biography of Shozo NAGANO (1928-2007)

Birth place: Kanazawa, Japan

Addresses: NYC

Profession: Painter

Studied: Kanazawa FA Univ. (A.B.); ASL with Julian Levi; Pratt Inst., New York.

Exhibited: One-man shows, Sato Gal., Tokyo, Japan, 1955-63 (solo), Berkshire Mus., 1969 (solo), State Univ. NY Albany, 1970 (solo) & Alonzo Gal., 1971-72 (solo); Dir's. Choice, Fourth Anniv. Show, Community Gal., BM, 1972; Alonzo Gal., NYC

Member: Yonkers Art AA

Work: Allentown (PA) Art Mus.; Berkshire Mus., Pittsfield, MA; Hudson River Mus., Yonkers, NY; James Michener Coll., Univ. Texas, Austin; State Univ. NY Albany. Commissions: "It is Finished" (painting), comn. by Richard Hirsch, cur. James Michener Coll., 1971.

Comments: Preferred medium: acrylics. Publications: illustr., Kiristo-Kyo-Hoiku, 1961-72; contrib., Haha no Hikari, 1969-72. Teaching: Seibu Gakuen, Tokyo, 1960-65.

Sources: WW73; Alvin Smith, article, Art Int. (May, 1972).