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Ann James
Charles Mayer
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Monika Lin
Book Making
Principles of Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting II
Mixed Media Art
Landa Ruen
Ceramics
Cecile Mazourine
Coaching and Leadership
Joshua Edwards
Lynn Xu

David Perry
Children's Lit & Fiction Writing
Fiction Writing
Poetry Writing
Hervé Dauce
Principles of Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting II
Joshi Kirti
Principles of Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting II
Tora Aghabayova
Principles of Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting II
Joost De Geyter
E-Commerce
Adobe Flash
Illustrator
Illustrator (Advanced)
Photoshop
Photoshop (Advanced)
Web Design and Development I
Web Design and Development II
Robb Ross
Kamma Cordeiro
Practical English for Everyday Use
Kristina Büsing
Gabrielle Richaud
Fashion Design
Advanced Fashion Design
Anny Li
Feng Shui
Feng Shui II
Sawako Nakayasu
Fiction Writing
Poetry Writing
Rashmi Jolly Dalai
Fiction Writing
Franc Péret
The Art of Filmmaking
Home Video Shooting
The Art of Photography
Advanced Photography
Zofie Feytons
The Art of Filmmaking
Reecha Goyal
Elements of Finance
Personal Finance

Cyrilia Jox
Practical French for Everyday Use
Eva Tuecking
Practical German for Everyday Use
Cate Carter-Evans
Sonia Tay
The Art of Hand-Knitting
Kenneth Lee
Healthcare Fundamentals
Ann James
I Ching
Christopher Goss
Illustrator
Photoshop
Stephanie Clift
Applied Interior Design
Lance Smith
Applied Interior Design
Interior Design (Advanced)
Genco Berk
Applied Interior Design
Interior Design (Advanced)
Lutz Papenfuss
James Chang
Mac OS
Cecile Mazourine
High Performance Management
Project Management
Manuela Perrot Carre
Fundamentals of Marketing
Laurette Slawson Hartigan
Ten-Week MBA
Laszlo Magyari
Ten-Week MBA
Project Management
Start Your Own Business
David O'Connor
Ten-Week MBA
Project Management
Start Your Own Business
Brad Westphal
Sharron Lovell

The Art of Photography
Erika Himer
Project Management
Christine Forte
Positive Psychology
Laura De Pretto
Applied Psychology
Aiching Liu
Applied Psychology
Dionisio Cimarelli
Fundamentals of Sculpture
Paul Coquerel
SketchUp
David Pope
Michael Ford
Otto Condliffe
Peter Farber
Robb Ross
TEFL Teacher Course
Jessica Maurer
Lucre Houtman
Cherry Brown
Kate Lewis
Vocal Technique / Singing
Anny Li
Chinese History & Culture
Practical Chinese (Beginner)
Practical Chinese (Intermediate)
Eva Zhang
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Frederick Ward
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine II
Michael Ford
Essential Reading Skills

Tora Aghabayova
Principles of Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting II


Tora Aghabayova is, by all accounts, a fascinating and intriguing artist.  Whether she's creating a new painting in her studio, playing piano, designing and building sets and props for a local theater company, animating a feature film, illustrating popular children's magazines, or directing the art department of an internationally-recognized design firm, art and creation infuse every aspect of her being.  Tora inherited her love and respect for art from her father, a well-known Azerbaijani painter, and her own love affair with the arts began when she was just a little girl, studying piano, dance, and painting from the tender age of five.  She started painting seriously at the age of 13 when she was accepted into the Baku Academy of Arts for children.  Each year, her love for arts and design grew stronger, carrying her on through a bachelor's degree in fine arts at Azerbaijan State Art University and later her master's degree in painting at the prestigious Azerbaijan Art Academy.  After graduation, Tora embarked upon a wondrous journey through the world of professional arts and design that continues today.  Working first for several years at the nationally acclaimed Azan Film Company, Tora honed her skills as a storyboarder, animator, color designer, character creator, and assistant director.  The following two years were spent designing, illustrating, and editing at Forsage, Azerbaijan's popular automobile magazine.  The next three years would bring her closest to her passion for creation as head of the art department for Little Dwarf children's magazine.  There, she was fully engaged in the creative process, developing characters and story lines, designing, illustrating, and supervising the staff of the art department.  The past few years have found Tora focusing on feature films and television commercials at such well-known studios as Veit Helmer Film Production Co., Cabbarli Cinema, and Top Dog Productions, where her duties and responsibilities have included those of concept artist, set and prop designer, painter, illustrator, art director, photographer, photo producer, editor, special effects and art department manager, and assistant producer.  Tora's video art and paintings have been exhibited internationally at such venues as the following:

2007   Biennale of Venice
2007   Personal exhibition in "Misheka" street art gallery, Berlin, Germany
2006   International exhibition in Modern Arts museum, Moscow, Russia
2005   Aluminium 2 International Contemporary art exhibition, Baku, Azerbaijan
2003   More Transparent, Georgian-Azeri Artists exhibition, Baku, Azerbaijan
2003   Aluminium Art + New Technologies International Contemporary art exhibition, Baku
2003   Caravan Sarai International Forum of Visual Art & Art Events, Tbilisi, Georgia
2003   3rd International Student Triennial, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
2000   Wings of Time Contemporary Art Exhibition, Baku, Azerbaijan
1999   Evraziya-99 International Art Exhibition, Moscow, Russia

Come and partake of the magical world of drawing and painting taught by a seasoned and passionate artist, Tora Aghabayova, who will inspire and intrigue the artist within you.  Tora is a warm and patient teacher who naturally creates a supportive environment in the classroom.


Some examples of Tora's work; click on any image to enlarge.




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