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Metamorphosis

NEW PAINTING SERIES  |  COMING SOON


                    

New images will be released on this site on August 2, 2010.
 

This Moment In Time
NEW PAINTING SERIES  |  AUGUST 2009

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Contemplating the Figure
SOLO EXHIBITION AT WILLIAM MERRILL GALLERY  |  AUGUST 2009

Michael Azgour had a solo show at William Merrill Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA during the month of August, 2009. The exhibition consisted of works from 2008-09, including paintings from the new series, This Moment in Time.
To view all works carried by the gallery, visit: William Merrill Gallery
Moments of Impermanence
GROUP EXHIBITION AT CALDWELL SNYDER GALLERY  |  APRIL 2009

 

 

Works from Michael's recent series, This Moment in Time - Part I , were exhibited at a group show at Caldwell Snyder Gallery in April.
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery
GALLERY REPRESENTATION  |  MARCH 2009

 

Michael Azgour is now represented by Caldwell Snyder Gallery in San Francisco, CA. Some of his paintings can be viewed at the gallery.
To view all works carried by the gallery, visit: Caldwell Snyder Gallery
Hearts in San Francisco
PUBLIC INSTALLATION AT YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS  |  FEBRUARY 2009

      

Michael Azgour was selected as a 2009 Heart Artist.

Hearts in San Francisco is a Bay Area-wide "heart installation" that debuted in the spring of 2004. The financial beneficiary of Hearts in San Francisco is the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.

Michael's heart was on public display at Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, located at 701 Mission Street in downtown San Francisco across from MOMA, for six months during 2009.

For more information about the Hearts in San Francisco benefit, visit the SFGHF web site.
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Featured Artist
GROUP EXHIBITION AT WILLIAM MERRILL GALLERY  |  OCTOBER 2008

 

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The Awakening
NEW PAINTING SERIES  |  SEPTEMBER 2009

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William Merrill Gallery
GALLERY REPRESENTATION  |  MARCH 2008

 

Michael Azgour is now represented by William Merrill Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA. Some of his paintings can be viewed at the gallery.

To view all paintings carried by the gallery, visit: William Merrill Gallery

 

 

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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.

 
Michael teaches courses at several Bay Area institutions. He also runs workshops and private lessons out of his studio in San Mateo. For information and resources, visit the Course Website.
 
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