See Prints     SHOGO OKAMOTO 1920- Born in Tokyo 1943- Graduated from the National Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, Department of oil painting 1964- Began studying the etching process 1967- Held his first one-man show of etchings 1968-Held second one-man show of etchings 1969- Was asked to participate in the Nippon Hanga Kyokai Exhibition 1970- Held a one-man show at Gallery Papier, Tokyo 1973- Became a full member of Nippon Hanga Kyokai and Shunyokai 1974- He was selected to be included in the Print Edition of "Original Graphics by 26 Modern Japanese Artists" 1974- Exhibited at Musee national d'Art Moderne, Paris 1974-1978 Held one-man shows annually at Hendricks Art Collection, Ltd. Bethesda, MD. The Hendricks Art Collection, Ltd. was the only gallery to purchase work directly from Mr. Okamoto 1978-'79-'80- His work was featured at Art Washington through the Hendricks Art Collection 2000- Passed away in Tokyo   Mr. Okamoto worked actively during the 1970's and 1980's, but did very little work during the 1990's. His technique is very painstaking as he applies the color to the copper plates which have been etched. He uses one plate for each of the different colors in the composition. He sometimes uses various sections of the plates to utilize the copper plates to the fullest extent. His work is of the highest quality and he is known throughout the world for fine textured, colored etchings, which are completed in a totally Japanese manner (one plate for each color in the composition) See Prints