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Slowness Portfolio: Architecture of Desire
2019 Mary Hood organizer, with Melanie Mowinski and April Vollmer, “Slowness Portfolio,” SLOW, a Symposium in Praxis & Theory MASS MoCA. Presentation about my woodcut print The Architecture of Desire, North Adams, MA, November 1, 2019 (not recorded)
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Presentation at Mass MOCA
MASS MoCA talk about my woodcut print The Architecture of Desire at SLOW, a Symposium in Praxis & Theory with artists Mary Hood and Melanie Mowinski…so fun to present a talk about the slow development of one of my woodcut prints at this great museum. Full pdf of Architecture of Desire talk
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Oregon State Visiting Artist Lecture
2019 Hiratsuke, Yuji, Art Professor, “Visiting Artist Lecture: April Vollmer,” (videotaped talk), Oregon State Visiting Artists and Scholars Series, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, January 24, 2019
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2018 Art Print Residence
I taught three classes there, in 2017, 2018 and 2019. During the pandemic I collaborated long distance on a portfolio of photo etchings, Birds on the Edge. Just north of Barcelona in Arenys de Mar, Spain, Art Print Residence holds residencies and printmaking classes.September 10 to 14, 2018. Last year’s class photos are here.Mokuhanga teacher…
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2017 ‘Pests of Public Importance’ at International Print Center New York
on view at IPCNY’s New Prints 2017 Winter exhibition Pests of Public Importance, 2017, edition 1263 x 2.25 inch woodcut and letterpress boustrophedon accordion bookApril Vollmer: woodcutEsther K. Smith: concept, book structure, designDikko Faust: letterpress, typesettingPublisher: Purgatory Pie PressWith an eponymous poem by Georgia Luna Smith Faustavailable from Purgatory Pie PressDikko Printing on his VandercookAlso…
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2016 Japanese Art Society of America Lecture
Wednesday, November 2, 6:00 pmJapanese Art Society of America at The Marymount School1026 Fifth Avenue, between 83rd and 84th Streets, New YorkMokuhanga in Translation: Printing, Writing and Teaching: the World of Japanese Woodcuts Join us for a lecture by April Vollmer, a New York–based artist and printmaker who specializes in mokuhanga, Japanese woodcut printmaking. Ms.…
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2016 Mixit Print Studio
Mixit Print Studio Somerville, MAJune 20 to 24, 2016One week mokuhanga class at this open access studioMIXIT PHOTOS
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2016 Morgan Conservatory Class, Talk and Book Signing
A converted machine shop dedicated to handmade paper, growing kozo fiber to make paper in addition to a busy class and exhibition schedule. Photos of my mokuhanga class and talk are here. The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational FoundationCleveland, OhioAugust 27 and 28, 2016A two day mokuhanga class, evening talk, and book signing…
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2016 Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Rochester Contemporary Art CenterSeptember 2 – 25, 2016Opening Reception: September 2, 6-9pmArtist Talk: September 3, 1pm Featuring new and recent artworks by:Ellen Heck, Jenny Robinson, April Vollmer, Heather Swenson Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple is the first in a new series of collaborations between Rochester Contemporary Art Center and The Print Club of Rochester. Including…
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2016 Newark Public Library Exhibition
Impressions of the Natural World: Japanese Prints from the Special Collections Division on view at The Newark Public Library April 18 – August 6, 2016 EXTENDED TO SEPT 6 On Saturday, May 21, from 2-4pm, the noted mokuhanga artist April Vollmer will present a lecture and demonstration of the printing process at the Main Library.…