![]() She died in 2017, but her desire to promote world peace through the shared understanding of arts and culture lives on in the work of the many artists who participated in her programs. Keiko Kadota’s programs are unique in their personal flavor and international reach. The first IMC was held in Kyoto and Awajishima the second in Tokyo the third in Hawaii and the fourth, in 2021, had exhibitions and events in Nara, with international presentations and discussions online. ![]() An important initiative was establishing the triennial International Mokuhanga Conference to include a diversity of international artists and to provide a forum for maintaining contact among past residency participants. In addition to the residency programs, Keiko Kadota established her head office and gallery at 3331 Arts Chiyoda art center in Tokyo to promote mokuhanga through exhibitions and short-term classes. It opened in 2011 when the earlier program closed. Fuji grew from the Nagasawa Art Park program initiated by Keiko Kadota in 1998. MI-LAB, conveniently located two hours from Tokyo at the foot of Mt. ![]() Between Worlds highlights connections between group members, their teachers, their students, and the community of mokuhanga artists centered around this international training program. At the residency they refined their technique and built a strong network that has resulted in many shared projects and exhibitions. The group includes Katie Baldwin, Patty Hudak, Mariko Jesse, Kate MacDonagh, Yoonmi Nam, Natasha Norman, Mia O, Lucy May Schofield, and Melissa Schulenberg. As participants in the “Upper Advanced Residency” the Mokuhanga Sisters, as they became known, all had previous mokuhanga experience. April Vollmer, author of Japanese Woodblock Print Workshopīetween Worlds brings together artists who developed strong connections during shared residencies at the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory (MI-LAB) in Japan. Katie Baldwin, Matthew Willie Garcia, Hidehiko Gotou, Kyoko Hirai, Patty Hudak, Mariko Jesse, Shoichi Kitamura, Terry McKenna, Kate MacDonagh, Yoonmi Nam, Natasha Norman, Mia O, Brendan Reilly, Louise Rouse, Lucy May Schofield, Melissa Schulenberg, Ayao Shiokawa, Chihiro Taki, Katsutoshi YuasaĮxhibition Dates: June 17 - July 31, 2022Ĭlick Events page: Workshops, tours and public events.
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