CV

Artist Name :
Ryo Shimizu

Born in 1977, Kagawa, Japan
Lives and works in Kanagawa

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2011 Anonymous Coward Exhibition: Art Museum in Town, "Towadabito :⇔ Ryo Shimizu", Towada Art Center and various locations in the shopping district, Aomori

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2011 "Aesthetically Impressive Art Exhibition of Korea & Japan", Soul Art Space, Busan, Korea
"Hearts Towada Exhibition" ,Towada Art Center, Aomori
"SICF11 Award Winners Exhibition" ,Esplanade (Spiral), Tokyo
SY PROJECT presents "Frame! Frame!", Shibuya Gallery LEDECO, Tokyo
2010 "KOREA-JAPAN COLOR & FORM EXHIBITION 2010", 1F Gallery in Busan Citizen Hall, Busan, Korea
2nd Moscow International Biennale for Young Art "Qui Vive?" ", RuARTS Gallery, Moscow, Russia
"Tokyo Wonderwall 2010", Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo
"SICF11", SPIRAL HALL, Tokyo
"GEISAI#14" Supported by LOUIS VUITTON, Tokyo BIGSIGHT, Tokyo
"13th Japan Media Arts Festival",The National Art Center, Tokyo
2009 Play Art Laboratory | the 4th meeting point "Deep into", Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama
Play Art Laboratory | the 3rd meeting point "Leaving my treasure here", Red Brick Warehouse Gallery , Yokohama
Play Art Laboratory | the 2nd meeting point "Look, Touch", Brillia Short Shorts Gallery , Yokohama
Japan-Belgium Letter Arts Exhibition "Line and Spirits",BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama
Play Art Laboratory | meeting point "MEMORIZE!", Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama
2003 Roppongi Hills Opening Exhibition "The Global City" , Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Olivia, Solon, "Artist creates alphabetti confetti", Wired.co.uk, Wired UK, June 2011
Marius, "Ambiguity and ambivalence in art", 4NutShells.com, June 2011
Suzanne, LaBarre, "A Massive Art Work, "Painted" With Typography", fastcompany.com, June 2011
Delia, de Villiers, "Character conversion", designindaba.com, June 2011
Yomoe, Yoshizaki, "Anonymous Coward Exhibition: Art Museum in Town, 'Towadabito :⇔ Ryo Shimizu'", aomori-miryoku.com, February 2011
Yosuke, Miyoshi, "Producing artworks focusing on local citizen", The To-o Nippo Press, 20 January 2011
Takashi, Miki, "Resignation of prime minister, unexpected aftermath", The Kanagawa Newspaper, 4 June 2010
Christine, Flint-Sato, "Japan-Belgium Letter Arts Exhibition：Line and Spirits", Letter Arts Review 23:4, Fall 2009

PUBLICATIONS:
"'more democracy' in Art" -Anonymous Coward Exhibition: Art Museum in Town, 'Towadabito :⇔ Ryo Shimizu' in Review-, Ryo Shimizu, 2011

AWARD:
2010 Selected for Tokyo Wonderwall 2010
Incentive Award of the SPIRAL, SICF11
Jury Recommend Still Image Work in Art Division, 13th Japan Media Arts Festival
Selected for Japan Typography Association
2009 Selected for The Japan-Belgium Letter Arts Exhibition

RESIDENCY:
2011 Anonymous Coward Exhibition: Art Museum in Town, 'Towadabito :⇔ Ryo Shimizu', Temporary Art Studio, Aomori
2010 Spring Open 2010: BankART AIR Program, BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama

WORKSHOP:
2011 "Portrait workshop", Towada Art Center, Citizen's Activity Space, Aomori

TALK:
2011 "Anonymous Coward Exhibition: Art Museum in Town, 'Towadabito :⇔ Ryo Shimizu' in Review", Towada Art Center, Cafe Space, Aomori
"PechaKucha Night Tokyo vol.83", SuperDeluxe, Tokyo
"Artist talk", Towada Art Center, Aomori
2010 "Artist talk", BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama

EDUCATION:
2002 Kanagawa University, M.A. in Architecture and Building Engineering, Yokohama, Japan
2000 Kanagawa University, B.A. in Architecture, Yokohama, Japan