Mitsuhiro Ohfune creates unique, non-reproducible works called “monotypes” using the screen printing technique.

His creative approach pleasantly subverts conventional notions of printmaking. It feels less like “reproducing a plate” and more like “drawing through the filter of a plate.”

By masterfully layering various techniques, Mr. Ohfune creates a gentle worldview that speaks to us through unique spaces and margins—dimensions unattainable by directly painted surfaces.

The monotype technique, born from a single, irreproducible print, feels like an inevitable choice to capture within the work the fleeting subtleties of time that never return, and the Japanese aesthetic sensibility of “ichi-go ichi-e” (treasuring each encounter as unique).

These scenes, enveloped in tranquility, always heal us and invite us on a journey of thought filled with peace.

1966 Born in Osaka

1987 Graduated from Naniwa Junior College, Department of Design and Fine Arts

1998 Graduated from Osaka University of Arts Affiliated Osaka College of Fine Arts, Graduate School

1990 Graduated from Osaka University of Arts, Faculty of Arts, Department of Fine Arts

Major Solo Exhibitions

1992 Shinanobashi Gallery 5 (Osaka)

1994 Ban Gallery (Osaka)

2010 Gallery Suzuki (Kyoto '13, '15)

2014 Mitsuhiro Ohfune Exhibition “Midway Through Memory” (Note Gallery / Osaka)

2016 Mitsuhiro Ohfune Exhibition “New Breath” (Note Gallery / Osaka)

2019 Mitsuhiro Ohfune Exhibition “Crossing Memories” (Note Gallery / Osaka)

2022 Mitsuhiro Ohfune Exhibition “Thoughts of a Certain Memory” (Note Gallery / Osaka)

2025 Mitsuhiro Ohfune Exhibition “Somewhere Beyond That” (Note Gallery / Osaka)

Major Group Exhibitions

2004–2025 “Living Spaces” Mitsuhiro Ohfune, Motoko Chikamatsu, Mutsu Hasegawa (Gallery haku)

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