Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

SEE YOU IN PHILADELPHIA NEXT WEEK!

Done with your tax yet? (I finished it this week! Feel sooooo goooood!!!) Then, come spend an afternoon with me in Philadelphia next week.I will be coming to The University Of The Arts next week for lectures, workshops and a gallery opening.

This event was made possible though a kind invitation from Paul King, Matt Curtius, and everyone at the Illustration Department of UArts. Thank you thank you thank you.

Studio Closing Notice
Because of this business trip, Yuko Shimizu studio will be closed from April 8th to 13th. I will be back to the studio on Monday, April 14th. Thank you!

SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS EDITORIAL SILVER MEDAL

Thank you Society of Illustratorsfor giving me a Silver Medal on the Editorial Category. Also, American Illustration 25 cover has been accepted into the Book category.Unfortunately I won’t be around for the award ceremony on Friday, February 22nd. The show will be up till March 22nd.

Society of Illustrators is located at 128 East 63rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues) New York, NY 10021.

SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS SEQUENTIAL SHOW OPENS JANUARY 29TH

Annual Society of Illustrators competition show kicks off with sequential category on Tuesday, January 29th. Reception is open to public, 6PM to 9PM. The Society of Illustrators is located at 128 East 63rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues) New York, NY 10021-7303.

I have two illustration series in this show. Thank you judges.

Thank you Jordan Poirier of Concrete Design of Canada for giving me an assignment that works with my obsession (space travel circa 1967). And thank you Jonathan Sellers of The Word Magazine of UK, and Matthew Ball of Scotland for choosing me for this monthly album cover project.

For other show schedules, see the SHOW section.

SHOWS OPENED IN NEW YORK AND VENICE

Artists Against War has opened at Society of Illustrators, New York last night. My piece is this…. I don’t want people to think I was making fun.. Because most of the participants are male illustrators, I wanted to make my piece as feminine as possible. It is a fake perfume ad…Fabulous Colored Pencils In The Worldalso just opened in Venice, Italy. Show is up till January 27th. I am going to the show closing. Excited!

For details about both shows and more, please go to SHOW SECTION.

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