Professional Bio
Bjorn Bjorholm is an American bonsai professional, artist and instructor. He spent six years as an apprentice under Master Keiichi Fujikawa at Kouka-en bonsai nursery in Osaka, Japan, before receiving certification as a bonsai professional from the Nippon Bonsai Association.¹²
After completing his apprenticeship, Bjorholm remained at Kouka-en for three additional years as an artist-in-residence, becoming the first foreign-born working bonsai professional in Japan. His work has been featured in major Japanese bonsai exhibitions including Kokufu-ten, Sakufu-ten and Taikan-ten.¹²
In 2017, he returned to the United States and established Eisei-en Bonsai Garden. In 2024, he relocated back to Japan and founded Eisei-en Kyoto LLC in Kyoto City, where the garden operates as a bonsai nursery, museum space and educational facility for international bonsai students.¹ He also teaches internationally and has produced educational bonsai content, including the video series The Bonsai Art of Japan.²³
Sources
¹ Eisei-en – Bjorn Bjorholm
https://www.bjornbjorholm.com/staff/bjorn-bjorholm/
² American Bonsai Society – ABS Learning Seminars: Artist Bios
https://www.americanbonsaisociety.org/abs-learning-seminars-artist-bios/
³ Bonsai Empire – Bjorn Bjorholm
https://www.bonsaiempire.com/locations/bonsai-artists/bjorn-bjorholm