Michael Azgour is a fine artist based in San Francisco, who specializes in abstract-figurative painting. He received his M.F.A. degree in Studio Painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Azgour paints prolifically and exhibits his work often, having shown his paintings throughout the United States and abroad. Michael is represented by William Merrill Gallery in Laguna Beach and Caldwell Snyder Gallery in San Francisco. His work has been recognized recently by the Art Museum of Los Gatos, who will feature his work in an exhibition in early 2011.

Azgour teaches fine arts courses for several Bay Area institutions, including College of Marin's Community Education program, Palo Alto Art Center and Pacific Art League in Palo Alto. He is currently teaching Principles of Freehand Drawing at Stanford University's Architectural Design Department. Michael also teaches private lessons and workshops at his studio in San Mateo.

Azgour's recent paintings focus on geometric abstractions of the figure and environment, where distortions in form and perspective are combined with representational modes of painting. Issues of space, light and movement always permeate his compositions, which depict a balance between reality and the abstract in order to address the subconscious. The female form serves as a major inspiration in his paintings which are highly informed by photography, design and psychology.