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Ray Morimura I

Japanese Woodblock Prints
Konjikido
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Ray Morimura began as a painter but later turned to woodblocks as his preferred medium. He is well established as a printmaker with regular solo exhibitions in Japan and the United States. Ray Morimura is a "regular" at the annual, prestigious CWAJ print shows participating more than 20 times by now.

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From painting to Woodblock Prints

Morimura was born in Tokyo. He graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University. He began his career as a painter using abstract, geometric forms. Later he turned to woodblock printmaking. The use of geometric forms can still be found in the artist's print designs.

A typical edition size for Ray Morimura prints is 60.

Ray Morimura currently works as an art teacher at Tokyo Zokei University and Nihon Kogakuin school.

Exhibitions of Ray Morimura

Ray Morimura II

Japanese Prints - Home
Itsukushima
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• 2001 - Solo Show, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
• 2005 - "Contemporary Woodblock Prints of Korea, China and Japan", Ilmun Museum of Art. Seoul, Korea.
• 2002-2008 - Solo Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2006 - Solo Exhibition, Tolman Collection, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2007 - Azuma Gallery, Seattle, USA.

Ray Morimura has exhibited roughly 20 times at the prestigious annual CWAJ print shows in Tokyo, Japan.

Collections

• University of Maryland, USA.
• University of Yale, Conneticut, USA.

Dieter Wanczura
(July 2009)

More Woodblock Prints by Ray Morimura

Ray Morimura III

Sano Seiji - Biography
Mount Fuji
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Ray Morimura IV

Miyashita Tokio - Biography
Futuristic Stone Garden - Ryoan-ji
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Ray Morimura V

Yuki Rei - Biography
Kameido Tenjin
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