- Type: Special Exhibition
- Collection: 21st-Century Art, contemporary-art, East Asian Art
- Culture/Region: America, East Asia, Japan
- Subject Area: Fine Arts, Visual Arts
- Grade Level: 4-12, college, adult
Miwako Nishizawa: Twelve Views of Virginia
Miwako Nishizawa is a California-based Japanese-American artist specializing in the traditional shin-hanga Japanese woodblock technique that revitalized the ukiyo-e tradition in early 20th century Japan. As part of their interest in the work of shin-hanga artist Kawase Hasui, collectors René and Carolyn Balcer commissioned Nishizawa to execute “Twelve Views of Virginia” in the shin-hanga style. This exhibition uses working drawings and artist proofs from the series to demonstrate the technique. These will be exhibited at the same time as a large exhibition of works by Hasui in the Evans Court Gallery.
In this artist video, Nishizawa discusses Japanese woodblock printing, her inspirations, and her work with various Virginia landscapes presented in her series (2014).
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