The acclaimed printmaker reflects on her 70-year career and new AGO exhibition

“I aim to continue to find ways – through woodcut printmaking – to innovate.” 

For Naoko Matsubara, it is crucial that her work be associated with the broader canon of modern art rather than pigeonholed as traditional Japanese printmaking. The multi-disciplinary artist has led a 70-year career and continues to be driven by a passion for breaking new ground.

Matsubara spoke to Foyer on the day of the exhibition’s opening. In a flowing white dress with a fragmented stripe design slightly reminiscent of her work, she reflected on her love of woodcut printmaking, her 70-year career, and her endless pursuit of artistic evolution.  

Link to full story (and that exhibition video I can’t stop talking about!) – HERE: