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Roger Shimomura, Rinse Cycle, 1988
acrylic on canvas
60 x 24 in

Roger Shimomura was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1939. He received his B.A. in graphic design from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1961. He continued his studies at the Cornish School of Applied Arts in Seattle, Stanford University, and Cornell University before earning an M.F.A. in 1969 from Syracuse University. A recipient of numerous fellowships and grants, he has exhibited his paintings and prints throughout the United States since 1965. He has also had a distinguished teaching career and has written, directed, and produced a number of performances. In his multilayered, action-packed paintings, which are rendered in flat, bright, colors, politics are combined with ukiyo-e imagery, pop-culture clichés, and everyday consumer products. The resulting juxtapositions reflect his own personal history as a third-generation Japanese-American and also address the broader social and cultural conflicts between the two countries.