Arthur Okamura's art results from his travels to different locations and relates to the culture, the people, and the circumstances that he encounters.

The monoprints in this exhibition were created after a visit to France and England where Okamura had the opportunity to view the exhibition "Matisse and Picasso" at the New Tate Gallery in London. Soon thereafter he created a series of monoprint portraits of great artists, including Matisse, Picasso, and Monet

During this period Okamura also visited Hawaii, where he created a self-portrait based on transforming a digital photograph into a woodcut and also painted landscapes of the Hawaiian Jungle.

Arthur Okamura's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of Art.