Wayne Shimabukuro

Wayne Shimabukuro is a native Californian of Japanese ancestry. These factors play a significant role in his artistic practice. After receiving his BA from the UCLA art department, his serious exploration with photography began. From black & white, full frame compositions utilizing a 35 mm camera, he expanded his practice to embrace the digital revolution of image-making. His current body of work, FLORALinventions, embraces both the camera and digital process. The images he makes attempt to engage the eye and encourage contemplation. creating an atmosphere of beauty through balance and harmony. Color plays a significant role, the palate of each piece is determined
by the floral subject which also becomes an important element in the composition’s construction. When successful, the “photograph” quiets the nervous system, frees the mind from external distractions and encourages a state of meditation.

University of California, Los Angeles

Shimabukuro's work is included in numerous collections. Spring 2016: THE Huntington Library, San Marino, CA; acquired a collection of 14 FLORALinvention photographs. In Novemeber, 2015, a piece of his was acquired by the La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA. A partial list of the collections his work is included in are: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA; The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles; Caldwell, Leslie & Proctor, PC, Los Angeles; CalMat Corporation, Los Angeles; The Robert V. Fullerton Museum of Art, California State University, San Bernardino, CA; Roll International Corporation, Los Angeles; Scudder Kemper Investments, Los Angeles. His work continues to be widely exhibited and published.