Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

Exhibition / Group Show
starting October 16, 2020

Imagine Freedom at Norman Rockwell Museum

  • Where:

    Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Route 183 Stockbridge, MA 01262 413-298-4100 x 221
  • When:

    starting October 16, 2020
  • Etc:

    The Unity Project is an initiative taken by Norman Rockwell Museum to inspire Americans to vote in the 2020 presidential election.
    The museum has commissioned six working illustrators to each create a poster to encourage citizens to go vote.
    All the posters are exhibited at the museum as a part of Imagine Freedom exhibit.

    More Details Here
Charity Event / Exhibition / Group Show / party
November 7, 2015 – January 5, 2016

Love a Vet: Honoring Our Veterans at Norman Rockwell Museum

  • Where:

    Norman Rockwell Museum: 9 Route 183, Stockbridge, MA 01262
  • When:

    opening reception: Saturday November 7, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00PM
  • Etc:

    This special exhibition honors the sacrifices of veterans, calling attention to the struggles that many face upon their re-entry into civilian life.
    “Who stands ready to take care of those men and women upon their return when they are all too often disabled, disillusioned, or disheartened?” pondered exhibition organizer Ella Rue, mother of a veteran, and Director of Marketing for Academic Programs and Events at New Jersey City University. “They leave and time has a way of standing still. Loved ones expect the same person to return, the same happy-go-lucky, gregarious person that went off to war so many months before.”
    Reproductions of the artworks on view, in print and playing card form, have been sold to benefit veterans by helping them to further their education and assist with medical, dental or mental health resources. This fund has been supported by many world-renowned artists and illustrators who each created and donated an original editorial visual statement illuminating their thoughts on war and the service of veterans.

    More Details Here
free event / Lecture
October 20, 2015

free event at Wheaton College

  • Where:

    Wheaton College: Ellison Lecture Hall, Watson Fine Arts, Norton, MA
  • When:

    Tuesday, October 20, 5:00PM
  • Etc:

    There will be a free lecture event during my two day visit to Wheaton College (Norton, MA). It will be open to the public, so anyone in the area (Boston, Providence area) as well as of course all the Wheaton College students are all welcomed.
    Link to transportation options and driving directions here

    Shimizu speaks about her career as an illustrator, including taking you backstage to show you her step-by-step process of creating an illustration (sometimes with lots of sweat and tears). She will also share her top 10 tips for creatives learned throughout her career.

    More Details Here
Exhibition / Group Show
April 18 – Sept 6, 2015

SAMURAI at Worcester Art Museum X Giant Robot

  • Where:

    Worcester Art Museum: 55 Salisbury St. Worcester, MA 01609
  • When:

    April 18 – September 6, 2015
  • Etc:

    Discover the samurai, in history and popular culture! Guest curator Eric Nakamura, editor and founder of Giant Robot Magazine, combines historical Japanese arms and armor from the Worcester Art Museum and John Woodman Higgins collections with work by contemporary artists inspired by samurai and their enduring myth.
    A few of my digital works are included in the show. Other contemporary artists include: James Jean Mu Pan Kent Williams and kozyndan

    More Details Here