Thursday Night at the Center: Mokuhanga (Japanese Woodblock) Presentation with Glenn Yamanoha

Thursday Night at the Center with Glenn Yamanoha

Join Glenn Yamanoha on Thursday, September 26th, at 6pm, at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.

This presentation chronicles the art of “Mokuhanga”, the Japanese word translated as ‘wood’ and ‘print’.

The lecture and images will be an introduction to woodblock, it’s historical background, the influence on western art (Impressionism 1800’s) and woodblock printing today.

Glenn Yamanoha is an established painter and printmaker residing in Volcano. He has a degree in painting from the University of Washington in Seattle, studied graphic design at Seattle Art Institute and has many years of experience teaching design, drawing and painting on the college level. As a Monbusho (Japan Government) scholar, he studied Mokuhanga in Kyoto, Japan and teaches regularly at many venues on the Big Island.