
Biography
Hiroki Morinoue (森之上博紀, born 1947) is a Japanese-American printmaker based in Hawaii who creates woodblock prints that draw on both his Japanese heritage and the tropical landscape of his adopted home. His work combines elements of the mokuhanga tradition with subjects and sensibilities shaped by the Hawaiian environment — its lush vegetation, volcanic landscapes, and the rich cultural mix of the islands. Morinoue has exhibited in Hawaii and on the US mainland, and his prints are held in private collections. He is recognized as a distinctive voice in the Pacific region's contemporary printmaking community.
Key Facts
- Active Period
- 1947
- Nationality
- 🇺🇸United States
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
- Works Indexed
- 12
Frequently Asked Questions
Hiroki Morinoue (森之上博紀, born 1947) is a Japanese-American printmaker based in Hawaii who creates woodblock prints that draw on both his Japanese heritage and the tropical landscape of his adopted home. His work combines elements of the mokuhanga tradition with subjects and sensibilities shaped by the Hawaiian environment — its lush vegetation, volcanic landscapes, and the rich cultural mix of the islands. Morinoue has exhibited in Hawaii and on the US mainland, and his prints are held in private collections. He is recognized as a distinctive voice in the Pacific region's contemporary printmaking community.
Hiroki Morinoue was active born in 1947. They were associated with the Contemporary Mokuhanga movement.
Hiroki Morinoue's work was shaped by the Contemporary Mokuhanga tradition in Japanese woodblock printmaking. Contemporary Mokuhanga: Contemporary mokuhanga (literally "wood-block print") encompasses artists working from approximately 1970 to the present who continue or reinvent traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques.
Hiroki Morinoue's prints frequently feature nature, landscapes, rivers & lakes, insects, animals, lithograph.
Original prints by Hiroki Morinoue can be found in collections including manual-research.
Woodblock Prints by Hiroki Morinoue (12)

Kenneth Noland Fan
1996
Woodcut in colors

Edge of the Pond
2000
Color woodcut/lithograph

Pure Water
2001
Color woodcut

Earth Watch
2005
Color woodcut

Earth Cycle
2007
Color woodcut

Lotus
2010
Color woodcut

High Tide
2012
Color woodcut

Low Tide
2012
Color woodcut

Dragonfly Pond
2015
Color woodcut

Water's Edge
2017
Woodcut

Brazilian Rainforest
2018
Color woodcut

Butterfly Kimono
Woodblock print