Biography
Jason Fujiwara is a Tokyo-based mokuhanga printmaker and workshop organizer whose work explores notions of cultural hybridization through his dual Japanese and Australian heritage. Originally from Melbourne, he studied printmaking at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, before establishing himself in Tokyo, where he creates prints, drawings, and collage works that construct an alternative, "in-between" universe operating according to the logic of his two cultures.
Fujiwara's artistic practice is rooted in direct observation and travel documentation. He photographs landscapes and scenes during journeys through Japan and Australia, then recreates these observations as drawings and mokuhanga prints that function as a visual diary. This process transforms documentary images into something more personal and interpretive through the meditative, layered printmaking process of mokuhanga.
As a teacher and community builder, Fujiwara founded his Art Hikes & Mokuhanga workshops in 2024 and hosts them at the Schreck House in central Tokyo, typically in spring and autumn. These workshops combine outdoor walking and observation with hands-on instruction in Japanese woodblock printing, reflecting his belief that mokuhanga practice begins with attentive looking.
Fujiwara took part in the 2024 International Mokuhanga Conference in Echizen, Fukui, where he organized an Art Hikes print exchange and exhibited his work, and that year his work was acquired into the collection of the International Mokuhanga Association. He is a member of Art Byte Critique, a Tokyo-based artist collective, and maintains a connection to Melbourne through the Firestation Print Studio. His work was also included in The Unfinished Print exhibition at Mark Christopher Gallery in Toronto in 2025.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
- Subjects
- Snow ScenesWaterfalls
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Frequently Asked Questions
Jason Fujiwara is a Tokyo-based mokuhanga printmaker and workshop organizer whose work explores notions of cultural hybridization through his dual Japanese and Australian heritage. Originally from Melbourne, he studied printmaking at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, before establishing himself in Tokyo, where he creates prints, drawings, and collage works that construct an alternative, "in-between" universe operating according to the logic of his two cultures.
Jason Fujiwara'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.
Jason Fujiwara's prints frequently feature snow scenes, waterfalls.
