Yoshio Honjo Japan / Australia
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Honjo reawakens traditional Japanese mythology and depicts idyllic narratives as he references the woodblock printing aesthetic of Edo period Japan.
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Biography
Lives and works in PERTH, WESTERN Australia
Yoshio Honjo reawakens traditional Japanese mythology and depicts idyllic narratives as he references the woodblock printing aesthetic of Edo period Japan. Although inspired by the woodblock prints of this period, Yoshio hand-paints using suihi enogu (mud pigment) and traditional Kozo Washi paper. The artist invites his audience to witness a reimagining of Japanese fables, as he recreates battle scenes with notorious folklore monsters and captures spontaneous pleasurable moments of Japanese geisha.
Yoshio Honjo is a three-time finalist in the Archibald Prize (2020, 2022, 2024) at the Art Gallery of NSW.
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Selected Works
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Exhibitions
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Panel 2026
Group Exhibition January 15 - 31, 2026 GALLERY TWORead more -
Major \ Minor
Group Exhibition November 6 - 22, 2025 GALLERY ONE, LEVEL ONERead more -
New Romantics
Group Exhibition September 4 - 20, 2025 GALLERY ONE, GALLERY TWORead more -
The Serpent, The Courtesan and Other Japanese Fables
Yoshio Honjo July 23 - August 10, 2024 GALLERY ONERead more
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News
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AOTEAROA ART FAIR 2025
May 1, 2025We warmly invite all our New Zealand clients, collectors and art lovers to join us at the fair as we present an exceptional line-up of...Read more -
N\H Finalists - 2024 Archibald and Sulman Prizes
June 7, 2024Congratulations to Nanda\Hobbs artists—Yoshio Honjo, Nicola Higgins, Caroline Zilinsky, Kirsty Neilson and Ben Smith who are all Archibald finalists, and Katherine Hattam and Nick Santoro...Read more
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