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Education

San Francisco Art Institute 

San Francisco, CA   1987-1989

John F. Kennedy University 

Orinda, CA   1983-1985

San Jose State University 

San Jose, CA   1977-1982

Public art installation Fountain Head by Seyed Alavi, featuring flowing water elements that explore ideas of renewal, knowledge, and the cyclical nature of thought.

Awards

Americas Best Public Art, American for the Arts

NEA US/Japan Creative Artists’ Fellowship

California Art Council Grant

Creative Work Fund

Public Art

Signs of the Times; Utility Boxes, Emeryville, CA

Fountain Head; Walnut Creek, CA

Tale of Time; Kochi Health Science Center, Japan

Flying Carpet; Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, CA

Exhibition

Figure of Speech, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco

In A Different Light; Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA

Renunciation; A Requiem; University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA

Canticles, deSaisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA