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Lala Ragimov

www.lalaragimov.com

Experience

2008-present	Fine Art Instructor Newton Education
2008-present	Fine Art Instructor for City of Manhattan Beach (Creative Arts Center)
2005-present	Fine Art Instructor for City of Torrance (Cultural Services)
2003-present	Book Illustrator, Fine Artist for Index Fund Advisors (www.ifa.com)
2005	Digital Painter (Photoshop) for Bleeding Edge Inc.
2003-06	Fashion and Stationery Illustrator for Pulpfactory.com
2004	Photoshop retouching artist, graphic designer for XCVI Wearables
2004	Product and Fashion Illustrator for Hipline Media
2003	Toy and Product Illustrator, Digital Painter for Bleeding Edge Inc.
2003	Fashion Illustrator for JGato.com
2003	Lifestyle Illustrator for Desire Los Angeles Magazine
2002	Instructor of an anatomy for artists workshop, CalArts
2001-03	Creator of animated films: Pan and Syrinx, Aria da Capo, Balinese Dance
1999	Biomedical Illustrator 12 pieces for a cat dissection manual
1999	Instructor of anatomy for artists workshop, El Camino College

Skills

Classical Drawing (pen and ink, chalks) and Painting (oil, watercolour)
Illustration : Fashion/Lifestyle, Scientific, Product, Children's Book, Stationery
Art instruction: teaching drawing, oil painting and watercolour to children and adults
Adobe Photoshop retouching, digital painting
Character Design and Classical Animation

Honors, Awards

2006	Award (for a paper in art history), Student Research competition, CSU Long Beach
2001-03	California Institute of the Arts Merit Scholarship Recipient
2001	Participant in the Alpay Scholarship Recipients Exhibition
2000	El Camino College Academic Award (in Art)

Education

present	Master of Fine Arts candidate, California State University Long Beach
2003	Bachelor of Fine Arts, Character Animation California Institute of the Arts
2000	El Camino College, Fine Art