AZAR VAGHEFI Ph.D
EDUCATION
1994 - 1999 University of Marmara, Istanbul - Ph.D in Traditional Textile Arts
1992 - 1994 Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul - MFA in Traditional Textile Arts
1987 - 1989 University of Istanbul, Istanbul - MBA in Tourism - Thesis in Art Museum Research
1982 - 1983 Academy of Fine Arts, Paris - Personal Enrichment Program
1973 - 1978 University of Art, Tehran - BFA in Decorative Painting
WORK EXPERIENCE
1979 – 2022 Artist, Ceramicist Sculptor, Istanbul, Kansas, San Francisco, Castro Valley, CA
2015 – 2022 Art Instructor, Hayward Area Recreation District, Castro Valley, CA
2022 Vice President of Art Inc Organization, Castro Valley, CA
2022 Member, National League of American Pen Women, Inc., Washington DC
2010 – 2012 President of San Francisco Women Artists Organization, San Francisco, CA
1982 – 2009 Painting and Drawing Instructor - personal art studio, Iran, Turkey, United States
2006 – 2008 Assistant Art Professor, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2005 – 2006 Pastel Drawing, Oil and Acrylic Painting Instructor, Cupertino-Sunnyvale Adult Education, CA
2005 – 2006 Pastel Drawing Instructor, Los Gatos Saratoga Community Center, Los Gatos, CA
2002 – 2005 Art Professor, University of Bahçeşehir, Istanbul, Turkey
1979 – 1981 Art Instructor, Nigaristan Museum, Tehran, Iran
1978 – 1978 Art Instructor, University of Art Tehran, Iran
1974 – 1978 Graphic Design Intern, Municipality of Tehran, Department of Design, Tehran, Iran
PERMANENT GALLERIES
FM Oakland, 483 25th St, Oakland, CA 94612
Berkely Potters Guild 731 Jones St, Berkeley, CA 94710
AWARDS
Alameda County Fair, 2nd Place Fine Arts, Sculpture category, 2021
Art-Inc. 1st Place Sculpture, 2021
EXHIBITIONS & GALLERIES
• Applied Contemporary Gallery, Oakland, CA
• Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
• Adobe Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
• Castro Valley Library, CA
• Artist’s Guild of San Francisco Monthly Shows, San Francisco, CA
• Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA
• Interfaith Exhibition, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael, CA
• San Francisco Women Artist’s Monthly Shows, San Francisco, CA
• ArtPeople Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• San Leandro Museum of Art, CA
• Falkrik’s 2010 Bay Area Juried Exibition, San Rafael, CA
• Thearau Gallery, Presidio, San Francisco, CA
• Subterranean Arthouse Exhibition, Berkeley, CA
• Artist Exchange Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Aspect Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Deines Center, Russel, KS
• Saratoga Library, CA
• Bank of Hays Art Gallery, KS
• Hays Library, KS
• Stone Griffin Gallery, Campbell, CA
• Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul
• Yıldız Castle; Beşiktaş, Istanbul
• Tehran Academy of Fine Arts – Iran
ACTIVITIES
• Interviewed by KMVT Public Television 2006, 2009, 2010
• Pengi the Little Penguin, Author and Illustrator, Children’s Book Publication, Inkilap Publishing, Istanbul, Turkey
• ART&DECO Magazine, “The History of Buta Design in Textile Art”, Publication, 1999, 2000
• ART&DECO Magazine, “The Modern Painting Art of Iran”, Publication, 2002
• Languages; English, Turkish, Farsi, French
• First Prize Winner of the Iranian Youth Art Contest at the age of 16