Roger Shimomura
| Roger Shimomura | |
|---|---|
 Shimomura in 2009 | |
| Born |
1939 Seattle, Washington |
| Alma mater |
University of Seattle; Syracuse University |
| Website | www.rshim.com |
Roger Shimomura (born 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American artist and a retired professor at the University of Kansas. His artistic endeavors, showcased across the United States, address Asian American sociopolitical and ethnic issues through the juxtaposition of common everyday images and racially charged imagery.
Life
As a child during World War II, Shimomura's family was relocated and interned at the Minidoka National Historic Site in Idaho.[1] The content of his earliest memories, this experience informs his art, as does his later experiences with stereotyping and xenophobia. He graduated from Syracuse University with a Master of Fine Arts degree, after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington.
His work can be found in the collection of the University of Washington[2] and Washburn University.[3] He has also exhibited work at the Missoula Art Museum.[4]
Awards
- 2011 United States Artists Ford Fellow for Visual Arts [5]
References
- ↑ "National Archives: Roger Shimomura". Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ "Roger Shimomura | Computer Science & Engineering". Cs.washington.edu. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/234e901d8e75ed7bd888846496fe84ab/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm
- ↑ United States Artists Official Website
- Hackett, Regina (2004-03-11). "Shimomura explores racism in all its guises – from the racist's POV". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- Paget, Mindie (2004-05-11). "A Sansei Story". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- Susan N. Platt (2004). "Racism is About All of Us". Raven Chronicles.
- Emily Stamey, The Prints of Roger Shimomura A Catalogue Raisonné, 1968–2005, University of Washington Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-295-98672-2
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roger Shimomura. |
- Official site
- Showcase at the Greg Kucera Art Gallery
- Flomen Haft Gallery Bio
- Fall 2009 newsletter of The Wing Luke Asian Museum, includes artist's statement for Shimomura exhibit Yellow Peril and reproduces the titular painting.
- Oral Histories: Roger Shimomura, C-Span, July 9, 2011
|