About The Artist

PAZ-ART.COM paz@paz-art.com (818) 665 6879 ARTIST STATEMENT: I believe that art is a way of bringing new ideas into the world. Whether it is art that expresses a mood or tells a story, it is a form of Communication. Since the human figure is the main tool we use to communicate with the world, it is the main focus of my art. My paintings are about contact with the outside world and the difference between self and environment. I do not conform to one school of painting and my influences include everything from Egon Schiele to Caravaggio and Durer. I combine expressive new styles with a respect and understanding of classical forms. Artists Bio-Data Art Education: Mostly uninstructed workshops at the following institutions 1999-2006 California Art Institute Thousand Oaks Ca 2003-2005 Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach Ca 2005-2007 The Animation Guild Hollywood Ca Other Education: Bachelors degree in Business and Web Graphic design completed July 2011 from DeVry university I have been displaying and selling my work at art festivals and gallery shows since 2005 GALLERY REPRESENTATION: The Hive Gallery hivegallery.com Gallery Sev-Ven gallerysevven.com Eye on the Mountain Gallery eyeonthemountaingallery.com Archangel Gallery archangelartcollective.com AWARDS: Second place Artwalk Conejo Valley art Museum 2014 Second place in Painting Beverly Hills art Show Spring 2012 Third place Beverley Hills art show Spring 2009 BEST OF SHOW and First Place Painting Affair in the Gardens art chow Oct 2007 Best of Show Thousand oaks art festival: 2006 Honorable mention Beverley Hills art show Spring 2005 Emerging Young Artist Awards By California Alliance for Art Educators Second place in Visual Art category. May 2003. First and second places in oil/acrylic, first place in watercolor, Westlake Village Art Guild Show April 2003. Conejo Valley Artist Association  Fine Art Award by the Conejo Valley Artist Association April 2003