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.
July 15 to 19, 2013 This intensive week long class begins following Santa Fe’s famous International Folk Art Market, July 12, 13 and 14 (www.folkartmarket.org), so come a little early to enjoy this world renowned festival. The class takes place in Santa Fe at the studios of MakingArtSafely, devoted to promoting environmentally friendly printmaking techniques. [...]
Spring 2012
I will be demonstrating mokuhanga, Japanese woodblock printmaking at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival. For more information visit the Garden’s website here.
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GLIMPSE Printmaking Exhibition, with Debra Pearlman ROCK SPRINGS — The Western Wyoming Community College Art Gallery will present Glimpse, the varied work of two printmakers, April Vollmer and Debra Pearlman, March 8 through April 25. Friday, March 8, 2013 through Thursday, April 25, 2013 Western Wyoming Community College Art Gallery 2500 College Drive Rock Springs, [...]
Southern Graphics Council International Conference March 20-23, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Hosted by: Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) and Peck School of the Arts (PSOA) Portfolio Exhibition: Material Muse: Japanese paper inspiring print organized by Sigrid Blohm, the Japanese Paper Place The twelve artists included in this portfolio each work differently, but all [...]
Grabado y Edición is a bi-lingual Spanish/English review of new ideas in printmaking. This month’s edition includes my article on the history of mokuhanga, Japanese woodblock printing. It begins with an historical overview of the use of the technique from ukioyo-e prints of the 18th Century through the sosaku individualist printmakers of the early [...]
Mokuhanga Japanese Woodblock with April Vollmer Wednesday, June 5 & June 12, 10am – 4pm Fees: M: $300, NM: $325. Materials Fee: $40 This two-day workshop is an introduction to traditional Japanese woodblock printing for contemporary artists. Each student will cut and print an edition of color prints to learn about this non-toxic technique. Mokuhanga [...]
July 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21 (skip a week) and final class September 4, 2013 Six Wednesday evenings While a familiarity with woodblock will be useful, all levels welcome. We will create and print a small edition of waterbased woodblock prints with the Japanese technique of printing with a baren. Lower East Side Printshop [...]
My article, Mokuhanga International, has been published in Art in Print. The article is a review of the current state of mokuhanga, Japanese woodblock technique, in contemporary art outside Japan. It includes a brief overview of the history starting with the famous Edo period ukiy0-e prints, through the eclipse of the technique during the [...]
The International Art Assembly in Visegrad, Republika Srpska, is distinctive for including a group of international printmakers. The residency, held each August, is one of main cultural events for the Visegrad region. A group of established printmakers from around the world are invited for this program to work in a variety of techniques and [...]
Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1, 2012, 10am – 4pm 440 River Rd Branchburg, NJ 08876 (Get Directions) Email: director@printnj.org Phone: (908) 725-2110 Printmaking Center of New Jersey