Rodney Alan Greenblat

Rodney Alan Greenblat is world famous for his whimsical and engaging artwork. At the age of three he began drawing and painting, and his big break came in 1971, when at the age of 11 he was given the opportunity to illustrate the cover of his elementary school parent teacher’s association handbook.

Years later, after moving to New York City, his wacky colorful sculptures and paintings became an integral part of the ballooning East Village Art scene of the 1980s, where he had several one person shows at the legendary Gracie Mansion Gallery. In 1985 his large sculpture “Ark of Triumph” was featured in the prestigious Whitney Museum Biennial exhibition.

In the early 1990’s Rodney wrote four children's books, Uncle Wizzmo's New Used Car, Aunt Ippy's Museum of Junk, Thunder Bunny, and Slombo The Gross. All were published by Harper Collins are are sadly out of print at this time.

In the late 1990's and early 2000's Rodney’s experimentation with the then novel personal computer led him to the production of interactive CD-ROMs and then to the video game industry. He became the artistic force behind the best selling game for Sony Playstation called “Parappa The Rapper.” This led to a whole line of popular consumer products distributed in Japan, and a weekly animated television series also in Japan. Rodney has now become known as one of the worlds top character designers, with his original character franchise “Thunder Bunny” still popular in Japan.

in 2007 Rodney began studying Zen at the Village Zendo in NYC. In 2013 he became a senior student and received the Buddhist name “Musho.” In 2016 he became the administrative director there. His book on Buddhism and Zen, Dharma Delight was published by Tuttle in 2016.

Musho now lives in the upstate NY. His artwork is shown regularly at the prestigious BCB ART gallery in Hudson NY.