Jana Bareham (Domanová) is a printmaker working with mokuhanga, the traditional Japanese woodblock printing method that uses hand-carved woodblocks, watercolours, washi paper, and a bamboo baren. Rooted in natural materials and slow, tactile processes, her work reflects a deep respect for ecology and craftsmanship. Drawing inspiration from landscapes, trees, and shifting light, she transforms moments of observation into minimal yet layered compositions. Each print becomes a quiet collaboration between maker and environment, its final form shaped by hand, weather, and time. Guided by storytelling and presence, Jana invites viewers into her world to slow down, breathe, and see. Her prints are meditations on connection and renewal, reminding us of our place within the natural world.

AWARDS

2025

  • Peoples’ Choice Award, Fronteer Open 2025, Solo exhibition in 2027

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026

  • Three prints: 800 marked / cut marks, Disappearing Forest and No silver lining included in MI-LAB AIR Result exhibition, Udatsu Paper & Craft Museum, Echizen, Japan

  • Bosigran scroll, selected for RBSA Print Prize 2026

  • Ten Tiny Hugs, concertina book, exhibited at 10 year anniversary exhibition at Art House Sheffield

2025

  • ‘No silver lining’ included in The Fronteer Open 2025, end-of-year group exhibition

  • ‘Once upon Bosigran I’ included in Wild Landscapes group exhibition at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield

  • ‘Elements’ included in The Elements group exhibition at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield

2024

  • ‘Sunrise over Telendos’ (mokuhanga print) included in the Juried exhibition in Echizen, Japan at the International Mokuhanga Conference

RESIDENCIES

2025 MI-LAB (Mokuhanga Inovation Laboratory) Artist in residence - 5 weeks in Echizen, Japan

TRAINING

2025

  • MI-LAB advanced Japanese printmaking and hanging scroll making program for mokuhanga artists tutored by highly experienced printmakers and crafts people

2024

  • International Mokuhanga Conference - workshops in paper making, paper sizing and paper print testing

  • Paper dying and trick book structures, 3 day workshop with Lucy May Schoffield at West Yorkshire Printmaking Workshop in Mirfield, UK

  • Mokuhanga printmaking and Scroll making, 5 day workshop with Lucy May Schofield in Ullapool, Scotland

2023

  • Advanced Japanese printmaking, 12 weeks with Carol Wilhide Justin, Morley college, London

2022

  • Advanced Mokuhanga, 3 day workshop with Lucy May Schofield, UWE Bristol

  • Introduction to Mokuhanga, 1 day workshop with Julia McKinley, Wakefield Art House

At MiLAB residency in Echizen, Japan, July 2025.

photo @ Lisa Matthias, fellow resident artist

print ‘800marked/Cut marks’