Rodney Greenblat

Work Greenblat's work was shown in East Village museums in the 1980s, including the Gracie Mansion Gallery, and was at the time considered part of a neo-surrealist movement. Within the same decade, he did the artwork for American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants' first album.

He has been recognized for his work on the 1996 and 1999 video games PaRappa the Rapper and Um Jammer Lammy, and for the Thunder Bunny series of books.

In 2009, he designed characters for the Japanese transportation smart card SUGOCA, sold by JR Kyushu.

In 2017, he opened The Rodney Shop, a retail outlet and gallery in Catskill, New York. The location closed in 2020.

Computer and video games

Rodney's Funscreen (Published by Activision, 1992, PC/Mac) Rodney's Wonder Window (Published by Voyager, 1992, PC/Mac) Dazzleoids (Published by Voyager, 1994, PC/Mac) PaRappa the Rapper (Published by Sony, 1996, PS1) Rodney's Funscreen 2 extreme (Published by Interlink, 1997, PC/Mac) Rodney's Artbrain (Published by Interlink, 1997, PC/Mac) Um Jammer Lammy (Published by Sony, 1999, PS1) PaRappa the Rapper 2 (Published by Sony, 2001, PS2) Major Minor's Majestic March (Published by Majesco, 2009, Wii)

Solo exhibition history

1982 The Threshold, Rodney Alan Greenblat. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

1983 Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York

2006 Downtown – The New York Art Scene 1974–1984. Grey Art Gallery NYU, New York, New York Universe. Centella Gallery, Tucson, Arizona

2007 Elemental. Art Print Japan Galleries, Tokyo, Japan

2008 Free Wheel. BCB Gallery, Hudson, New York

2010 Thunder Bunny Buddha Shrine. BCB Gallery, Hudson, New York

2012 Karma-con. The Rubin Museum, New York, New York

2013 Gala Veinte!. Hudson Opera House, Hudson, New York The Wonder Verified and Fulfilled. BCB Gallery, Hudson, NY

2015 Vibrant Space. BCB Gallery, Hudson, New York