www.florenceneal.com
Florence Neal is an artist who makes prints, drawings, and public art installations inspired by nature. Her prints and artist’s books can be found in major national and international collections.
A special interest within her work is the Ukiyo-e Japanese water-based woodcut technique, known today as mokuhanga. In 2011, she attended the Inaugural International Mokuhanga Conference in Kyoto, Japan. Two years later, she was awarded a five-week residency for advanced study at the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory (MI-LAB) in Kawaguchiko, Japan to study with master printers. Following the residency, she undertook a spiritual pilgrimage by hiking to the summit of Mount Fuji, an experience that continues to influence her work. In 2014, she received a fellowship from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in recognition of her traditional printmaking and innovative use of prints in public art installations. In 2024, Florence attended the 5th International Mokuhanga Conference in Echizen City, Japan and visited a number of artisanal papermaking operations. She continued her mokuhanga research in Nara, Kyoto and Tokyo and looks forward to sharing her insights with the class.
Neal’s prints and installations have been exhibited at venues across the globe, including solo exhibitions at Galeria Gravura Brasileira in São Paulo, Brazil; Five Myles in Brooklyn, NY; Jule Collins Smith Museum in Auburn, AL; The Painters Gallery in Fleischmanns, NY; Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY; Krakov Cultural Center in Prague, Czech Republic.
