Lala Ragimov

www.lalaragimov.com

Education

2009 Master of Fine Arts, California State University Long Beach
2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts, California Institute of the Arts
2000 Associate of Arts, El Camino College

Professional experience

Illustration, fine art

2003-present Book Illustrator, Fine Artist for Index Fund Advisors (www.ifa.com)               
2003-06Fashion and Stationery Illustrator for Pulpfactory.com
2005 Digital Painter (Photoshop) for Bleeding Edge Inc.
2004 Photoshop retouching artist, graphic designer for XCVI Wearables
2004Product and Fashion Illustrator for Hipline Media
2003Toy and Product Illustrator, Digital Painter for Bleeding Edge Inc.
2003Fashion Illustrator for JGato.com
2003Lifestyle Illustrator for Desire Los Angeles Magazine

2001-03

Creator of animated films: Pan and Syrinx, Aria da Capo, Balinese Dance
1999Biomedical Illustrator 12 pieces for a cat dissection manual

Teaching

2012-present Scientific Illustration Instructor for Madrona Marsh Nature Center
2005-present Fine Art Instructor for City of Torrance (Cultural Services)
2008-2010 Fine Art Instructor Newton Education
2009 Demonstrator, competition judge, painting (August) Torrance Artists Guild
2008 Teacher Intern Advanced Life Drawing, California State University Long Beach
2008 Fine Art Instructor for City of Manhattan Beach (Creative Arts Center)
2002 Instructor of an anatomy for artists workshop, CalArts
2000 Teacher's Assistant, Life Drawing, El Camino College
2000 Instructor of an anatomy for artists workshop, El Camino College
1999 Instructor of anatomy for artists workshop, El Camino College

Selected Exhibitions

2012Envisioning the Natural World (solo exhibition)
Madrona Marsh Nature Center, Aug 28 - Oct 5
2012 The Ambassadors (two-man show)
The York, Highland Park 
2012 Painting Exhibition
Katy Geissert Civic Center Libary, Torrance
2011 Art Jam
Summer Studios Gallery, Lomita
2011 Portrait, the Idea
APC Fine Arts Gallery, Torrance
2009 Synesthesia, M.F.A. thesis solo exhibition
Gatov Gallery, CSULB
2008 Torrance Cultural Services Faculty Show
Torrance Art Museum
2007 Winterim
Torrance Art Museum
2006 Gatov Gallery, CSU Long Beach
2005Clock Stoppers
Alex Haleigh Gallery, Gardena
2003Milla Angelina Gallery, Santa Monica
2001Beverly Alpay Award Recipient Exhibition,
Palos Verdes Art Centre, Palos Verdes 
2000El Camino College Gallery, Torrance

Publications

2012 "Artist's Block Cured", featuring Old Master copies by Lala Ragimov.  ISBN-10: 1600582559
2007 "Index Funds", featuring over 40 oil paintings by Lala Ragimov.  ISBN-10: 0976802309

Collections

Index Fund Advisors Inc. (Corporate collection)

Honors, Awards

2006 CSULB Student Research competition award recipient (art history, for a paper on Carpaccio's Hunting on the Lagoon) 
2001-03 California Institute of the Arts Merit Scholarship Recipient
2001 Beverly Alpay Award Recipient (Fine Art)
2000 El Camino College Academic Award (Art Department)

Languages

English, Russian – native level; Italian – fluent; French – advanced reading comprehension; German – strong basic knowledge

Media, expertise