"Into the Fold"an exhibition of mokuhanga prints by international artists

Artists:
Katie Baldwin
Sarah Hulsey
Fuko Ito
Mariko Jesse
Yoonmi Nam
Mia O

The opening reception with the artist takes place on May 29 from 5 p.m. at the Gallery

Tokyo, JAPAN -- Six international artists will showcase their new mokuhanga works at CfSHE Gallery in Tokyo, Japan which opens on Wednesday, May 29th, 2019. This exhibition titled, Into the Fold, is the result of an ongoing creative conversation where artists respond to themes of folding/unfolding, portability, lineage, and community using mokuhanga as the primary medium.
Artists Katie Baldwin (Huntsville, AL), Sarah Hulsey (Somerville, MA), Fuko Ito (Lawrence, KS), Mariko Jesse (Tokyo, Japan), Yoonmi Nam (Lawrence, KS), and Mia O (Tokyo, Japan) are connected through teaching and learning mokuhanga in the United States and in Japan. The term and the process of Mokuhanga (Japanese for woodblock printmaking) have been adopted by contemporary artists working with the tools and materials associated with traditional Japanese water-based woodblock printing. These artists, along with many contemporary artists working in mokuhanga, trace a lineage of learning to a handful of Japanese printers, carvers, and artists connected through the Nagasawa Art Park and MI-LAB artist residencies located in Japan.
Katie Baldwin's work in woodblock and letterpress is grounded in the language of narrative, investigating storytelling through text and image. She is an Associate Professor in Printmaking and Book Arts at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Sarah Hulsey creates artist books and prints that utilize visual possibilities inherent in language. She holds degrees from Harvard, MIT, and University of the Arts, and currently lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Fuko Ito's work in drawings and prints playfully explores feelings of vulnerability and sensations of discomfort informed by her cross-cultural upbringing. She was born and raised in Kobe, Japan and received her MFA degree at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
Mariko Jesse was born in Japan, spent her childhood in Hong Kong, and was educated in the UK. Her international experiences shape the subject matter of her work, as she expresses ideas of being caught between different cultures. She currently works as an illustrator in Tokyo, Japan.
Yoonmi Nam is drawn to the man-made spaces and objects that suggest a contradicting sense of time that is both temporary and lasting. She was born and raised in Seoul, Korea and is a Professor at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
Mia O, inspired by calligraphy, works as a painter and printmaker to create images that embrace layering and mark-making. She was born and raised in Seoul, Korea and currently lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.


Official website: http://endeavor.or.jp/mi-lab/lab-archives/gallery/