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Exhibitions:
2009 - Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA; Hearts in San Francisco, Public Display at Yerba Buena Center For the Arts, San Francisco, CA; Hearts in San Francisco, Heroes & Hearts Luncheon, Union Square, San Francisco, CA; Pacific Art League, Faculty Show, Palo Alto, CA. 2008 - William Merrill Gallery, Featured Artist in Group Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA; B.J. Spoke Gallery, Expo 27 (Juried Exhibition), Huntington, NY; Juror: Marjorie Weinstein, Whitney Museum of American Art; William Merrill Gallery, Group Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA; 20th Street Art Gallery, Variations on the Abstract, Collage Show, and 50-50 Show, Sacramento, CA; Academy of Art University, Faculty & Alumni Auction, San Francisco, CA; Pacific Art League, Of Eve (Juried Exhibition) and Faculty Exhibition, Palo Alto, CA. 2007 - Sharp Gallery, Recent Paintings, San Diego, CA (solo show); Lucid Gallery, Recent Paintings, San Francisco, CA (solo show); ARTworkSF Gallery, Mixed Messages (Juried Exhibition, "Best in Show"), San Francisco, CA; Jan & Gary Dario Gallery, Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL; Third Annual Painting, Drawing & Printmaking Competition (Juried Exhibition); 111 Minna Gallery, Nondescript (Juried Exhibition), San Francisco, CA; Space Gallery, Brick to Blue, San Francisco, CA; 20th Street Art Gallery, Group Exhibition, Sacramento, CA; Academy of Art University, Faculty & Alumni Auction , San Francisco, CA; Issa Galleria, Grand Opening Exhibition, Houma, LA. 2006 - Hotel Union Square, Mural Commemoration & New Works (Solo Show), San Francisco, CA; Academy of Art University, Sutter Street Gallery; Essence & Material ( M.F.A. Final Exhibition, Solo Show ), San Francisco, CA; A.G. Gallery, Group Exhibition, Krakow, Poland; Signatura Gallery, Group Exhibition, Krakow, Poland; 20 th Street Art Gallery, Six Modern Painters , Sacramento, CA. 2005 - Kaiser Permanente Hospital, San Francisco, CA; Office of the District Attorney, Hall of Justice, San Francisco, CA; Long Beach Arts Association, Works on Paper (Juried Exhibition), Long Beach, CA; Academy of Art University, Big Bang (Juried Exhibition), San Francisco, CA. 2004 - Academy of Art University, Abstract Show (Juried Exhibition), San Francisco, CA; Academy of Art University, Obsession (Juried Exhibition), San Francisco, CA. 2001 - University of California at San Diego, New Moon Gallery: A Collaborative Exhibition, La Jolla, CA; William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA; Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

Education:
2002-05 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA; M.F.A. Studio Painting.
1997-01 University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA; B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Chemistry.
2000 - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Professional:
2008 - Present: College of Marin, Continuing Education, Kentfield, CA Instructor of Abstract Painting; Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA Instructor of Abstract Figurative Painting, Mixed Media, and Expressive Drawing, Awarded "Teacher of the Year" for 2008.
2007- Present: Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA Instructor of Abstract Painting, Introduction to Drawing, and Figure Drawing. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA; Directed Study Advisor, Graduate School of Fine Arts; Review Committee Member, Graduate School of Fine Arts.

Lectures:
2009 - Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, Lecture on the sculpture of Auguste Rodin as an inspiration.
2008 - Freemont Art Association, Freemont, CA, Lecture on collage techniques Los Altos Art Club, Los Altos, CA, Lecture on collage techniques, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, Lecture on collage techniques.
2009 - Selected to be a 'Heart Artist' in the Hearts in San Francisco benefit for SF General Hospital.

Awards:
2008 - Awarded "Teacher of the Year" for 2008 at Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA.
2007 - Awarded 'Best in Show,' ARTworkSF Gallery, Mixed Messages, San Francisco, CA. Invited to exhibit in the 6th Biennale Internazionale dell' Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy.

Press:
Short Article in the San Francisco Examiner, 'City Hearts: Take a Little Piece,' Jan 30, 2009, p4. Artwork published in Local Arts Guide to the Arts, Orange County, CA, Spring. Artwork published in ARTnews Magazine, Artists Directory, Summer 2007, p219. Artwork published in Louisiana Homes & Gardens Magazine, August 2007, p157. Article written in Featured Stories , 'Academy of Art University Fine Art Students and Alumni Collaborate for 'Brick to Blue' Exhibition," October 2007 (online publication). Artwork published in SF Weekly Newspaper, 'Go Ask Clement,' Vol. 26, No. 19 (June 6-12 2007), p29. Featured in Spotlight News, Academy of Art University, 'Michael Azgour Awarded Commission for Three Murals,' April 2006 (online publication). Artwork published on ArtBusiness.com, 'San Francisco Art Galleries - Openings,' March 9, 2006 (online publication).

Public Projects:
Hearts in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Public Art Exhibition and Benefit for SF General Hospital Foundation, Currently on display at Yerba Buena Center For the Arts, San Francisco, CA. Hotel Union Square, three indoor 8.5 x 5 ft murals, San Francisco, CA Aviation Capital Group, Newport Beach, CA.