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Shizuko Greenblatt Shizuko Greenblatt was born in Japan to an ancient samurai family and raised in
an environment which emphasized in and honored arts. Many members of her family were trained calligraphers. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, she came to the United States and continued her education at UCLA. Later she became a certified interior designer in the state of California and worked in the field for 23 years. |
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| EXHIBITIONS | Public and Private Collections | ||
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Dr. J.L. Garwood, Los Angeles, CA Ms. Farima Nojoumi, Los Angeles, CA Mr. & Mrs. Mark Saji, Los Angeles, CA Mr. & Mrs. Tomio Ambo, Los Angeles, CA Mr. & Mrs. Saburo Ifune, Camarillo, CA Dr. & Mrs Robert Carroll, Rancho Mirage, CA Mr. & Mrs. Kazuo Murota, Yokohama, Japan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ifanger. Horgan, Switzerland Mr. & Mrs. Shunzo Ueda, Tokyo Japan Mr. & Mrs. Lance Garber, Malibu, CA Col. & Dr. Edwin & Raquel Ramsey, Los Angeles, CA Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Schaefer, Frankfurt, Germany Mrs. Yaeko Sakamoto, Seattle, WA Urban Obelisque Interior Design Firm, Los Angeles, CA Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan Santa Monica College Foundation, Santa Monica, CA Mrs. Mutsuko Yasukawa, Tokyo, Japan Mr. & Mrs. Ohara, Tokyo, Japan Mr. & Mrs Akira Ohta, Tokyo, Japan Mrs. Michiko Kagaya, Akita, Japan Mr. & Mrs. Takenori Murai, Akita, Japan Mr. & Mrs. Akira Yoshizawa, Akita, Japan Mr. & Mrs. Hiroo Kagaya, Akita, Japan Mr. & Mrs. Takamich Kanno, Tokyo, Japan Ms. Nori Nowbahari, Solana Beach, CA Ms. Jeannine Tanaka, Los Angeles, CA Mrs. Miyoko Shimahara, Los Angeles, CA Mr. Dennis Kendig, Los Angeles, CA Dr. & Mrs. Shinji Moriyama, Akita, Japan Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth McGill, Woodland Hills, CA Mr. & Mrs. Phil Skarin, Sherman Oaks, CA Mr. & Mrs. Manny Escuin, Las Vegas, Nevada Mac Enthusiasts, Inc., Los Angeles, CA Mr. Lawrence M. Ruby, Woodland Hills, CA Mr. Peter Mays, Los Angeles, CA Dr. Jeannine Ramsey, Tapachula, Mexico Mr. & Mrs. Bob Ableson, Cerritos, CA
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| Current Exhibitions | |||
| 2012 | April - October "Out of Thin Air" at Los Angeles International Airport, Terminal 1 Gate 2 |
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| Upcoming Exhibitions | |||
| 2012 | GZ-ARTBASEL 2012, Basel, Switzerland, June 14-17 |
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| 2013 | June, Solo Exhibition, La Artcore Union Center, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Curated Exhibitions & Events | |||
| 2011 | Artist-in-Residency, "Simply Perfect" Art Project sponsored by Patron Spirits Company |
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| 2011 | Tel-Art-Phone Exhibition, Co- Curated with Mat Gleason at Beacon's Arts Building, Inglewood, CA May 28th - July 3rd |
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| Solo Exhibitions | |||
| 2010 | Solo Exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena CA : May 6th - June 27th | ||
| 2009 | "Fusion Ikebana Installation" at Gallery 825 : September 11th - October 9th | ||
| 2009 | "Japanese Character Series and Fusion Ikebana Sculptures" at LA Artcore Brewery Annex | ||
| 2005 | "Infinite Growth Series", TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA | ||
| 2003 | "Vine Series", TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA | ||
| 2002 | "Garden Series", Forbes Hall, Santa Monica, CA | ||
| 2002 | "Harmony of Figures and Life Series", TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA | ||
| Group Exhibitions (Selected) | |||
| 2011 | July Chainletter Sculpture Group Exhibition organized by Doug Harvey, Shoshana
Wayne Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA July 22 - August 25 2011 |
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| 2011 | Open Call L.A. 2011 presnted Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery July 24 - September 25 2011 |
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| 2011 | Hudson|Linc, San Pedro, CA August 4th - August 28th |
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| 2011 | 100th Anniversary and Celebration of International Women's Day Exhibition, February 19 - March 20. 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA Juried by Idurre Alonso, Curator Museum of Latin American Art. |
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| 2010 | The City of West Hollywood, 25th Anniversary Celebration, Curated by Howard Fox, Curator Emeritus, Los Angeles County Museum |
