News & Invitations from April Vollmer
[Central Booking Gallery](http://Central Booking Gallery), lower east side
INSECTA
opens February 11, 2016
(above) Cranefly Rotator Wallpaper II, 2016, 17 x 20 inches
Cade Tompkins Projects,
Providence, RI
CONTEMPORARY MOKUHANGA
February 13 to April 16, 2016
Book Signings,
News & Invitations
Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop, A Modern Guide to an Ancient Art, by April Vollmer was released August 4, 2015 by Watson-Guptill, a division of Random House.
Buy: www.aprilvollmer.com/site/buy
Additional information: www.japanesewoodblockprintworkshop.com
Book Reviews:
The book recently received a nice review in Professional Artist magazine. You can purchase the issue here.
G&E, Grabado y Edicion, Print and Art Edition Magazine, Madrid also published a review. I published an article Mouhanga Renaissance with them last year, and you can subscribe to this excellent publication here.
An excellent interview by Misako Yomosa about my book and my printmaking on washi was published on the front page of issue 49 of Washi -Dyori Review, Kyoto, Japan. In Japanese.
2016 TALKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS
Thursday, February 25 at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Manhattan Graphics Center, New York City
Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Sakura Matsuri, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, May 21, from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Newark Public Library, Newark NJ
August 8, 2016 at the Morgan Art of Papermanking Conservatory and Educational Foundation , Cleveland, Ohio
October 2015 at University of Maine, Orono
Wyeth Family Studio Art Center
two lectures and new laser cut wood blocks
2016 UPCOMING MOKUHANGA CLASSES
An introduction to traditional Japanese woodblock printing, used to make ukiyo-e prints during the Edo period, with precise registration, rich color, and a connection to an important chapter in the history of printmaking.
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
South Norwalk, Connecticut, Four Day Class
February 23 to 26, 2016
PLUS: Book Talk Thursday night February 25
This class is planned for four days, with a public book talk scheduled for Thursday evening.
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Portland, Oregon, Three Day Class
March 23 to 25, 2016
In conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council International meeting in Portland Oregon, the Oregon College of Art and Craft is organizing a three day class.
Lower East Side Printshop
New York, Thursday evening classes
April 14 to May 19, 2016
Six three hour classes on Thursday evenings at this acclaimed printshop.
Mixit Print Studio
**Boston, MA
June 20 to 24, 2016
A week long class at this well-regarded open access professional printmaking studio owned and operated by Catherine Kernan, Jane Goldman, and Randy Garber.
MakingArtSafely
Santa Fe, New Mexico
July 11 to 15, 2016
A week long class scheduled to coincide with the International Folk Art Festival.
Cabrillo College, Aptos, California
August 15 to 18, 2016 four day class
Four days in beautiful Santa Cruz!
The Morgan Art of Papermanking Conservatory and Educational Foundation
Cleveland, OH
August 26 to 28, 2016
A two day class with an evening talk and book signing on Friday, August 26.
2016 CONFERENCE PANEL
SOUTHERN GRAPHICS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL
Flux: the Edge of Yesterday and Tomorrow
Portland, Oregon
March 30 to April 2, 2016
Thursday, March 31 Panel: Dynamic Mix: Japanese Woodblock in the U.S.
The Flourishing of the Floating World Abroad
Chair: April Vollmer
Panelists: Keiko Hara, Yoonmi Nam, Florence Neal
(image: Keiko Hara)
2017 INTERNATIONAL MOKUHANGA CONFERENCE
IMC2107 will be held September 28 to October at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, followed by Satellite Space events at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa. More information: www.mokuhanga.jp/news/
Mi-Lab woodcut training residency website: endeavor.or.jp/mi-lab/