Richard Parr is an educator, curator, and specialist in Japanese woodblock prints. He is the owner of Mie Gallery, an online gallery featuring works by leading Ukiyo-e artists of the Edo and Meiji eras, including Hiroshige, Hokusai, Kunichika, Kunisada, Kyosai, Yoshitoshi, and others. Richard shares his expertise through the Mie Gallery YouTube channel, which has 5,000+ subscribers, 160+ videos, and draws 20,000+ monthly views from students, collectors, and art enthusiasts worldwide.
Background & Experience
- Degree in Art Education
- 30+ year Creative Director working with businesses, including Fortune 500 companies
- Winner of 30 awards for creative design
- Hilbert Museum Lecture Series Speaker: "Famous Restaurants in Edo: Fashion, Food, and Theatre in Japanese Woodblock Prints"
- Guest Speaker, Loyola Marymount University
- Panelist, Association of Internet Professionals
- Advisory Council Member, CSU Chico Digital Marketing Program
Potential Lecture Topics
Richard's talks are visual, accessible, and tailored for college classes, K-12 schools, museums, cultural organizations, and community groups.
Popular topics include:
- Good & Evil Beauties - Kunichika's dramatic series of heroic and villainous women in Japanese history
- Famous Edo Restaurants - Commercial art, dining culture, and architectural views from 19th-century Tokyo
- Hiroshige's 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Traveling Japan's most famous road via Hiroshige's prints
- What Is a Japanese Woodblock Print? - Origins, printing techniques, major artists, and art schools
Availability
Richard provides lectures free of charge to Los Angeles-area educational and art institutions and can tailor presentations to your class or group. Contact: info@miegallery.com
