mokuhanga woodblock prints by April Vollmer
April Vollmer is a New York artist and printmaker who works primarily in mokuhanga, Japanese woodblock. She also makes drawings, collages, books and digital prints. She teaches regularly at the Lower East Side Printshop and has given workshops across the country. Her work has been published in journals including Science, Printmaking Today and Contemporary Impressions. Her prints have been exhibited internationally.
2012 Spring Series: Special Workshops Poetic Pastimes: Japan and the Art of Leisure Exhibition inspired programs Mokuhanga, Japanese Water Base Woodcut with April Vollmer all levels Saturday & Sunday, April 21 & 22, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Member: $162, Non-member: $180, Materials: $20 call 973-596-6607 or register on-line for 10% Members discount Newark Museum [...]
Gallery Onetwentyeight February 1 – 26, 2012 Opening Reception Thursday, February 2, 6:00 to 8:00 pm 128 Rivington Street, on New York’s lower east side, between Essex and Norfolk Streets Gallery Onetwentyeight is one of the oldest galleries in the neighborhood, managed by artist Kazuko Miyamoto. The gallery shows a mix of international and local [...]
International Focus: The First International Mokuhanga Conference, Kyoto, by April Vollmer, was published in the Fall 2011 edition of Graphic Impressions, the Newsletter of Southern Graphics Council International. The article reviews the various demonstrations, exhibitions and banquets at the conference, which took place in Kyoto and then at Tadao Ando’s Westin Conference Center on Awaji [...]
March 14 to 17, 2012 New Orleans Conference Tangled Portfolio, organized by Johntimothy Pizzuto and John Driesbach Prints are all 15 x 15 inches, bleed edged The theme of the conference is “Navigating Currents” this portfolio interprets the theme as navigating life; how did we get to where we are? What was our starting point? [...]
June 17 to 20, 2012 Center for Contemporary Printmaking 299 West Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850-4002 (203) 899-7999 Center for Contemporary Printmaking Website Moku means wood, and hanga can be translated as printmaking. This class introduces contemporary artists to traditional Japanese woodblock printing, the same technique used by the Ukiyo-e artists of the 18th century. Mokuhanga [...]
Idaho State University Transition Gallery at Pond Student Union 921 South 8th Avenue, Stop 8118, Pocatello, ID 83209 Works on Paper – Prints by April Vollmer and artist books from NW Guild of Bookworkers Reception: October 10 from 7:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. October 10 to November 11, 2011 “Inhale” Exhibition at Transition Gallery, Idaho State [...]
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Studio 323 West 39th Street New York, NY 10018 Through NOV. 6, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, October 14, 2011, 6:00pm – 9:00pm Closing reception: Friday, November 4, 2011, 6:00pm – 8:00pm Blackburn 20/20 is an exhibition space operated by Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. RBPMW 2011 Annual Member Show is an exhibition featuring [...]
May 24 to June 28, 2012
six Thursday evenings
Lower East Side Printshop
306 West 37th St., 6th floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 673-5390
www.printshop.org
Lower East Side Printshop, photos from 2010 Class
with demonstration by Yoshie Uchida, visiting artist from Japan
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June 7 to 12, 2011
First International Mokuhanga Conference, Japan
Exhibitions and Paper Presentations in Kyoto and Awaji, Japan
First International Mokuhanga Conference
The First International Mokuhanga Conference took place in Japan, June 7-12, 2011 in Kyoto and Awaji. The conference was a unique opportunity to meet artists from Japan and around the world who work with Japanese woodblock. This event was designed to generate a renewed interest in mokuhanga, preserving technical skills and bringing them into contemporary use. The conference brought together professional print artists, art educators and scholars in the field of woodblock printmaking to exchange current research information and experiences with Japanese traditional craftspeople including printmakers, tool makers, papermakers and other suppliers.
In addition to talks and demonstrations, the Mokuhanga Conference included an exhibition of the Board Members, an international mokuhanga exhibition, an artist’s print book exhibition, and a portfolio show. Other related events and woodblock print exhibitions in Kyoto during the conference are listed on the conference website.
Illustration: Protector, 2005, 24 x 24 inch mokuhanga woodblock, created at the Nagasawa Art Park, Japan
TThis is a link to my photographs documenting the conference exhibitions, demonstrations, talks and banquets.
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| 2011-06 International Mokuhanga Conference |
July 19 – August 13, 2011
Ceres Gallery
547 West 27th Street
Suite 201
New York, NY 10001
212-947-6100
www.ceresgallery.org