Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

SITE UPDATES & QUICK NEWS, ETC.

+ 8 images added to ILLUSTRATION SECTION. I’m sorry again for a long delay. My new year’s resolution should be to update my site more often.. + 5 new shows are scheduled in the early part of 2008, one in Venice, Italy and 4 at the Society of Illustrators, New York City. Please check further details in SHOW SECTION.
+ Society of Illustrators Silver Medal in editorial category. Thank you judges, and thank you SooJin Buzelli and Maynard Kay of PLANADVISER Magazine!

+ New interview article in M.Style Magazine of Shanghai, China. Thank you Parii.

Hope you had a wonderful year. I just finished the last assignment of the year, worked worked and worked since I got back from Berlin.

I am taking a break with the usual suspects, off to an old perfume center of the world, sipping “real” cafe au lait… Have a wonderful new year and see you again in 2008.

THE ASSOCIATION OF ILLUSTRATORS STUDENT COMPETITION

I just finished judging the student category at The Association of Illustrators of UK. All the winners including Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards are finalized. Winners will be announced soon. I was amazed by the high quality of illustrations to choose from, and it was so much fun. Congratulations to everyone who got in, and thank you Sabine of AOI for giving me this opportunity.

SUPER PHAT AND FINE ART SECTION OVERHAUL

It is not that I hadn’t worked on fine art drawings in three years, but it is true that I had not updated that section in three years. Since I took a lot of time off this summer to work on two new large scale drawing for SUPER PHAT, I finally “started” overhauling. I have lots more drawings to upload, so please stay tuned. You can take a look at new page so far here.Please wait till the day show opens to see the new drawings. For now, look at photos here.

I had also revised the whole Fine Art Section for easy browsing.

SPECTRUM 15 JURY. AND, IT IS NO JOKE!

When SPECTRUM called me about a year ago to ask me to judge their next competition, I thought it was a joke, or they would forget about it in a year. They DID remember!. Growing up a sci-fi fantasy geek kid, it is my childhood dream coming true. Now, please submit your masterpieces to make our judging a wonderful experience. The details will be posted on their site in fall.

I am also judging UK’s Association of Illustrators student category this year.

SHOWS AT SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS

Editorial and Book show just opened at Society of Illustrators and I have three pieces in this show. Congrats for my ex-roommate Jamesfor his gold medal!Advertising and Institutional show will open on March 30th. Buddy Fuchs is receiving a gold medal! And I will be receiving silver medal for this piece on the right. Thank you so much judges. I am excited!

ENGLAND, ENGLAND

I will post more about the amazing business trip to England soon, but for now, you can see some of the photos from The Illustrating Gallery in Stroud here.

I have to thank a lot of people who had helped me during this trip. Super special big thank yous go to: Oliver Jolf of The Illustration Gallery for having me in the show and arranging my trip, Stephen Braund of University College Falmouth Illustration Authorial Practice MA for inviting me to lecture and for wonderful Cornish Cream Tea, Adrian Johnson for driving this stranger out to Stroud, Olivier Kugler and Julie for letting me stay and taking me around, and my old friend Rika F. for coming to see me all the way from Munich!

NEW YEAR, AND ENGLAND, ENGLAND, ENGLAND

Yuko and the usual suspects are currently away to get “recharged” in the land of Port (for the boys) and egg tart (for the girls). I will be back on the second week of January.

And, I am coming to England for the first time. I will be at the opening of The Illustration Gallery, January 13th. Also, visiting Falmouth. I am excited!

Have a happy new year to everyone!!

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