Biography
Kondo Miyuki is a Japanese printmaker who received the Yoshinogawa City Mayoral Prize at the 2023 Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition for her work 'Yoru ni natte' (Night Falls). This civic award, granted by the mayor of Yoshinogawa -- the city in Tokushima prefecture where the Awagami Factory paper mill is located -- recognizes an artist whose work resonates with the cultural values of the region that hosts the exhibition.
The title 'Night Falls' suggests a contemplative, atmospheric sensibility, evoking the transition from day to darkness that has inspired generations of Japanese artists from the woodblock night scenes of Kawase Hasui to the sumi ink washes of abstract calligraphers. While specific details of Kondo's broader career and training remain difficult to trace in English-language sources, her recognition at AIMPE 2023 places her among the distinguished printmakers selected from an international field of entries.
The Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, held biennially at the Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper in Tokushima, has become one of the most important venues for small-format printmaking worldwide. All competing works must be printed on Japanese washi paper, creating a shared material foundation that connects participants across nationalities and techniques.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
- Subjects
- Night Scenes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kondo Miyuki is a Japanese printmaker who received the Yoshinogawa City Mayoral Prize at the 2023 Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition for her work 'Yoru ni natte' (Night Falls). This civic award, granted by the mayor of Yoshinogawa -- the city in Tokushima prefecture where the Awagami Factory paper mill is located -- recognizes an artist whose work resonates with the cultural values of the region that hosts the exhibition.
Kondo Miyuki'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.
Kondo Miyuki's prints frequently feature night scenes.