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| 2010 | Holmby Westwood Property Owner's Association Fund Raisong for Westwood Library at Playboy Mansion | ||
| 2010 | Benefit Auction at Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2009 | Benefit Auction for The Slate Foundation, William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA | ||
| 2009 | Aurora at Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2009 | Night of Art & Hope Benefit Auction for Providence Trinity Hospice Care | ||
| 2009 | Benefit Auction, Gallery 825 |
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| 2009 | Gem, Gallery 825 |
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| 2008 | TARFEST Exhibition at Korean Cultural Center , Juried by Howard Fox; Curator of Contemporary Art at Los Angeles County Museum |
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| 2008-2009 |
Exhibition of 11 works, French Consulate, Los Angeles, August 8, 2008 to January 9, 2009 |
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| 2008 | Annual Benefit Auction at Gallery 825 |
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| 2008 |
"Out There" Group Show, Gallery 825, juried by Cliff Benjamin, Director of Western Project Gallery |
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| 2008 |
"Accessorize" Group show, Gallery 825, juried by Peggy Forgelman, Education Director of Peabody Essex Museum |
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| 2008 | GEM Show, LAAA/Gallery 825, juried by LAAA Screening Committee | ||
| 2008 |
"Hokum", LAAA/Gallery 825, curated by Laurie Firstenburg, Director/Curator LA X ART |
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| 2008 |
"Penumbra", LAAA/Gallery 825 juried by James Panozzo, Executive Director of TARFEST, Director of Lawrence Asher Gallery |
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| 2007 |
"There is Always Hope," "Celebration for World Peace", Infinite GrowthSeries, 2nd City Council All California Exhibition. Theme of Exhibition:"News: A Visual Exploration of Topics That are in the News or Should Be" Juror: Meghan Daum, op-ed columnist at the Los Angeles Times. |
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| 2007 |
"Lady with Red Bouquet", Figure Exploration Series. City of Los Angeles Fifth Annual Senior Juried Art Exhibition, Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA |
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| 2006 | "Nasturtium Wonder II", Vine Series, City of Los Angeles Fourth Annual Juried Senior Art Exhibitons, Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2006 | "Thriving", Vine Series, San Diego Art Institute, Museum of Living Artist, Juried Summer Exhibition, San Diego, CA | ||
| 2006 | "Evolution", Vine Series, San Diego Art Institute, Museum of Living Artist, Juried Winter Exhibition, San Diego, CA | ||
| 2005 | "Black & White", TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA | ||
| 2005 | "Portrait in Blue and Yellow", City of Los Angeles Third Annual Senior Juried Art Exhibition, Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2004 | "Commencement", Vine Series, Peninsula Fine Art Center Biennial National Juried Exhibiton, Newport News VA Juror: Carrie Przbilla, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, High Museum of Atlanta, GA | ||
| 2004 | "Commencement", Vine Series. Third Annual Women's Festival of Arts, 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA Juror: Irene Hoffman, Curator of Contemporary Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA (currently the director of Contemporary Museum in Baltimore.) | ||
| 2003 | "Small Works", TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Non-Representational Works", TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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| 2002 | "Valentine's Day", TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA | ||
| 2001 | "A Collection of Individual Artists", Don O'Melveny Gallery, West Hollywood, CA | ||
| 1999 | "Garden Series II", Garden Series III", "Afternoon Light", "Pensive", "Morning Promise","Escape into Dreams", Pacific Art Guild Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1999 | "Coral Tree", "Summer Bounty", "Gina from Italy", Pacific Art Guild Annual Juried Art Exhibition,Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1998 | "Hamlet", "Sampson's Courtyard", "Koi in Ripple", "Bird of Paradise", "Blue Vase", "Sunset in Westwood", Pacific Art Guild Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1998 | "Reaching for the Sky", Admiring Seascape", "Carol Before", "For Bella", Pacific Art Guld Annual Juried Fall Art Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1998 | "Reverie", Malibu Arts Association Annual Juried Exhibition, Frederic R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA | ||
