Biography
Poonam Athalye is an England-based, Indian-origin multidisciplinary artist and illustrator who brings together her Marathi heritage and the craft of Japanese woodblock printmaking through her project 'Limbu Timbu.' She is based in London and has over a decade of experience in children's content and illustration.
Beyond her work in mokuhanga, Athalye is an accomplished writer whose short story 'Afternoon Birds' was longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023, selected from among 6,642 entries from across the Commonwealth. She was selected for the juried exhibition at the 2024 International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC) in Echizen, Japan, where her prints were displayed in the Europe and Africa regional exhibition.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
- Works Indexed
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Frequently Asked Questions
Poonam Athalye is an England-based, Indian-origin multidisciplinary artist and illustrator who brings together her Marathi heritage and the craft of Japanese woodblock printmaking through her project 'Limbu Timbu.' She is based in London and has over a decade of experience in children's content and illustration.
Poonam Athalye'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.
Poonam Athalye is a contemporary printmaker working in the mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock) tradition. Recognition through awards and exhibitions supports growing collector interest. Prices for contemporary mokuhanga prints range from $150 for smaller works to $2,000 for major compositions. Most prints sell in the $240–$800 range. The global mokuhanga community has been growing, with increasing exhibition opportunities and collector interest. Contemporary mokuhanga represents an affordable entry point for collectors.
