Ben Shinozaki
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Contact Information
contact name: Ben Shinozaki
phone: 612-501-7513
email: fastinfo@benshinostudio.com
location address:
Lee's Gallery, Mall of America
Bloomington MN 55425
open to public: yes
hours: 10-9:30 or 11-7:00 on Sundays
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Related Organizations:
The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art
The Portrait Society of America
Experience
-Over 6,000 satisfaction guaranteed portrait commissions delivered, including 300 some live charcoal portraits of babies and toddlers since 2001
-Quality control at Lee's Gallery since 2003, Bloomington
-Fourth year at The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts, Minneapolis
-Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop for computer graphics
Awards
-Regional first place for fall water color contest in third grade, Japan
-Highest customer satisfaction rate holding artist, 4 years at Mall of America
-Expecting an ARC Scholarship Award in 2008!
Exhibitions/Performance History
-The Atelier Full-Time Student Show, 5-2004
-The Atelier Full-Time Student Show, 5-2005
-Gave 14 prints of her live charcoal portrait to Mrs. Scott's children, 12-2005
-Donated 13x24" pastel "Minneapolis Night Lights" to the American Diabetes Association for their Spring 2006 fund raising auction
-Donated a coworker's posthumous portrait anonymously to family, 8-2006
-Donated 3 certificates for portraits to a fund raising silent auction, 4-2007
-The Atelier Full-Time Student Show, 5-2007
-"Patti Rides King Cantering" featured in the top 1% realtor's party, 12-2007
Collections
Some worldwide private collections including:
-Three private 18x24" portraits of Madonna for an admirer, 2002-2004
-A friend's daughter's posthumous color portrait for private, 2003
-A private hand-duplicate order for 6 sisters and mother in pastels, 2003
-An 18x24" private group portrait of 16 kids and parents in pastels, 2003
-Private group portrait of 4 first-born daughters in color pastels, 2004
-A wedding proposal live portrait, 1-16-2008
-Series of 3 private charcoal birthday portraits, Nov 2005, 2006, & 2007
-Two private chalk pastel portraits for a patron's two sons, 2004 & 2007
-22 private commissions collected through word of mouth alone in 2007
-2007 Full-Time student work gallery at httpp://www.atelier.org
Galleries
-"M. Monroe" and "H. Bogart" at The St Paul Gallery's V-day show
-The St Paul Gallery in the upcoming Spring show
-The River Gallery from the Spring
Publications
Cover illustration for an independent political Minnesota magazine, 2002
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Birth Place:
Japan
Birth Date:
September 2, 1979
Gender:
Male
Active Place:
Minneapolis / N of Tokyo
Minnesota County:
Hennepin
Artist Information
Roles
Portrait Artist