Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

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!!

SURPRISE ENCOUNTER TO MYSELF FROM 7 YEARS AGO…

By total accident, I found an interview article of myself from 7 years ago online!! It was written by Kyodo Press of Japan when I just moved to NY to start art school at SVA. I had completely forgotten this has even existed, and it was a nice surprise Christmas present for myself. You can read the interview here. (Sorry, Japanese only.)

I had come a long way since then. And I hope to feel the same 7 years from now. Merry Christmas, everyone.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

Added three new images on the site before the holidays. See them all here. Entertainment Weekly is in newsstand today.Two holiday images added are on the right. Microsoft Zune novelty holiday card image is a variation of the Zune poster.

NY Times illo was from last Christmas. Remember that crazy period with no subways running?? I missed the chance to upload it last year, so here it is now. I made it big enough so you can read this wonderful short-short holiday story by Alice McDermott.

NEW INTERVIEW IN PINE MAGAZINE and more

New interview is on Atlanta-based online magazine PINE. Thank you Holly!

Also, Being There show gets a write up in NY Press.

And, in Australia, Black + White Magazine issue 88 has a double page spread feature on my work, which I will post more about it later in the week along with a new book out in UK called Picture Book, edited by Angus Hyland.

For now, let me work on getting over my tough cold and finish up all the holiday deadlines…

FRIEND OF MICA

Just came back from a business trip to Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. This was my third visit to MICA, and this time I did six hour senior thesis crit with a faculty and good friend Jose Villarrubia. I had a lot of fun as always, and the seniors there are SO GOOD!

MICA has been so nice to me since more than three years ago when then faculty Celia Johnson invited me for a guest lecture out of the blue. Nobody knew who I was or cared what I was drawing, and I was so surprised and flattered by the offer. I made lots of friends there since then, and I keep going back. Again, thank you everyone. I had a wonderful time, as always.

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