Profile

1947	Born in Tokyo.
67	Left Rikkyo University. Apprenticed with wood sculptor Hajime Shibazaki.
79	Encountered native Japanese lacquer in Ibaraki. Has since refined Japanese lacquer using the te-kurome (manual dehumidification)method.
82	Studied under Yusai Akaji, National Living Treasure.
88	Held first solo exhibition (Ogikubo Ginka Gallery).
90	Trio exhibition “Mokujyukyo Lacquerware” at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Department Store Main Store. (Thereafter in ’93, ’96, ’99, ’04)
91	Elder son Shigetaka enters studio. Begins to create studio works.
92	Creates Ogibo Lacquer Tree Grove in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki.
95	Solo exhibition at Art Salon, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store. (Thereafter in ’97, ’00, ’03, ’04, ‘06)
96	Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Isetan Department Store. Exhibitions nearly every year thereafter (13 times).
2000	Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store. (Thereafter in ’03, ’06, ’09, ’12, ‘15) Opened workshop in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki for wood turnery and producing lacquer.
01	Solo exhibition at Hankyu Umeda Main Store Gallery.
04	Solo exhibition at Gallery Bigyara in Osaka. (Thereafter, biannually)
09	Solo Exhibition at Art Salon, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store.
10	Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Kakiden Gallery. (Also in ’14)
11	Solo exhibition at Osaka Mitsukoshi Isetan Gallery. Numerous other solo exhibitions and studio exhibitions.
14	Exhibition “Mori kara no megumi, Ogibo urushi-ten” at Ginza Mitsukoshi. (Also in ’16, ’17)
18	“UTSUROI YUKIO HOMMA’S URUSHI WORKS” Publication of books from Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

Director, NGO ICHIKIRO Association to Help Preserve Japanese Urushi
Production Advisor, Okukuji Lacquer Production Union
Ambassador of Hitachiomiya

Books, magazines featuring Yukio Homma’s work : Kusafu Katayanagi, author, “Teshigoto no seikatsu dogu-tachi”(“Handmade Tools for Living”) and “Teshigoto no okurimono” (“The Gift of Handiwork”)
Elle deco (German issue), Confort No.61, 74, Katei Gaho & numerous others.
Homma’s work and production philosophy are presented in the Nikkei BP site, “Waza no kokoro” Site (URL below).
https://tech.nikkeibp.co.jp/dm/article/COLUMN/20081029/160328/