Updates - Archive - Yuko Shimizu

July 29, 2005

July was a big transition month for SHY Studio. We had to say good-bye to “H of SHY” John Hendrix, and said hello to Marcos Chin. We had also moved, well, just on the same floor of the same building. But we will be keeping the name “SHY Studio”, John!Portland Mercury and its’ sister magazine The Stranger of Seattle had a big Japan issues (july 28 issue), and they selected my personal piece (originally created for Semi Permanent Design Conference in Australia) to be on the cover. Please pick them up if you are in the area.

July 21, 2005

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July 21, 2005

British FUSED Magazine (issue 23) has a feature article on my work thanks to Stevie Copter. They are sending the magazine to me now, so I haven’t actually seen it myself yet. I will post more info soon.

Some more new illustrations: The New Yorker (August 1 issue), Financial Times Magazine (UK/July 30 issue).

Also hello to Portland, Oregon. My illustration will be on the cover of Portland Mercury’s Japan issue (July 28 issue).

July 17, 2005

Communication Arts magazine Illustration Annual 46 (July 2005 #337) came out. I have a piece recognized in this annual.The piece was originally published as cover illustration for Utne Magazine (right) at the beginning of this year.

Also the inside illustration from the same magazine was chosen to be in American Illustration 24, which will be published in November.

July 16, 2005

A new magazine dedicated to woman artists “She Wolf“‘s first issue just came out.(left cover image by Autum Whitehurst) It has 5 page feature on my work and interview. This issue is limited edition of 1500 copies world wide. To purchase or to look for stores who carry the magazine, please contact She Wolfdirectly.Some of the recent illustrations can be seen in: The New Yorker (July 25 issue), Money Magazine, Runners World, San Francisco Magazine, Breakaway (all August issues). Also for Legal Affairs (July/August issue), I created cover illustration as well as three inside illustrations for their feature article on laws against terrorism.

June 16, 2005

After three years of hard labor, my computer suddenly got ill and had to hospitalize for a week! Thanks to awesome health insurance called Applecare and doctors at Tekserve, it came back home yesterday. It always liked to take nap whenever I wasn’t working, and it’s problem was back light. So I named it Sleepy.

Checkout SHY Studio wall of appreciation with some recent aquisition.

June 1, 2005

On June 9 (Thu) I will be attending Art Directors Club‘s Illustration Portfolio Reiview with studio-mate John Hendrix and our friend Patrick Dorian. 97 other talented illustrators and we will be showing our portfolios for review by creative professionals. If you are in creative field in position to (possibly) hire illustrators, come see us! Please RSVP with ADC.

May 27, 2005

Here are some open thank you notes.Thank you Celia Johnson and all her students from MICA for visiting SHY Studio in pouring rain. Also for the beautiful book you sent me. I wasn’t sure if any of you got my thank you notes before the school year ended, so, I wanted to thank all of you on my site.

Thank you Satomi Matsuzaki of Deerhoof (left) for inviting me to their sold-out Brooklyn concert. Art director Gibb Slife, Video artist Gregory Brunkalla and graphic designer Jennifer Lew for making this happen.

April 29, 2005

New magazine about decorating your home Domino just hit newsstand. I got to work with amazing designer Helicopter for their illustration. Don’t forget to check out his work!

For The New Yorker May 2 issue, they challenged me with painting commission I have not done in a while. It is always nice to work on something different.

Other illustrations out are: Outside Magazine June issue, New York Walker #19, Plan Sponsor April issue, and in UK, Financial Times Magazine April 23 and 30 issues. Congratulations Andrew and Sara of FT for 100 issue anniversary!

April 7, 2005

Society of Illustrators 47th Annual Awards Institutional/Advertising/Uncommissioned Show opens tomorrow at Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration at 128 E 63rd St. in New York City.The show will be up till May 7. I will have two pieces in this show.

Thank you so much everyone for coming to Psionic Distortion opening last Friday. Also, thank you everyone at Plum Blossoms, especially the curator Tim Evans, for making this awesome show happen!If you are in NY area, don’t miss it! It is a must see! The show will be up till April 30.Some new illustrations are: Rolling Stone April 21 issue, VIBE and Premiere (both May issue), Financial Times Magazine (UK) #100 (4/9) and #101 (4/16), Plan Sponsor and The Progressive (both April), Menswear (Spring). New York Walker #18 will be out next Thursday.

March 22, 2005

Interview for Polish Magazine exklusiv is now up. READ INTERVIEW

Some illos out now are: “The New Yorker” this week, “Financial Times Magazine” (UK) March 26 issue

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