Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

January 27, 2005

Hello Poland 🙂 Cutting edge life-style/fashion magazine “Exklusiv” February issue is out now with portfolio of my work and interview article, along with my illustration on the cover.(Especially as a former Greenpoint = Poland-of-NY resident) I am happy to have my work introduced in Poland! It was made possible through help from Agata Nowicka of Exklusiv Magazine, who is also an illustrator herself. Thank you so much Agata!Haven’t had chance to up-date my recent illustrations page… which I will very soon.In the meantime, some of the new illustrations out now /coming up are: “Money” “Honolulu Magazine” “Plan Sponsor” all February issues, “Financial Times Magazine” (UK) 1/22 and 1/29 issues, “New York Walker” out on January 27.

January 11, 2005

Happy New Year. Hope you had nice holidays. I did this over the break.

Spring semester has just started at SVA. I am taking a break from teaching continuing education, and concentrating on teaching undergradate illustration and cartooning classes this semester.

I have been working with Financial Times Magazine (UK) for almost a year now, thanks to huge support from Art Director Andrew Lee and Deputy Art Director Sara Wadsworth. I just finished the first cover illustration with them. It will come out this Saturday, January 15, along with one other inside illustration in the same issue. Please check them out if you are in UK.

December 25, 2004

Happy holidays!Marcos Martin (comic artist:”Batgirl Year One”) and Muntsa Vicente (fashion illustrator) are now back home in Barcelona after enjoying being New Yorkers for three months. We met in October and quickly became close friends. Marcos was kind enough to come into my class as a guest lecturer and encouraged second year cartooning majors at SVA to pursue their dreams. You were the best! Sunday brunch at Park or dinner at Florent won’t be the same without you two!

Some of the new illustrations out now are: cover illo for “Utne Magazine” (Jan issue) and three inside illustrations, Kobe Bryant portrait for “ESPN” (7.26 issue), “The Progressive” (Jan issue), two illustrations for “Plan Sponsor” (Dec issue), in UK next “Financial Times Magazine” illo is out on January 8.

December 4, 2004

Art for a good cause!Friend Sarah Crumb (associate art director, PC Magazine) is helping host Third Wave Foundation‘s Annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction.I have donated two original ink drawings from Village Voice (right and far right) for auction.Party/Auction takes place on Monday, December 6th at 7pm at 511 Gallery (511 W. 25th Street, 3rd Floor).

“Artistic Utopia” is a daily calendar featuring works by 36 illustrators designed by Murphy Design. (my piece on right) There will be a group show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles.

Show opens on December 10, and the calendar will be available at the gallery.La Luz de Jesus: 4633 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
reception: December 10(Fri) 7-10PM

November 20, 2004

Ellen Germain, an illustration major at Pratt Institute, did an interview with me. I got her permission to put it up on my site as the context I thought may be helpful for students who want to become professional illustrators in future. Read interviewSome photos are from the opening party of “Psionic Distortion” show in Tokyo. Thanks Tim!Some of the new illustrations out now are: SPIN December issue, Men’s Fitness December issue, New York Times Upfront Magazine Nov.15 issue, Financial Times Magazine(UK) November 27 issue.
Also, American Illustration 23 is out now with three of my work in it. Murphy Design’s Artistic Utopia calender book is also out. Exhibition in LA to follow. Check out recernt illustrations

October 24, 2004 (2nd Post)

My work will be in a group show “Psionic Distortion” in Tokyo in November. It is a show of Japanese comic artists and western artists who have been influenced by Japanese comics. I will be showing pages from “Sweater for Siamese Twins” and some personal pieces. For details, please read press release.Three new books just came out.
1) “Imagemakers — Cutting Edge Fashion Illustration” (by Martin Dawber from Mitchel Beazley, UK) features 50 fashion illustrators around the world including friend Marcos Chin and myself.
Our images were shown at Liverpool Biennial art festival at John Moor’s University Gallery between October 4-15.
2) “Manga — 60 Years Of Japanese Comics” (by Paul Gravett from Harper Collins) is an extensive history book of manga. My work is mentioned as a Japanese comic artist working abroad, along with friend Paul Pope mentioned as a western comic artist doing manga in the US.
3) “Websites — 100% Loaded” (from Feierabend, Germany) yukoart.com is included as one of the best designed artist sites.

October 24, 2004

Recently worked on two illustrations of amazing performances. Chicago Shakespeare Theater‘s “Rose Rage” and Johannes Weiland‘s dance “One”. (both for The New Yorker Magazine)Thank you Jasen of Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Johannes for inviting me to the shows! The original print of Rose Rage illustration can be seen at the theater.

September 8, 2004

I will be in a group show in New York. “Beginning Here: 101 Ways”at Visual Arts Gallery (601 W 26 St, Floor 15, NYC) Reception is tomorrow September 9 between 7-9PM. It is a show of 101 alumni from School of Visual Arts. I am honored to be chosen to be a part of this show. (click icon to view the piece)Check out this week’s The New Yorker. For the first time, studio-mate John Hendrix and best friend Marcos Chin and I are all in the same issue with a beautiful cover by our favorite illustrator Istvan Banyai 🙂

August 20, 2004

Super fantastic designer duo Kaz Iwai, Gerald Mark Sotoand I are on a mission!Kaz as art director, we are in process of re-designing “New York Walker”, a bi-weekly free magazine full of interesting articles and listings about what is going on in the city for Japanese readers.Issue #04 is the first one with new design. Find my cover in Japanese book stores and major Japanese grocery stores around the city on Thursday, August 26.

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