Reviews

Reviews & Bibliography

• 2022 – Essay by Edward Goldman

• 2021 – Essay by Peter Frank

• 2014 – “Out of Thin Air“, Ontario International Airport.
• 2013 – Aug. 1 LA Artcore Webzine; Article by Robert Seitz about Shizuko Greenblatt and Her Tandem Solo Exhibition, LA Artcore Gallery At The Union Center For The Arts
• 2013 – July KCET- Artbound “Floral Fusion: Ikebana Sculptures of Shizuko Greenblatt” by Meher McArthur

• 2013 – Artweek.LA Jan 21 Issue featured news of Greenblatt’s 2 paintings becoming permanent collections at the Japanese Embassy in Switzerland
• 2012 – “Rejuvenation” featured in the Patron Spirits Company’s National Campaign and Printed in the March issue, INTERVIEW MAGAZINE (founded by Andy Warhol in 1969). Patron Sponsorship of Shizuko Greenblatt
• 2012 – Shizuko Greenblatt Featured in Artist Profiles of Artweek.LA, Feb. 13 & Feb. 20 Issues
• 2011 – Featured in LA WEEKLY “Flag Stop Art Fair”, Sept. 12 2011 issue article written by Shana Nys Dambrot
• 2011 – Featured as the “Artist of the Day” in the Coagula Art Journal
• 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
• 2010 – Japanese Character Series & Fusion Ikebana II at Pacific Asia Museum USC featured in the following publications:

• 2009 – Featured in the New member Profile Section of The News Letter, December Issue of MOCA Contemporary
• 2009 – “Growth of Civilization”, featured in Flavor Pill, Issue 341 Los Angeles, CA
• 2008 – Listed in Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 Catalog 08, Juried by Sammy Hoi, President of Otis College of Art & Design
• 2008 – Listed as Artists Exhibited at Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, Art in America Magazine 2008 August, Guide to Museum & Galleries
• 2005 – “There is Always Hope”, Infinite Growth Series, Brentwood Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
• 2005 – “Infinite Growth Series”, Angelino Magazine, April issue, Los Angeles, CA
• 2003 – “Vine Series”, The Argonaut, July 5 issue, Venice, CA
• 2002 – “Harmony of Figures & Life Series”, The Argonaut, August 15 Issue, Venice, CA

Selected Awards

• 2012 – 2012 Silver Award in the GZ-ARTBASEL 2012 Competition Sponsored by Galeria Zero, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2012 – “Rejuvenation” USA 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 Achievement, 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 Exhibition, Gardena, CA
• 1998 – Honorable Mention, “Reaching for the Sky”, San Pedro Annual Juried Art Exhibition
• 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

Public Collections

• Create Studio Design, Los Angeles, CA
• Japanese Embassy, Burn, Switzerland
• Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
• Urban Obelisque Interior Design Firm, Los Angeles, CA
• Mac Enthusiasts Inc., Los Angeles, CA
• Santa Monica College Foundation, Santa Monica, CA

Private Collections

• Mr. & Mrs. Bob Ableson, Cerritos, CA
• Mr. & Mrs. Tomio Ambo, Los Angeles, CA
• Dr. & Mrs. Robert Carroll, Rancho Mirage, CA
• Mr. & Mrs. Manny Escuin, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Mr. & Mrs. Lance Garber, Malibu, CA
• Dr. J.L. Garwood, Los Angeles, CA
• Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ifanger Hogen, Switzerland
• Mr. & Mrs Saburo Ifune, Camarillo, CA
• Mr. & Mrs. Hiroo Kagaya, Akita, Japan
• Mrs. Michiko Kagaya, Akita, Japan
• Mr. & Mrs. Takamich Kanno, Tokyo, Japan
• Mr. Dennis Kendig, Los Angeles, CA
• Mr. Peter Mays, Los Angeles, CA
• Dr. & Mrs. Shinji Moriyama, Akita, Japan
• Mr. & Mrs. Takenori Murai, Akita, Japan
• Mr. & Mrs. Kazuo Murota, Yokohama, Japan
• Mrs. Tamiko Namba, Woodland Hills, CA
• Ms. Farima Nojoumi, Los Angeles, CA
• Ms. Nori Nowbahari, Solana Beach, CA
• Mr. & Mrs. Ohara, Tokyo, Japan
• Mr. & Mrs. Akira Ohta, Tokyo, Japan
• Dr. Jeannine Ramsey, Tapachula, Mexico
• Col. & Dr. Edwin & Raquel Ramsey, Los Angeles, CA
• Lawrence Ruby, Woodland Hills, CA
• Mr. & Mrs. Mark Saji, Los Angeles, CA
• Mrs. Yaeko Sakamoto, Seattle, WA
• Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Schaefer, Frankfurt, Germany
• Mrs. Miyoko Shimahara, Los Angeles, CA
• Mr. & Mrs. Shunzo Ueda, Tokyo, Japan
• Mr. & Mrs. Phil Skarin, Sherman Oaks, CA
• Ms. Jeannine Tanaka, Los Angeles, CA
• Ms. Claudia Teran, Beverly Hills, CA
• Dr. & Mrs. Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Kyoto, Japan
• Ms. Grace Yang, Los Angeles, CA
• Mrs. Mutsuko Yasukawa, Tokyo, Japan
• Mr. & Mrs. Akira Yoshizawa, Akita, Japan