Visiting Professor
Azyz Sharafy
Professor
Studio/Electronic Arts, & Graphic Design
Art Department
Washburn University
1700 College Avenue Topeka, Kansas.
66621
USA
Phone:
1-785-670-1773 (Office)
1-785-246-3170 (Studio)
E-mail: azyz.sharafy@washburn.edu
sharafyart@gmail.com
Websites:
https://www.aimatrix.world http://
http://www.livingwitharts.world
https://digitalequityfoundation.godaddysites.com/home
EMPLOYED:
Washburn University, Art Department from August 1998 to present.
Faculty of Art Education, Delaware State University 1996-1998
Faculty of Fine Arts Dhaka University 1987-1988
Faculty of Fine Arts, Chittagong University 1984-1987
EDUCATION:
M.A. in Art Education – Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 1995
MFA in Creative Painting, M.S. University of Baroda, India 1983
B.F.A. -Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University 1979
TEACHING:
Presently Teaching Courses on:
Studio Arts
Drawing I, 3D Design
Multimedia & Electronic Arts
Adv/Regular Digital Painting & Drawing 2 & 3D Digital Animation,
Interactive Art, Video Editing, Special Effects, Video Game Design, 3D Printing,
Augmented and Virtual Reality Art and Art using AI (Artificial Intelligence). Involved
with Metaverse and Edu-verse and some courses on Graphic Design.
Online International Teaching:
Conceptual Painting for M.F.A. students, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University. 2021-
2022
External International Advisor, Animation Lab: Faulty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University.
RECENT /PAST ACADEMIC ACTIVITY & EXHIBITION:
Presented: “Jaspean to Softopean” Futuristic fictional article on technology at the
Governor’s Mansion, Topeka Kansas for Saturday Night Literary Club May 14TH 2022
Clubhouse online International Conference/Seminar on Education, Art and technology
2021-2022
Group Show Flora and Fauna at Noto Art Gallery, Noto Art Center February 2022
NFT art creation: Open Sea: April 2022
Session expert and Speaker of Guest Lecturer on International Conference Entitled
Sustainable Development Through Cross Cultural Dimensions. Graphic Era Hill University,
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. December 2-4, 2021/ July 2022
Workshop and presentation with Students on “Future of Education/Art. with AI, AR,
VR, Spatial Computing and New Technologies” Amity International
University, Kolkata India November 2021
Paper Presented on “Future of Education/Art. with AI, AR, VR, Spatial Computing and
New Technologies” International Art Education Conference 2021.
Amity International University, Kolkata India September 2021
Solo Art Show; Fire Me Up Ceramics NOTO Art District, Topeka, Kansas 2021
Solo Art Show. Morrison Art Gallery, NOTO Art Center, Topeka, Kansas. August 2020
Member of steering committee; SIDLIT Conference for 2021& 2022 USA
Online paper on SIDLIT Conference: Teaching 3D Design Studio Art in time of Covid-19,
August 5-7, 2020
https://colleague2colleague.org/sidlit-2020-aug-6-7-2020/
Curated online Art Show: Arts in the Times of COVID-19 -19 to promote artists during
the Covid-19 Pandemic.
https://www.livingwitharts.world/
Washburn University Sweet (Summer ) Sabbatical
to Argentina, Malaysia & Canada: 2019
Lecture and presentation on Art, Technology and Future of Education, at the Ministry of
Education, Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. August 2019
AR/VR presentation and workshop on Technology and Art with youth form Kuala
Lumpur at MeReka Maker Space, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. July/August 2019
https://www.mereka.my/
Solo Art Exhibition 3D painting Adriana Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 26th July
17th , 2019
AR/VR Presentation with my students at Shawnee County Public Library February 2nd
,
2018
AR/VR Presentation with 712 ,C-TEL Washburn University & the Art Department
January 31st, 2018
Presented my lecture on my 3D artwork + animation with Augmented Reality at STEM
(Science Technology Engineering & Math) conference October 30th at Washburn
University. 2018
Green Screen Project at Topeka Science & Tech Fest October 15th, 2017
Founding member and in charge of Visual Artist of Topeka on art presentations and
discussions.
