Profile
Hiroshi (Kojun) Shimazaki

Hiroshi Shimazaki   
 

The world we live in is a fascinating subject of inquiry. The interaction between the land and its inhabitants is woven into a colourful tapestry. This cultural landscape invites scholars and artists alike to participate in the creative quest. I am a geographer and an aspiring landscape painter. Geography and landscape painting share a common concern - the study of the relationship between people and environment.

Our planet earth reveals itself as a challenging destination, a constant joy to the eyes, where my acquired skills can be mobilized in an attempt to capture the landscape as the stage of human life. If one wants to learn anything, and art in particular, educational resources are available at every turn. But, for me, the greatest teacher for landscape painting is the landscape itself. Constantly changing in appearance, it is there always for us to appreciate its attributes and learn from them.

My love of watercolour landscape painting developed in tandem with my academic interests. For me, landscape painting offers access to revelations of natural process, evocations of history and potentialities of human action embodied in each place. It also offers an invitation to philosophical reflection and emotional release. The images presented in the gallery were chosen or prepared from paintings and field sketches made at a variety of sites and in different occasions around the world.



Timeline
IPursuing Education (1943 - 75)
1943-67Born, educated, and worked in Tokyo, Japan
1967-75Graduate Studies at University of Western Ontario and Simon Fraser University
1975Received Ph.D. (Geography) from Simon Fraser University, Canada
IITeaching/Research (1976 - 2009)
1976-09Assistant Professor (76-80), Associate Professor (80-87), Professor (87-09)
Faculty of Arts and Science/Faculty of Management, University of Lethbridge

Taught cultural geography and international management there and
at other universities in Canada, Ecuador, Germany, Japan, Malaysia and Mexico.
Conducted research on themes in cultural geography and international management
related to economic, political, and religious institutional endeavours
and their long-range implications in selected Pacific Rim countries.
1994Received Canadian Prime Minister's Award for Publishing
2003Received Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Lethbridge
IIIRetirement Journey (2009 - )
2009 - Professor Emeritus, University of Lethbridge, Canada
1967 - Aspiring Landscape Painter. Exhibited watercolours in Canada, Ecuador, Germany,
India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, UK and USA

Member
Società delle Belle Arti Circolo degli Artisti di Firenze, Italy (est. 1843)
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (est. 1925)

Contact
Email shimazaki@uleth.ca   hiroshishimazaki@hotmail.com
Canada 38 Modesto Road, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 4A1
Tel. + 1 (403) 381-1580
Japan 410 Oiso, Oiso-machi, Naka-gun, Kanagawa, Japan 255-0003

Website
http://www.hiroshishimazaki.com



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