Infobox Artist
name = Edwin Ushiro
imagesize = 250px
caption = "When Everything Really Mattered" by Edwin Ushiro
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birthdate = birth date and age|1977|07|06
location = Maui, HI
Los Angeles, CA[ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1560868/bio "Edwin Kinji Ushiro"] IMDb Profile] ]
nationality = Asian-American
field = Illustration, Art Direction, Production Design, Storyboard
training = Art Center College of Design
Edwin Kinji Ushiro (born June 7, 1977) is an illustrator and fine artist.
A native region of Maui, Edwin Ushiro moved to California where he attended the Art Center College of Design and graduated Honors with a BFA in Illustration. He has since worked in the amazing world of entertainment as a Visual Consultant, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, and Concept Designer. His clients include: Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, NBC, ABC, CBS, Disney, and the Jim Henson Company. tyle
Ushiro utilizes some truly unique artistic techniques, a fusion of traditional and digital. Ushiro incorporates paint, ink, iron transfers, fabric and other materials into his work in order to achieve the desired moods and emotions. Ushiro has become one of the most buzz-worthy emerging artists working today. With several recent magazine interviews and shows booked into 2009 from New York to Los Angeles and appearances coming at Art Basel, Ushiro has become one of the most talked about artists in the new contemporary movement. [ [http://www.hifructose.com/index.php?option=com_eventcal&task=event&eventid=81&date=1215871200 "Edwin Ushiro"] , Hi-Fructose: Art Shows and Events, 2008] ] Exhibitions
Solo Shows:[ [http://www.mrushiro.com/mrushiro_gallery_resume_2007.html "Gallery Resume"] Edwin Ushiro Gallery Resume, 2007] ]
2008 "While Tides Guide You Back Home" at Project: Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2007 "The Cardboard Symphony" at Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA.
Selected Group Shows:
2009 "Erotic Show" at Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea.
2008 "Illustrative" at Galerie Johanssen, Berlin, Germany.
2008 "Installation 5 Scion Art Tour" at Art Basel, Miami FL.
2008 "Untitled Group Show" at Corey Helford Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2008 "Crazy 4 Cult 2" at Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 "Untitled Group Show" at Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
2008 "4th Annual Tree Show" at Giant Robot SF, San Francisco, CA.
2008 "Power in Numbers 3" at Gallery Nucleus, CA.
2008 "Toys" at Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 "Year of the Rat" at Giant Robot 2, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 "Neulovers" at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR.
2008 "Untitled Group Show" at Project: Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2008 "Deep Pop" at Kenneth Chapman Gallery, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY.
2007 "Happy Endings" at The Lab 101 Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2007 "Bitters & Sweets" at Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA.
2007 "Grafuck 3 Art Show" at Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA.
2007 "Youthful Indiscretions" 4 person group show at Project: Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2007 "Power in Numbers 2" at Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA.
2007 "Project: The Reset" at Project: Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2006 "Winter Wonderland" at Lab 101 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2006 "Imaginary Spaces" at Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA.
2006 "Toy2R DIY Tour" at the International Kaohsiung Art Toys Exhibition, Taiwan.
2006 "Toy2R DIY Tour" at The Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
2006 "Supernal" at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR.
2006 "Bergamot Invasion II" at Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
2006 "Cover to Cover" at Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA.
2006 "Zine Show" at Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2006 "Young Los Angeles in Chicago" at Svenska Mobler Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2006 "Power in Numbers" at Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA.
2006 "The Unicorn Show" at Gallery Nucleus , Alhambra, CA.
References
External Links
[http://www.mrushiro.com/ Official Website]
[http://www.mrushiro.blogspot.com/ Blog]
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1560868/bio IMDb Profile]
[http://gallerynucleus.com/gallery/exhibition/107 Solo Exhibition at Gallery Nucleus]
