50cm x 65cm

About artist: Ann Kavanagh visual artist residing and working in Dublin, originally from Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny.  Her practice is primarily focuses on printmaking and photography. In 2004 she graduated from IADT with an honour’s degree in Fine Art. In 2003 she received a Graduate Award to the Graphic Studio and Blackchurch Print studios, Dublin. Ann has participated in residencies namely at MI-LAB - Japan, Crown Point Press - San Francisco, Druckstella – Berlin and Cill Rialaig Arts Centre – Kerry. Some recent achievements: 2019 selected for Skills Transfer Program at the National Print Museum funded by Creative Ireland and presently facilitates Mokuhanga print workshops at the Museum. 2021 received a dlr Creative Ireland Professional Development and Mentorship Bursaries. 2022 received an Art’s Council Agility award for a collaborative project, which followed with an exhibition at dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum, Dublin. Lido Open selected by Vincent Hawkins, Margate, UK 2024 Crosscurrents Collaboration with artist Aoife Dwyer, dlrLexicon, Dun Laogharie 2024 Graphic Studio Gallery – February 2024 “Essence” new woodblock prints were exhibited alongside prints of Felim Egan (deceased) who was a visiting artist to the studio. Their work has a common monochromatic appearance. Ballinglen Arts Foundation – won the Céide Ladle Award for print at the 1 Ballinglen Biennial Exhibition 2023. Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (London) 2019, 2022 and 2024 Bankside Gallery – ‘Small but Mighty’, London 2023 Cairde Visual - the Model Sligo 2005 and 2018 imPRESSions Printmaking Biennial, Galway – Award winner 2004 Royal Ulster Academy - Annual exhibition, Belfast 2016 and 2017 Éigse Carlow Arts Festival EV+A Limerick City Gallery of Art 2004 International Mokuhanga Conference – Hawaii, Nara and Echizen Japan, Guanlan International Print Biennial, China. Her work is included in public and private collections including the Office of Public Works, AIB, Ulster Bank, IPUT, Walls
About artwork: About Ann’s work Her work is inspired by architectural elements to create a visual interpretation of her urban surroundings. The aesthetics of manmade structural forms, fused with the ordinary to give a type of fragmented sensitivity, delicateness and refinement, the work presents a serene and solemn calm that is finished into carefully constructed prints. These squares may float or glow softly against an indeterminates ground; and give a considerable feeling of depth and recession. The printing process for her is a response to the materials themselves, drawing by erasing lines to create lines on woodblocks, editing until a composition begins to emerge. Each print develops in conjunction with one another slowly, precise, repetitive and with considered findings which adds to their formation. As her surroundings become more intense, her emotive response is created by layers and depth of colour, contrast, and surfaces. Blue Line Bokashi In this instance there is a calmness and gradation of blues, my interperation of the sky and sea meeting. It is Japanese woodblock print (mokuhanga) made on my residency at Mi-Lab, Echizen, Japan.  Handcarved shina wood, printed by hand with a barren using water colours pigments.  All my prints are unique due to the hand printing with a barren.
Website: https://www.akprintmaker.com
Instagram handle:: @akprintmaker
Framed: Yes, with glass; 60cm x 75cm
Edition: Yes; 1

Excellent Condition

Mokuhanga Japanese woodblock print

Yes