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April Vollmer is an artist and printmaker living in New York City. She works primarily in mokuhanga, Japanese woodblock. In addition to exhibiting her work she teaches classes at workshops across the country and is the author of Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop, a Modern Guide to an Ancient Art, published by Watson-Guptill.

Offering frequent classes at the Lower East Side Printshop, Vollmer has also given workshops at Japan Society, the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Pyramid Atlantic, Frogman’s Print and Paper, Cabrillo College, the Women’s Studio Workshop and many other locations. She has given lecture demonstrations at SUNY Purchase, the School of Visual Arts and Hunter College, and helped organize exhibitions of contemporary mokuha ...more

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April Vollmer The ability to put into words things that are important. As a visual artist, I value images most highly, but to put images in context, to give people …moreThe ability to put into words things that are important. As a visual artist, I value images most highly, but to put images in context, to give people insight into their meaning through writing is very rewarding. (less)

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	Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Mokuhanga 4.57 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	2021 International Mokuhanga Conference: Sumi-Fusion: Mokuhanga & Nara by Ralph Kiggell, Mike Lyon, April Vollmer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Woodcut Events

I have had many invitations to lecture and teach since the publication of Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop.

UPCOMING BOOK SIGNINGS

January 8, 2016 at the Tannery Printshop, Tannery Arts Center, Santa Cruz

February 25, 2016 at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT

April 16, 2016 at Manhattan Graphics Center, New York City

August 8, 2016 at the Morgan Art of Papermanking Conservatory and Read more of this blog post »

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