| 1998 | "Coral Tree", Pacific Art Guild AnnualJuried Fall Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1998 | "Mercede River", Annual Juried Exhibiton, Descanso Gardens, Boddy House Gallery, La Canada Flintridge, CA | ||
| 1997 | "Spring Desert Flowers", Annual Juried Exhibiton, Descanso Gardens, Boddy House Gallery, La Canada Flintridge, CA | ||
| 1997 | "You Can Take It With You", "Half Dome", "Bird of Paradise", Pacific Art Guild Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1997 | "Forest Light", Finish Line", Forest Trail", "Summer Dream", Pacific Art Guild Annual Juried Fall Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| Selected Awards | 
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| 2012 | 2012 Silver Award in the GZ-ARTBASEL 2012 Competition Sponsored by Galeria Zero, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 2012 | "Rejuvenation" National winner of "Simply Perfect" Art Project sponsored by Patron Spirits Company | ||
| 2006 | Distinguished Artist Award at the Fourth Annual Art Exhibition, City of Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2005 | Special Recognition Award for Los Angeles City Hall Art Acheivement, Van Nuys Community Adult School | ||
| 1998 | First Place, "Reaching for the Sky", Pacific Art Guild Annual Fall Juried Art Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1998 | Honorable Mention, "Fall in Berkeley", Gardena Valley Annual Juried Art Exhibiton, Gardena, CA | ||
| 1998 | Honorable Mention, "Reaching for the Sky", San Pedro Annual Juried Art Exhbition | ||
| 1998 | Honorable Mention, "Sampson's Courtyard", Pacific Art Guild Spring, Juried Art Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1998 | Artist of the Year Award, Pacific Art Guild, Play del Rey, CA | ||
| 1998 | Graphaids Special Award for "You Can Take It With You" & Flax Special Award for "Bird of Paradise", Pacific Art Guild Annual Spring Juried Art Exhibition, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| 1997 | Third Place, "Forest Trail", Pacific Art Guild Annual Fall Juried Art ExhibitionPlaya del Rey, CA | ||
| 1997 | Artist of the Year Award, Pacific Art Guild, Playa del Rey, CA | ||
| Bibliography | |||
| 2012 | "Rejuvenation" will be featured in March issue of INTERVIEW MAGAZINE |
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| 2012 | Shizuko Greenblatt Featured in Artist Profiles of Artweek.LA (www.artweekla.com), Feb. 13 & Feb. 20 Issues |
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| 2011 | Featured in LA WEEKLY "Flag Stop Art Fair" article written by Shana Nys Dambrot |
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| 2011 | Featured as the "Artist of the Day" in the Coagula Art Journal |
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| 2011 | Featured in Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 13, Juried by Beth Venn, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art and Senior Curator of American Art at the Newark Museum, New Jersey. |
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| 2010 | Japanese Character Series & Fusion Ikebana II at Pacific Asia Museum featured in the following publications:
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| 2009 | Featured in the New member Profile Section of The News Letter, December Issue of MOCA Contemporary |
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| 2009 | "Growth of Civilization", featured in Flavor Pill, Issue 341 Los Angeles, CA |
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| 2008 | Listed in Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 Catalog 08 |
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| 2008 | Listed as Artists Exhibited at Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, |
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| 2005 | "There is Always Hope", Infinite Growth Series, Brentwood Magazine, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2005 | "Infinite Growth Series", Angelino Magazine, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2003 | "Vine Series", The Argonaut, Venice, CA | ||
| 2003 | "Vine Series", Rafu Shimpo Newspaper and Cultural News, Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2002 | "Harmony of Figures & Life Series", The Argonaut, Venice, CA | ||
Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 , Los Angeles, CA www.laaa.org |
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