About

Hamanishi, Katsunori

b. Hokkaido, JPN 1949. MFA from Tokai University (1973). Studied at the University of Pennsylvania on a grant from the Cultural Affairs Agency, 1987-88. Visiting Artist, University of Pennsylvania, 1990. Visiting Artist, Bradley University, 1997. Prizes won include the Ibiza International Print Biennial (1978), the Grenchen International Triennial in Switzerland (1982) and the Valparaiso International Exhibition in Chile (1989).

One of the foremost mezzotint artists in the world today, Katsunori Hamanishi has taken this demanding printing method to great heights. Each image shows a great range of tones and depth of color which is only obtained through painstaking burnishing of the plate and many trial printings. His earlier mezzotints depict shapes (branches, ropes and wooden objects) presented in three-dimensional form on paper. His recent works include bright reds and blues, plus gold, silver, copper and lead foil.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

• 2001 Solo Exhibition, Andrew Bae Gallery
• 1998 Works on Paper Show, New York, NY
• 1997 Solo Exhibition, Tobai International, Chicago,IL
• 1997 International Print Biennale, Yamanishi, Japan
• 1996 Beograd Graphic Biennale, Yugoslavia
• 1994 Torun International Print Biennale, Poland
• 1993 A View of the New Age, City Museum of Hiroshima, Japan
• 1990 Biella International Print Exhibition, Itlay
• 1987 Frenchen International Print Biennial, Germany
• 1986 British International Print Biennial, Bradford, U.K.
• 1985 Contemporary Japanese Abstract Prints, Art Institute of Chicago
• 1984 4th Listowel International Graphic Biennial, Ireland
• 1983 Cabo Frio International Print Biennial, Brazil
• 1982 9th International Triennial of Original Colored Graphic Prints, Switzerland
• 1981 Ljubljana International Print Biennial, Yugoslavia
• 1980 International Miniature Print Exhibition, Seoul,

COLLECTIONS:

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
• The British Museum, London
• Museum of Modern Art, New York
• The Art Institute of Chicago
• The Library of Congress, Washington, DC
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Cleveland Museum of Art
• Fine Art Museum of San Francisco
• The Museum of Contemporary Art, Norway
• The Krakow National Museum, Poland
• Osaka Museum of Modern Art, Japan
• Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan

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