Roz Kean has been interviewed in a podcast about her time in Japan researching the practice of Mokuhanga printmaking.
Canadian based Andre Zadoronzy has been producing an international series of podcasts called The Unfinished Print ,focused on the practice of Mokuhanga ( Japanese Traditional Woodblock Printing with pigment and water)
https://theunfinishedprint.libsyn.com/roslyn-kean-printmaker-the-spectrum-of-colours-that-exist
Neilton Clarke, Roslyn Kean and Susan Rushforth have all had their work accepted for the exhibition which accompanies this conference, and all three are planning to travel to Japan to attend the conference.
Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga Artists Explore Japanese Paper
The Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference will be held in Echizen City, home of the Okamoto-Otaki shrine dedicated to the goddess of papermaking. The province of Echizen is renowned for its production of Japanese washi and other traditional crafts.
This conference will focus on Japanese traditional papermaking and the innovative use of handmade washi by contemporary mokuhanga artists. Artists and papermakers will come together for demonstrations and workshops by expert craftspeople, along with an open portfolio session and a product showcase. Workshops will include papermaking, paper sizing, and test printing on Echizen paper.
This will be an excellent opportunity to appreciate the wide variety of Japanese papers and to learn about the history of papermaking in Japan. International mokuhanga artists will be invited to submit work for a juried exhibition of small works. The conference will be followed by an optional bus tour to Nara, with visits to traditional sumi ink workshops and museums.
Details will be posted on 2024.mokuhanga.org as they become available.
| RELIEF ONLINE EXHIBITION 2021 13 April – 22 MayRelief Online Exhibition 2021 features the work of thirty artists working with relief both nationally and internationally. This is our second online exhibition for the year and celebrates relief printmaking. All works have been completed with relief printmaking techniques, such as linocut, woodcut and Mokuhanga. |
Roslyn Kean has a work in this online exhibition. Go HERE to see the exhibition.
We are pleased to announce the 4th International Mokuhanga Conference, IMC2020 NARA, which will take place from November 18 to 22, 2020, in Nara, Japan, at the Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA.
Still renowned today as a center of production for the finest sumi ink, Nara is an ideal site for IMC2020. This fourth convening of the conference, titled Sumi-Fusion, will celebrate the versatility of sumi in woodblock printing, both historically and in contemporary applications across Japan and abroad. Additionally, it will explore the presence of black, and how it relates to
Submissions for proposals for academic papers / illustrated talks* are now open.
We are accepting proposals for both academic papers and illustrated talks. Please familiarise yourself with the information and guidelines below before starting the submission process. The deadline for submission of proposals is January 31, 2020.
Results will be published on March 15, 2020, and applicants will be notified. Deadline for submission of the full paper is September 18, 2020.
Note: Once a submission has been accepted, presenters will be required to pay the conference fee and register in order to present their paper or illustrated talk at the conference.
* An illustrated talk can be about an artist’s work as long as it addresses how their practise links to one of the suggested conference themes, or adds to the field of mokuhanga today. An academic paper should also address one of the suggested themes, and may include reference to (rather than be mainly about) an artist’s own work, discussing it within the broader framework of mokuhanga and contemporary art.
Before submitting a proposal please review the checklist above, then fill in the form carefully. Please click SUBMIT HERE to access the online form. Note:
Susan Rushforth and Roslyn Kean have made it through to the second round for this highly prestigious exhibition.