September 2 to 25, 2016
Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple
Print Club of Rochester at Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Rochester, New York
Reception September 2, 6-9pm; Artist Talk September 3, 1pm
(above) April Vollmer Three narrative scrolls, 2015, 13.5 x 37 inches each
mokuhanga on washi
Delirious Birds and Bees at
Impressions of the Natural World
Newark Public Library
EXTENDED TO SEPT 6
September 2 to 25, 2016
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 national and regional artists Ellen Heck, Jenny Robinson, Heather Swenson, and April Vollmer this exhibition reflects the ongoing efforts of the Print Club of Rochester to recognize a paradigm shift in how prints are considered and the expansion of the definition of print media.
September 26 to October 16, 2016
CAWJ: College Women’s Association of Japan
Special Print Exhibition and Sale Intimate Dimensions at the Fred Harris Gallery of Tokyo American Club, Japan. The 2016 CWAJ Special Print Exhibition & Sale, has assembled an enchanting collection of 80 smaller prints by 35 leading artists. It will be held at Frederick Harris Gallery, Tokyo American Club B1F
August 5 to 27, 2016
Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pressient is an invitational show featuring New Mexico printmakers Ren Adams, Christine Herman, Evey Jones, Trish Meyer, and Janet Yagoda- Shagam, along with April Vollmer, a well-known mokuhanga artist from New York. Curated by Trish Meyer, the show features a wide range of traditional and modern printmaking techniques, including collagraphs, etching, lithography, mokuhanga, mokulito, monoprints, screenprints, woodcuts, and hybrid prints.
2016 Fall Talks
Friday, August 26, 6:30 to 8:00pm
The Morgan Art of Papermanking Conservatory and Educational Foundation,
Cleveland, Ohio
This lecture about contemporary mokuhanga will emphasize the importance of handmade paper for printing woodcuts.
Wednesday, November 2, 6:00 pm
Japanese Art Society of America at The Marymount School
1026 Fifth Avenue, between 83rd and 84th Streets, New York
Mokuhanga 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. Vollmer received an MFA from Hunter College, has exhibited her work internationally and has taught workshops across the U.S. Awards include fellowships at the MacDowell Colony, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts,and the Nagasawa Art Park program in Japan. Her work has been published in journals including Science, Contemporary Impressions and Art in Print. She was on the board of the First and Second International Mokuhanga Conferences in Japan and her book, Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop, was released by Watson-Guptill in 2015. Reservations are required: please visit JASA Calendar of Events.
BOOK ANNIVERSARY!
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.
www.japanesewoodblockprintworkshop.com
Book Reviews:
G&E, Grabado y Edicion, Print and Art Edition Magazine, Madrid, Spain In English and Spanish.
Issue 49 of Washi-Dyori Review, Kyoto, Japan In Japanese.
Updated IMC2017 Website!
2017 INTERNATIONAL MOKUHANGA CONFERENCE:
September 28 to October 1, 2017 at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, followed by Satellite Space events at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa.
Mi-Lab woodcut training residency in Japan has ongoing deadlines check the website here.