Biography
Julia James is a printmaker who trained in traditional Japanese woodblock printing (mokuhanga) through the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory (MI-LAB) Basic Training Program at its studio in Kawaguchiko, Japan. MI-LAB's Basic Training Program gives international artists foundational instruction in mokuhanga at its residence near Lake Kawaguchi, at the foot of Mount Fuji in Fuji-Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Beyond her participation in the program, little about her background — nationality, dates, or exhibition history — is established in the available published sources.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
Frequently Asked Questions
Julia James is a printmaker who trained in traditional Japanese woodblock printing (mokuhanga) through the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory (MI-LAB) Basic Training Program at its studio in Kawaguchiko, Japan. MI-LAB's Basic Training Program gives international artists foundational instruction in mokuhanga at its residence near Lake Kawaguchi, at the foot of Mount Fuji in Fuji-Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Beyond her participation in the program, little about her background — nationality, dates, or exhibition history — is established in the available published sources.
Julia James'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.