Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

SPECTRUM Exhibition Closes

Thank you for everyone who were involved in / came to Spectrum Exhibition at The Society of Illustrators in New York City. Tomorrow (Sat, October 17) is the last day. If you are in town and have time, please don’t miss this fun show of fantasy art.

SPECTRUM EXHIBITION 2 Opens

Hope you had a nice Labor Day Weekend (if you are in the US). Summer is officially over, and the school has started. I am teaching two classes at SVA this school year. Welcome back students.Spectrum Fantastic Art‘s second exhibit has just opened at The Museum of American Illustration at The Society of Illustrators (128 East 63rd Street, New York City). This show covers selected works from Spectrum annual Volumes 12 through 15.I will have one work in the show (picture on the right: editorial piece for PLAYBOY). Read more about this show, buy tickets for the opening event (Friday, September 10) on the Society of Illustrators site.

(photo of the show above is from Spectrum Exhibition1 borrowed from Spectrum site.)

Be The Best Illustrator In Greater China! – call for entries –

Are you a Chinese illustrator? Then this news is for you!The First Greater China Illustration Awards

has just been announced.It is an illustration competition for artists from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.

It is a huge honor that I can participate in this exciting competition as one of the judges. I will be coming to Hong Kong in November to award YOU as the best illustrator in Greater China, so good luck!!

Application and other details can be read on their official website: gciawards.org

Group Show In Rome, Italy

Giappone Tradizione e Innovazione (Japan – Tradition and Innovation) has opened at Casa della Letterature in Rome this week. This exhibition focuses on art and culture from Japan, both the old and the new. Other than showing famous ukiyo-e prints from Edo Period, they also feature works by six contemporary Japanese illustrators. Although I don’t live/work in Japan, as a Japanese illustrator (nationality-wise) I got invited to be one of them as well. The exciting part of it is that one of the other participants is Tatsuro Kiuchi, an amazing illustrator and my dear high school classmate whom I got reconnected a few years back when we found out that we both ended up becoming illustrators.The show will be up till September 10th.

Venice Illustration Course Is Back

Back by popular demand! Illustration workshop in Venice, Italy is happening again this summer. It is a six day long workshop for illustrators in any level. The Course is limited to about 15 students. I teach, advise and guide each student according to your level, interest and personality. We all had such fun time last year with students from Italy, Spain, Canada and even from Korea, from serious working illustrators to beginners This summer is the famous Venice Biennale year, so it is double the fun!To learn more and see photos from last year’s workshop, please check out organizer Teatrio’s site in Illustration Courses section. Registration forms can be downloaded on the site as well.

My MoCCA Signing Experience

Thank you for those who came stop by to MoCCA DC Vertigo booth yesterday!! Look, DC people blew up The Unwritten first cover to this gigantic poster! How cool is that? I met up with my dear editor, Pornsak Pichetshote and long-time friend and colorist Jose Villarrubia, which is always fun. But we also bumped into my former roommate and you-know-whowhich was a nice surprise.The second issue of The Unwritten comes out June 10th.Those of you who are interested, please check out a new blog post on process of creating the first issue cover.

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