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Project Office
Easter Island Statue Project
225 Arizona Avenue, Studio 500
Santa Monica, CA. 90401
United States of America
Phone: (310) 395-6502
Email: mail@eisp.org
Field Office
Mana Gallery/Galería Mana
Petero Atamu s/n
Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui
Chile
Mana Gallery is the home to the field office of EISP and a gallery of fine art by Rapanui artists.
Please visit the Mana Gallery website.
EISP Project Staff
Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D.
Director, EISP
Archaeologist; Director, UCLA Rock Art Archive; Fellow, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology; Project Director, Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative
Cristián Arévalo Pakarati
Co-director, EISP
Native Rapa Nui professional artist and illustrator; surveyor; EISP project participant 1989-2000; project co-Director, 2000-present; co-owner, with Jo Anne Van Tilburg, of Galería Mana, Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui, Chile
EISP Office Staff
Alice L. Hom
Graphic Designer, Cartographer, Data Manager, Atlas Project Manager
B.A. Design Media Arts at UCLA
M.F.A. Design at Maryland Institute College of Art
Catharina E. Santasilia
Archive Manager and Editorial Assistant
B.A. Egyptology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark
M.A. Native American Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Ph.D. Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside
Shannon Billimore
Editorial Assistant
B.A. Library and Information Studies / Humanities at Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
P.G. Dip. Museum Studies at Massey University
Certificate in Archaeology at UCLA Extension
EISP Atlas Contributors
Wendy All is a designer, linguist, author and volunteer with the UCLA Rock Art Archive since 1998. She has been part of the EISP since 2012.
Audrey Kopp, retired mathematics teacher and long time volunteer at the UCLA Rock Art Archive, learned editing and writing skills as a staff member of the UCLA Daily Bruin during her student days. She is happily using the skills again for both the Archive and the EISP.
Ed Schoch Research support, data reduction and analysis and miscellaneous odd jobs
EISP Field Collaborators
Matthew Bates; P.E.
Field Surveyor
Baiheri Tuki Haoa
Photographer and Collections Records
Tahira Edmunds
Data Collection and Transfer
EISP Conservation Project Initiative Collaborators
Monica Bahamondez Prieto
Conservador Jefa, Centro Nacional de Conservación y Restauración, Santiago de Chile
mbahamondez@cncr.cl
Christian Fischer, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
chrisfischer@ucla.edu
Former staff
Kim Anh Hoang, Designer and Database Editor
Julia Newbold, Research Assistant
Deidre Whitmore, Database Editor and Research Assistant
Amanda Spradling, Digital Files Editor
Sarah Nava, Archaeologist, GIS Specialist
Yeisi Pinochet, Copy Editor (English and Spanish)
Sebastian Waz, Research Assistant
Amanda Tsai, GIS Analyst, Database Editor
Summer 2016 Staff
Sarah Roberts
Abhishek Goel
Diana Garcia
Sebastian Waz
In memoriam: Bill White
Bill White, Rapa Nui, 2004
In memoriam
Bill White
September 4, 2022
It is with sadness and regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and collaborator Bill White. A gifted photographer, videographer, and writer Bill was a joyful and creative companion in the field. He is missed and will be remembered by his friends at the UCLA Rock Art Archive and all who shared great fieldwork experiences with him in the California desert and on Rapa Nui.
Adrienne L. Kaeppler
On March 5, 2022, the field of Polynesian studies lost one of its greatest scholars. Dr. Adrienne L. Kaeppler (1935–2022) was an enthusiastic researcher into the history, arts, and aesthetics of island societies, including Rapa Nui. In turn, she earned friendship and respect for her intellect, curiosity, kindness, and generosity. Adrienne was a dear friend, a treasured colleague, and a mentor to all who had the great privilege of knowing her during her long and rewarding career. Adrienne was a born archivist and curator, a woman who believed in preserving the past so that we all might live better in the future. She penned hundreds of books and articles that never lose their appeal because of her straightforward, honest approach to research and her intuitive command of studiously acquired knowledge. Adrienne leaves behind a treasure trove of information, a surfeit of warm memories, and a body of work that will challenge the imagination of all who share her interests for years to come. A tribute to her memory from her friends in Tonga can be found here.
Adrienne L. Kaeppler with Cristián Arévalo Pakarati, Rapa Nui, 2013.
Adrienne engrossed with the collections in Pat Kirch’s lab with Jo Anne Van Tilburg, UC Berkeley, 2015.