Biography
Rowan McOnegal is a Scottish artist who participated in the MI-LAB (Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory) residency program in 2024 as part of the Advanced Program D in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The Advanced Program at MI-LAB is designed for artists with prior mokuhanga experience who seek to deepen their practice, indicating McOnegal's established engagement with Japanese water-based woodblock printing techniques.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
Frequently Asked Questions
Rowan McOnegal is a Scottish artist who participated in the MI-LAB (Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory) residency program in 2024 as part of the Advanced Program D in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The Advanced Program at MI-LAB is designed for artists with prior mokuhanga experience who seek to deepen their practice, indicating McOnegal's established engagement with Japanese water-based woodblock printing techniques.
Rowan McOnegal'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.
Rowan McOnegal is a contemporary printmaker working in the mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock) tradition. Their work contributes to the living tradition of Japanese woodblock printing. Prices for contemporary mokuhanga prints range from $100 for smaller works to $1,500 for major compositions. Most prints sell in the $180–$600 range. The global mokuhanga community has been growing, with increasing exhibition opportunities and collector interest. Contemporary mokuhanga represents an affordable entry point for collectors.