Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

free event / Lecture / live event
October 14, 2023
International

Lecture in Amman, Jordan

  • Where:

    F.A.D.A. 317: Othman Bin Affan St. Bldg. 50 Area - 1st Circle - Rainbow St. + 00 962 7 9919 1795

  • When:

    Saturday, October 14, 2023, 1PM ~

  • Etc:

    I will be giving my very first lecture in the Middle East through the kind invite of Fada 317 from Amman, Jordan.
    It is open to the public, please come join!

    zWe are beyond excited as Japanese Illustrator Yuko Shimizu is visiting Jordan and has kindly offered to hold a talk in Amman @fada317. Pass by to learn about her experience as an award-winning illustrator. The talk, followed by a Q&A, starts at 1 PM on October 14.

    لن تتخيلوا كم نحن متحمسون بزيارة الرسامة اليابانية يوكو شيميزو إلى الأردن، حيث عرضت علينا إجراء محاضرة في عمان في ف.ض.ا.ء. 317. تفضلوا بالحضور للتعرف على تجربتها كرسامة حائزة على عدة جوائز. تبدأ المحاضرة، التي ستليها أسئلة وأجوبة، في الساعة الواحدة ظهرًا يوم 14 تشرين الأول.

     

Competition / Conference / free event / Lecture
November 14, 2020
Mexico

Free lecture for Bienal de Ilustración

  • Where:

    online

  • When:

    Saturday, November 14, 2020 4:00PM Mexico City time

  • Etc:

    Free online lecture this Saturday for Bienal de Ilustración,  Saturday, November 14, 4:00PM Mexico City time.
    Conferencia gratuita para Bienal de Ilustración Esta Sábado, 14 de Noviembre, 16:00h, horario de CDMX
    The online lecture series of different illustrators from around the world is a part of their Biannual Illustration Competition to celebrate Latin American artists. I’ll be speaking in English, but I believe there will be Spanish/Portuguese translations? Please register here, space is limited.

     

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Conference / Lecture
March 7, 2020
Germany

speaking at TOCA ME design conference in Munich, Germany

  • Where:

    Munich, Germany

  • When:

    March 7, 2020

  • Etc:

    I am happy to announce my participation at TOCA ME Design Conference, a one day event in Munich, Germany.
    Tickets are now available.

    “TOCA ME is Spanish and means ‘touch me’. From getting in touch with people, to touch someone on an emo­tion­al level as well as in the lit­eral sense. Touching as the ultimate form of communication.In 2003, after several years in the ad­ver­tis­ing and design industry, Nina Steenackers, Thorsten and Ron Iberl teamed up and founded the TOCA ME design studio in Munich.”

     

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Competition
January 31 – February 8, 2020
France

judging the world’s biggest short film festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France

  • Where:

    Clermont Ferrand, France

  • When:

    January 31 – February 8, 2020

  • Etc:

    UPDATES: you can now watch the selection of award winning films online, up to March 8, 2020
    I am invited as one of the jury members in this year’s Clermont_Ferrand International Short Film Festival, which is the world’s largest short film festival, held every year in this small city in central France.

    There were over 9,000 films entered into the festival. International, which is my category, has 80 films, all will be screened throughout the week. And I will be illustrating next year’s festival poster.

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Conference / Lecture
November 29 – December 1, 2019
Brazil

speaking at PIXEL SHOW in Sao Paulo, Brazil

  • Where:

    Sao Paulo, Brazil

  • When:

    November 29 – December 1, 2019

  • Etc:

    I will be speaking at PIXEL SHOW, a large scale design festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Coming to Sao Paulo for the first time ever. Also, my partner in crime, Marcos Chin, is also coming to speak at the same event.
    Very excited. See you soon!

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Conference / Lecture / Workshop
September 23 – 28, 2019
Malta

speaking at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn (THU) 2019

  • Where:

    Valletta, Malta

  • When:

    September 23 – 28, 2019

  • Etc:

    I will be a guest speaker (ahem, called a “Knight”) at a multifaceted art festival Trojan Horse was a Unicorn (THU), which will take place for five days in Valletta, in the southern island nation of Malta.
    Tickets are now available. Hope you can come join and have fun time together.  I am super excited about this, and hope you are too!

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free event / Lecture / School Visits
June 6, 2019
Germany

lecture in Nuremberg, Germany

  • Where:

    Fakultät Design der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg: Wassertorstr. 10, Hörsaal WE 012

  • When:

    Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:00PM ~

  • Etc:

    “YUKO SHIMIZU AN DER FAKULTÄT DESIGN
    EINLADUNG ZUM GASTVORTRAG

    Die in New York lebende japanische Illustratorin Yuko Shimizu wird im Rahmen der Projektwoche der Fakultät Design einen Vortrag über ihre illustrative Arbeit halten.”

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Class / private event / School Visits / Workshop
June 2 – 7, 2019
Germany

workshop in Nuremberg, Germany