Katsunori Hamanishi has been one of the most successful mezzotint artists in the world for several decades. A native of Hokkaido, Japan, Mr. Hamanishi graduated from Tokai University in 1973. He has won numerous prizes for his work, including the Ibiza International Print Biennial (1978), the Grenchen International Triennial in Switzerland (1982) and the Valparaiso International Exhibition in Chile (1989). Exhibitions have been held in Paris, Belgium, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Kyoto, Cairo and San Francisco.
His early works focused on intricate still lifes involving ropes, branches and other objects and are incredible in their detail and rendering of both texture and perspective. In recent years the addition of vibrant colors and copper and lead foil have brought an entirely new dimension to his work which continues to find new fans around the world.

Hamanishi's mezzotints are in many permanent collections including:

New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Museum of Modern Art
Art Institute of Chicago, Library of Congress
Taipei Fine Art Museum, Krakow National Museum
Osaka National Museum of Art
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in San Francisco