Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

Award winning Japanese illustrator based in New York City and instructor at School of Visual Arts.

August 7, 2008

Thank you for everyone who has signed up for my illustration workshop. I have already started talking to some of them to come up with curriculum that suits each one of the participants. I am excited to come back to Venice next week and meet everyone.

In the meantime, I am working A LOT to finish up deadlines before the trip. And here are some updates on what is going on in my (work) life…

PROJECT UPDATES

There are some exciting new projects I am working on internationally:New book covers for Italy and Denmark, Olympics related secret project in Asia, just finished up my first illustration in Australia for Boss Magazine,
and, a possible participation in a show in Barcelona, Spain in Fall which I am working on with my dear friend Harri Kuhn of German design studio Mischen Berlin.

I will post the details when the events get finalized.

Last month in Germany, I worked together with Thilo Rothacker on his weekly illustrations for Vanity Fair Germany. Here are some photos of us working in his AWESOME Stuttgart studio.

The results? You can see them in Vanity Fair German edition now till around August.

FUSE TV POSTER CAMPAIGN UPDATES

Hi, hope everyone is having a nice summer (if you are in Northern Hemisphere)!I know, I haven’t been updating my site much since I got back from Germany. I am flying over the pond again back to Venice for a workshop in less than a month, so I have so much to catch up. I have just been working ,working ,working.

Before I took off to Germany in June, there was a big party to launch this new FUSE ad campaign. I posted some photos.

And, thank you for those people who have been kindly sending me photos and info of my FUSE poster sightings in New York subway stations. Although I live here, I have actually not bumped into one yet myself. Bummer.

VENICE ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP UPDATES

My illustration workshop organized by Associazione Culturale Teatrio in Venice is still accepting a few more applicants. Since there is not much time left, please contact Teatrio directly by e-mailing [email protected] or [email protected] to check for availability. You can read more about this workshop here.A few days ago, I posted here about the schedule change. But the organizers decided to go with the original schedule, August 16-21. I’m sorry for the comfusion.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Yuko Is Back In The Studio

I am back to New York. I had so much fun lecturing and giving crits at different art schools, meeting people, hanging out with designers and illustrators to get inspired.

I wanted to especially thank these people for being so kind during my stay in Germany and France.

in Berlin and Dresden: Monika and Katrin Aichele, Mareike Dittmer, Michael Okraj, Kyoko, Michael von Erlenbach and Kathrin Ruhlig of Erlenbach Kunstschule, Alberto Franco Flores and Harri Kuhn
in Nuremberg: Pfof. Friederike Girst and Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Nürnberg, Prof. Alexandra Kardinar and Ohm Hochschule, Minh Trinh
in Stuttgart: Alexia Angelopoulou, Thilo Rothacker, Merz Akademie and Christian Schwarm
In Munich: Axel Schmid, Monika Aicheele, Tomoko Nagata Blasig, Georg Thiersch and Soniabom
in Paris: Thilo Rothacker and Pierre Jouve Henri

Thank you everyone for the wonderful time and experience.  And, happy July 4th weekend to everybody in the U.S.

HOW TO BE AN ILLUSTRATOR – finally! a missing text book for illustration students and all the aspiring illustrators

I wish How To Be An Illustrator (by Darrel Rees, published by Laurence King, UK) was around when I was teaching illustration business course for graduating students.But, it is never too late. Students and aspiring illustrators, this is going to be your bible!

I am so happy to be able to contribute my thoughts and experiences as an interview in this book.

Big thank you goes to Darrel Reese of Heart Agency for putting this long-awaited book together, and inviting me to be a (small) part of it.

BID ON MY MICROVISIONS DRAWING – to benefit Society of Illustrators Student Competition

MICROVISIONS is an annual exhibit and auction to benefit the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship. Microvisions is organized and curated by Irene Gallo of TOR Books and illustrator Daniel Dos Santos.10 illustrators participate every year and create 5″x8″ piece just for this show.

Preview has just started at The Society of Illustrators: 128 East 63rd Street, New York City. eBay auction to follow soon.

I will be away for a while, so if I won’t able to update the deatils on my site, please check Dan’s site and Irene’s blog for show schedule and auction details.

ANNOUNCING: VENICE ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP

Memorial Day is over, that means; summer is officially here!! (sorry to non-US residents who have no idea what I am talking about.)Aspiring illustrators, what are you planning on doing this summer? If you don’t have a plan yet, how about spending a week with me in Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in the world (no joke, I was just there recently), and work on (your) illustrations together, talk about art, and even go to the famous Peggy Guggenheim Museum with Yuko as your guide?

I am honored to announce a week-long illustration workshop in Venice, Italy this summer organized by Associazione Culturale Teatrio. Teatrio has curated wonderful Fabulous Coloured Pencils show which I took part in.

It will be a very intimate workshop with maximum of 20 students, probably from different parts of the world.

I will try to teach according to each participant’s level, experiences and goal-settings. So, it will be custom made just for YOU!

Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I am sure you will be inspired by this environment as well as the workshop itself.

See you there? Download PDF here.

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