Top > Faculty List > Faculty of Fine Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts > Japanese OGURA, Norihiko 　Associate Professor - Urushi-Art (Japanese Lacquer), Department of Crafts 7 June, 2010 Box with cherry blossom design in cracked mother-of-pearl cutout inlay and *MAKI-E　　　　　　　　　　photo by OHORI Kazuhiko 1958 Born in Okayama 1985 M.F.A. in Urushi-Art, Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts After graduation worked as an assistant to Yoshikuni Taguchi, holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property for Makie 2002-09 Assistant Instructor, Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts 2009- Associate Professor, Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts Research Activities Exhibitions and Awards 1982 Ataka prize, Tokyo University of the Arts 1983 Salon de Printemps Prize for B.F.A Graduation Project 1984 Exhibited at the 25th Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Art Crafts 1986 Awarded a prize of the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs at the 3rd Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts 1987 Exhibited at the 34th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts (since then, has exhibited there annually) Exhibited at the 1st Zenshitsu-kai (Yoshikuni Taguchi) exhibition 1990 Exhibited at the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka '90 Exhibited at the Jomon-kai (Mashiki Masumura) exhibition 1991 Awarded a prize of the Governor of Tokyo at the 38th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts 1994 Held a one-man exhibition, SEIBU Department Store Art Forum, Tokyo 1997 Created a replica of "Ume Makie Tebako" (National Treasure) for the Mishima-taisha shrine, Shizuoka prefecture Awarded a prize of the Japan Art Crafts Association at the 14th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts 1998 Awarded a prize of the Asahi Newspaper at the 15th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional URUSHI-Arts Japanese representative at the World Lacquer Art Exchange Exhibition, Taiwan Exhibition of Art Crafts "The Four Fresh Power" Gallery Tanaka, Tokyo 2000 Exhibited at the Japanese Contemporary Urushi Art Exhibition as a guest, Holland Held one-man exhibition, Nihonbashi-Mitsukoshi , Tokyo 2001 Exhibition of Art Crafts "The Six Fresh Power" Gallery Tanaka, Tokyo 2002 Held one-man exhibition, AKASAKA YU Gallery, Tokyo 2004 Exhibition of Art Crafts "Hibiki" GINZA WAKO, Tokyo 2005 Tokyo Art Festival (KOTYUKYO), Tokyo International Lacquer Art Exhibition as a guest,Taiwan 2006 Exhibition of Korean Lacquer Assosiation as a guest, Korea Representative JAPAN & KOREA Urushi Arts Exhibition (Tokyo University of the Arts / Wajima Urushi Arts Museum) 2007 International Modern Lacquer Arts Exhibition as a guest, China 2008 International Lacquer Art Exhibition & Symposium as a guest,Taiwan Asia Creative Art Exhibition 2008 as a guest Held one-man exhibition, Nihonbashi-Mitsukoshi, Tokyo 2009 Awarded a prize of the Governor of Tokyo at the 56th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts 2010 Awarded Silver prize at the 12th Cross-straits Fair for Economy and Trade Educational Activities Instructor of Urushi skills undergraduate and graduate programs Assistant Professor : Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music (2006-) Assistant Professor : Hiroshima City University (2008) Intensive Courses : Da Yeh University in Taiwan (2009) Lecture : Tsinghua University (2009) Lecture : China Central Academy of Fine Arts (2009) Lecture: Sookmyung Women's University (2009) Social Activities Member, Japan Art Crafts Association / board of directors, Japan Cultural Assets Urushi Association / Juror, The Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Lacquer Crafts (1996, 1999, 2003, 2009 ) / Juror, The Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Art Crafts (1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009) Japanese representative at the World Lacquer Art Exchange Exhibition, Taiwan Exhibited at the Japanese Contemporary Urushi Art Exhibition, Holland Exhibited at Walking From the Age of Hemudu - 2nd International Exhibition of Chi Art, 2010 Representative Report #1 ,#2 for Materials and Tools of URUSHI in Japan (the Agency for Cultural Affairs) Exhibition of Korean Lacquer Assosiation as a guest, Korea Representative JAPAN & KOREA Urushi Art Exhibition Lecture: International Modern Lacquer Arts Exhibition as a guest, China Lecture: International Lacquer Art Exhibition & Symposium as a guest, Taiwan Lecture: Lacquer Art Exhibition & Symposium in Pingyao, China Lecture: Fuzhou International Lacquer Art Exhibition & Symposium Exhibited at Walking From the Age of Hemudu - 3rd International Exhibition of Chi Art, 2010 Public Collections Tokyo National Museum (Japan) / Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern art, Tokyo (Japan) / Argentina Modern museum Japan House (Argentin) / National Taiwan University of Arts / Foundation Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum (Japan) / Kibun food Corporation Company