in Shikoku, Japan. For many years, Browne taught sculpture at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and at Kapiolani Community College.
Browne is best known for monumental sight-specific sculptures (such as Spirit Way), but also created small works for indoor display (such as Ikaika).
Museum holdings and major commissions
Ikaika (strong) (1980), cast bronze and black granite sculpture, Hawaii State Art Museum
Ka Makau (1983), bronze sculpture, Keaukaha Elementary School, Hilo, Hawaii
Ka Peʻahi IV (1983), sculpture, Hawaii State Art Museum
Na Moku ʻEkolu (Three Islands) (1985), cast and welded silicon bronze sculpture, Maui Community College, Kahului, Hawaii
Orpheus (1985), cast bronze, Honolulu Museum of Art
Spirit Way (1987), bronze sculpture, Kapiolani Community College
Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (1988), Carrara marble sculpture, Wailuku Judiciary Complex, Maui, Hawaii
Aina Lani (1989), black granite tile and stainless steel sculpture, Pali Momi Medical Center, Administration, Pearl City, Hawaii
King David Kalakaua (1989–91), bronze sculpture, Waikiki Gateway Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mahaina II (1990), bronze sculpture, The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii
Lahui (1992), silicon bronze sheet sculpture, Kakaako Waterfront Park
Lima Hoʻola (1993) basalt sculpture, Hawaii State Hospital, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Pahoa (1995), basalt terrazzo sculpture, Pahoa High and Intermediate School, Pahoa, Hawaii
Mahiole (2000), red granite sculpture, Kona International Airport, Hawaii
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana 'ole (2001), bronze sculpture, Kuhio Beach Park, Waikiki, Honolulu
Ka Makahiki (2003), bronze and brass sculpture, Maʻemaʻe Elementary School, Oahu, Hawaii
Ke Kaiʻi (The Guardian) by Sean K. L. Browne, granite 2003, Hawaii State Art Museum Sculpture Garden
Parian Warrior (2005), carved marble sculpture, Honolulu Museum of Art
