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Nicholas Agid
Adjunct Associate Professor
Teaches In
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Product Design
Education: 

University of Utah, CSU Dominguez Hills, BA.
Claremont Graduate University MFA.

Bio/Affiliation: 

BA University of Utah, CSU Dominguez Hills, M.F.A. Claremont Graduate University. Agid Glass ( Material Connexion) shown world wide Milan, Tokyo, Bilbao, Copenhagen, Bangkok, Daegu, and Steel Case, with 4 other material innovations, Micro Etched Metals and chemical processes in glass, as well as plastic processes. Companies material works sampled by Johnson Controls, BMW, GM, Clinique, Reebok, Sun Microsystems and Gensler. and many others Worked in Pietrasanta Italy at the Cooperativo Studio, Public Works for the San Francisco 49ers and the DeBartolo Corporation. Fine artist currently showing at Imago Galleries in Palm Desert, 11 works purchased permanent collection  LACMA trough Marvin B. Meyer Award, and Bette Asher. Shows at Bess Cutler And State Edition New York, Greg Kucera, Seattle; Catherine Clark, San Francisco, Robert Berman, Santa Monica, Stuart Katz, Laguna Beach. Former full-time professor Art Center College of Design Materials and Model Construction all majors. Creator " Made in LA" Factory Tours to over 150 local manufacturers in many processes and materials. Projects for 10,000 Villages student went into production, my NFTE student won 2nd place in a National competition meet President Obama, Stone PostCards creator international press all mediums worldwide. Metal objects with quotations sold through Art Galleries and museum stores. Worked for ABC and NBC, Bob Shanks, David Wolper and Alan Landsberg. 

Awards/Honors: 

Faculty Grant Art Center College of Design, Marvin B. Meyer award LACMA, Stone Post Cards included in many public collections. Art works credited in " Two Days in the Valley" used in many Productions Given as gifts for charitable organizations like the Jewish Federation. Best Product Design class TeaPots Otis  Surface Magazine.

Professional Accomplishments/Exhibitions:  

Title page of Chairmania, Fantastic Miniatures, George Beylerian Harry N. Abrams, inc Publishers. 
Newspapers, magazines, Radio and TV " Stone Postcard project.

Publications:  

Current: Imago Art Galleries Palm Desert
LACMA Collection

Clients/Employment History:  

Numerous collectors:
Financial marketing Services, Debartolo Corporation, San Francisco 49er's, Tova Ernest Borgnine, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Simon, David Lynch, David Byrne.
ABC, NBC, Bob Shanks ,David Wolper, Alan Landsberg, artworks used in Film and TV.
Full Time Art Center College of Art and Design, part time Otis College of Art and Design,  Factory Tours " Made in LA" used and run for Alumni Groups, MIT, Cal Tech, Yale , Cornell and the Getty.
Fine Artist sold and shown widely.