Washburn University Sweet (Summer ) Sabbatical to India: 2016
1. Artist Residency in Gujarat India
2. Art Camp, with Living with Arts: Odisha, India
Art Show, M.S. University of Baroda, Included Department of Painting Students artworks
from the technology workshop & my artworks, Vadodara, India
3. Art & Architecture workshop at AIMS, Vadodara, India
4. Digital and Painting workshop at Painting Department, M.S. University of Baroda,
Vadodara, India
Solo Art Show Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa Nov.-Dec. 2015
Washburn University Art Department, Biannual Art Show,
Mulvane Museum Topeka, Kansas- November 2015
Group show under Collective Art Gallery- NOTO , Topeka,
Kansas- Nov. 2015
Attended Artist’s Residency: D’Clinic , Lendava, Slovenia 2014
Living with Arts Socio-cultural Installation Project- Bagerhat Bangladesh 2014
Biennale Faculty Art Show Mulvane Museum Washburn University Topeka Kansas,
USA 2013
Paper Presented at 4th International Conference on Image, Chicago, USA- 2013 “U-face
it”- “Creation of Physical Facebook through Art”. 2013
Paper presented at the 3rd International conference on Image in Poznan Poland.
“Sculpting with Cellular / Micro, Macro and Cosmic Images: Concept, Process and
Aesthetics” September 2012
International Exhibition on drawing at the Sienna Art Institute, Sienna Italy. 2011
International juried show: Black and White Drawing at Linus Galleries Pasadena
California. USA 2011
Presented at 2
nd International conference on Image at San Sebastian Spain “Transforming
Photographic Images into 3D Artwork (Photomation): The Conceptual and Visual Process”.
September 2011
Presented at the 2nd International conference on Visual and Performance Art, Athens
Greece on “Sandtoning”. URL: http://www.sharafyart.com/Sandtoning.html , a process that
I developed to sketch with black sand. June 2011
Paper presented on “Robotic Art”, its growth and cultural impact”, at the 1st Annual
International Conference on Visual and Performing Art. Athens, Greece. 2010
Workshop Conducted : On “Sandtoning” Art Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010
Presented “Sandtoning” process. Ottawa High School Ottawa Kansas USA 2009
Conducted drawing workshop the “Sandtoning”, at Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence,
Kansas. 2009
Faculty Art Show, Mulvane Museum Washburn University Topeka, Kansas, USA 2008
Workshop in India on Interactive Digital software & lecture on Digital portfolio Jamia
Millia University in New Delhi, India 2007
Solo Art Show at Design School Veritas in Costa Rica, summer of 2006
Faculty Art Show, Mulvane Museum Washburn University USA 2002-04
“Reflect and Respond 911” Juried Show, Michigan Battle Creek Art Center 2002 USA
National Small Sculpture Exhibition, Hattiesburg, Mississippi USA 2000
MOAK Group State show, Springfield Art Museum, Missouri USA 2000
Fifty years of India, Invited traveling show, in India 1999
Senior Art Show: Concordia University, Montreal Canada 1995
Installation Art Solo show based on Canadian Indigenous Oka golf Course Standoff
Montreal, Canada 1993
Multimedia/ Performance Art projection Students art show Concordia University: 1992
Robotic/Mechanical Art: Students Art Show Concordia University 1990
MEMBERSHIP & ASSOCIATIONS:
Founding member of Visual Artists of Topeka, Topeka Kansas, USA
Member of International Game Design Association IGDA
Founding Member of “Shomay” Group Dhaka Bangladesh
Gave the name “Shomay” for the contemporary socio-political conscious art group Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
Group shows with Shomay Dhaka/Chittagong 1984-1988
Member of Nagorik Natya Sampradaya as stage designer 1975-1988
Core Member Charushilpa Songshod, Dhaka Bangladesh till 1988
Member of Short Film Society, Dhaka Bangladesh till 1988
PAST AND PRESENT CREATIVE ACTIVITIES:
Digital Magazine Article on:
Future of education/art: AI/AR/VR/MR, spatial computing & upcoming technos: 2021
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/c2c-digital-magazine-fall-2021–winter-2022/future-ofeducationart?path=index
Core member of Akasha.gl. Metaverse. development team based in UK 2021-present:
https://akasha3.netlify.app/
Text Art Series: Creative expression of visual art through Text and images:
https://aimatrix.world/galleries-2/
Developed my own style and process of 3D physical and digital painting:
https://aimatrix.world/blank-5/
Developed digital and physical weaving with painting and artistic digital print:
https://aimatrix.world/blank-5/
Developed the process of “Sandtoning” Permanent Drawing and Painting with
color and black sand:
http://www.sharafyart.com/Sandtoning.html
Worked with Photomation (animation with photography):
http://www.sharafyart.com/3D_Mind__Video_Clips.html