Ayumi Ohira

Ayumi Ohira is a Japanese mokuhanga artist based in Tokyo whose work bridges traditional woodblock printing techniques with contemporary sensibilities. She is part of a generation of young Japanese artists who are reinvigorating mokuhanga as a living art form, bringing fresh perspectives to a medium with centuries of history.

Ohira was among the young Tokyo-based mokuhanga artists selected for exhibition at the Mokuhanga Project Space in Walla Walla, Washington, where Keiko Hara has cultivated a vital center for international exchange in Japanese woodblock printing. This connection between Tokyo's contemporary print scene and the American Pacific Northwest reflects the increasingly global nature of mokuhanga practice, where artists move fluidly between Japanese and international contexts.

Her work as a Kentler International Drawing Space Flatfiles contributor places her within a curated community of mokuhanga practitioners who have been featured at the Red Hook, Brooklyn gallery. The Kentler Flatfiles program, overseen by Florence Neal, has become one of the most important showcases for contemporary mokuhanga in the United States, selecting artists who demonstrate both technical proficiency and creative vision. Ohira's inclusion in this program speaks to the quality of her practice and her engagement with the broader international mokuhanga community.