April Vollmer
Hanga Woodcuts - Digital Images
Akademija FLU Centre for Graphic Art &Visual Researches
Serbia, Belgrade
Hanga Woodcuts - Digital Images
Akademija FLU Centre for Graphic Art &Visual Researches
Serbia, Belgrade
The day after the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's
Sakura
I flew to Belgrade, Serbia, for an exhibition at the Akademija FLU Centre for Graphic Art. There are about 15 pieces in the exhibition, all my largest works.They are hung betweeen two big sheets of glass, and they look great. I was impressed with the interest my students had. They didn't just want to hear about the Japanese technique, they wanted to do it! The level of technical proficiency here is pretty amazing.
My friend Biljana has kept me VERY busy! I am staying at her studio in the old city center, within walking distance of the gallery and Kalimegdan park. Kalimegdan is an old Roman/Turkish/Serbian fort/town built at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers (more photos as soon as I can find time). After the reception and lecture demonstrations, I will travel to the art colony of Siveco for a week of making art.
Biljana's friend Lilijana (a second Lilijana) interviewed me, I am not sure if is for radio or for print, but I tried to be coherent and speak slowly.
The
Brooklyn Botanic Garden's
Sakura Matsuri
, the annual
Cherry Blossom Festival,
took place the weekend of May 3 and May 4. The event, New York City's "Rite of Spring," marked its 27th year with over 60 events and performances celebrating Japanese culture and the blossoming of BBG's 220 cherry trees. I showed new work, and demonstrated Japanese woodblock printing from 3:00 to 4:00 both afternoons at the
Steinhardt Gallery
.
Mia, my Taiwanese friend from the office, met us at the apartment to travel out the first day. She was totally great and really helpful.
John Yamaguchi seems to enjoy these Japanese events.
Mia met us at the garden on Sunday, which was a pleasant day.
Voyage to Italy at Square One Gallery closed to rave reviews. Photos • /aprilvollmer.com/voyage . It was wonderful to be able to show some of the large format digital work I have made at Katy Martin Studio .I have just finished another series with her called Tsukuji Fish Market.
Crossing Ground
, won Honorable Mention in the
Center for Contemporary Printmaking's First Footprint International Print Exhibition.
The exhibition will be on view through May 31 in South Norwalk, Connecticut.
I traveled to the Southern Graphics Council meeting in Richmond, VA with
Maddy Rosenberg
and met printmaker friends from across the country. Those photos are on my website at: • /aprilvollmer.com/sgc2008
In March I visited California to attend my mother's show at the
Attic Gallery
in Santa Cruz:
• /thurbergulch.com/tiles and attended the reception: • /thurbergulch.com/candids/attic
APRIL VOLLMER established her studio on Manhattan's lower east side after she earned her MFA from Hunter College. She works primarily in Japanese woodcut, and often plans her woodcuts on the computer, combining traditional and contemporary techniques. In the fall of 2004 she traveled to Japan to work with the Nagasawa Art Park woodcut program. April has taught workshops at Japan Society, the Lower East Side Printshop, Pyramid Atlantic and Dieu Donne Papermill and many other locations. Her work has been published in journals including Science, Printmaking Today and Contemporary Impressions. Her prints have been exhibited at AIR Gallery, the Islip Art Museum, Henry Street Settlement, and internationally.
• /thurbergulch.com/tiles and attended the reception: • /thurbergulch.com/candids/attic
APRIL VOLLMER established her studio on Manhattan's lower east side after she earned her MFA from Hunter College. She works primarily in Japanese woodcut, and often plans her woodcuts on the computer, combining traditional and contemporary techniques. In the fall of 2004 she traveled to Japan to work with the Nagasawa Art Park woodcut program. April has taught workshops at Japan Society, the Lower East Side Printshop, Pyramid Atlantic and Dieu Donne Papermill and many other locations. Her work has been published in journals including Science, Printmaking Today and Contemporary Impressions. Her prints have been exhibited at AIR Gallery, the Islip Art Museum, Henry Street Settlement, and internationally.