Rodney Alan Greenblat

Greenblat's work was shown in East Village museums in the 1980s,^[6] including the Gracie Mansion Gallery,^[7][8] and was at the time considered part of a neo-surrealist movement.^[9] Within the same decade, he did the artwork for American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants' first album.^[10]

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.^[11]

In 2017, he opened The Rodney Shop, a retail outlet and gallery in Catskill, New York.^[12] The location closed in 2020.^[13]

• 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 Entertainment, 2009, Wii)

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

1982

• The Threshold, Rodney Alan Greenblat. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island^[1]

1983

• Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York^[1]

1984

• Time of Love. Galerie Anna Friebe, Cologne, Germany^[1]

1985

• The New World. Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York^[1]
• Suburban Utopias/Familiar Frontiers. Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[1]

1986

• House of Progress. Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York
• The Tricentennial Room. Karl Bornstein Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1987

• Reality and Imagination; Two Taste Treats in One! Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Reality and Imagination; Two Taste Treats in One! Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas
• The Scenic Route. Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York

1988

• Design Your Own Future. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1989

• John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California

1990

• Cosmic Adhesive. Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, New York

1991

• The Center for Advanced Whimsy. Carpenter Arts Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1992

• Land Ho! The Mythic World of Rodney A. Greenblat. Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
• Land Ho! The Mythic World of Rodney A. Greenblat. Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia

1993

• Technoweenie. PPOW, New York, New York
• Land Ho! The Mythic World of Rodney A. Greenblat. World Financial Center, New York, New York

1995

• Rodney Time. Creation Gallery G8, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

1996

• Rodney's Late Breakfast at Milk. Milk, Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan

1997

• Rodney Adventure. Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut

1998

• New Studio Rodney. Parco Department Store, Japan^[14]

1999

• Rodney's Art in a Box. Sony Plaza, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan^[14]

2000

• Rodney's Character Club and Post Office Parco Department Store, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan^[14]
• Cafe Rodney. Tokyo, Japan^[14]

2001

• Canworld Expo. Takashimaya Department Store, Osaka, Japan^[14]

2005

• Modern Day. BCB Gallery, Hudson, New York^[14]

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^[15]

2012

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

2013

• Gala Veinte!. Hudson Opera House, Hudson, New York^[16]
• The Wonder Verified and Fulfilled. BCB Gallery, Hudson, NY

2015

• Vibrant Space. BCB Gallery, Hudson, New York