Fusako has worked with Northern Print since 1999, when she took part in a print exchange with other artists from Nagoya Print Works in Japan and artists from Northern Print, which was then based on Fish Quay in North Shields. Following on from this project, in the Summer of 2001, Fusako completed a residency at Northern Print, on Fish Quay, alongside two other artists from Japan – Eriko Maki and Chikako Yamamoto. In a series of printmaking master classes given by the artists during their residency, they shared their skills, experiences and ideas with artists and the public in the North. The work created during the residency was shown in a touring exhibition in the North of England.

In 2010, Northern Print invited Fusako to undertake another residency in its new home in Ouseburn, where she gave another inspirational masterclass in Japanese Woodblock printing and showed new prints in the gallery.

After 20 years in Ouseburn, Northern Print is thrilled that Fusako is visiting again and showing many of her beautiful prints in the exhibition alongside works by two other Japanese artists - Satoko Saito and Mariko Sugito.

Fusako Yoshikawa lives and works in Japan.

Northern Print first exhibited Fusako’s work in 1999 as part of a print exchange with printmakers from Nagoya, Japan and Northern Print artists.

Fusako came to Northern Print in 2003 to take part in a residency alongside two other artists from Japan, including Eriko Maki. All three artists created a new body of work inspired by their time at Northern Print on Fish Quay, North Shields which then went on a touring exhibition of galleries in the North of England.

In 2010 Fusako visited Northern Print in its current home in Ouseburn and to carried out a superb demonstration of her work to gallery visitors.

Fusako uses traditional Japanese woodblock techniques to create her abstract, bold and dynamic prints, often using multiple wood blocks to make her beautifully composed images. The shapes and rich colours used by Fusako are her joyous response to life.