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GEORGE KOZMON, an internationally collected artist, is best known for his monumental architectural paintings, which have been widely exhibited and critically acclaimed throughout the United States and abroad.

He is the recipient of numerous awards including The National Endowment For The Arts Individual Artist Fellowship, and 4 Ohio Arts Council Grants. His resume reflects over 30 solo exhibitions in commercial, academic and institutional venues, and over 100 two-person, invitational, or group shows.

Mr. Kozmons work is represented in prestigious public and private collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, OH) Hyatt Regency (Cologne, Germany), The Progressive Collection (Mayfield Village, OH), IBM (Armonk, NY), The Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH), Astor Residence Hotel (London, England), and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland OH).

Commissioned projects include Halliburton Corporate Hq. (Houston, TX), Key Corp. (Cleveland OH), Turner Construction Co. (Columbus OH), Ungerer GmbH (Pforzheim, Germany). Marriott Corp. (Arlington MD), and his most recent major project, 12 large canvases for The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, (Abu Dhabi, UAE).

As well as being a full-time artist, Mr. Kozmon is the Director of the Cain Park Fine Arts Festival in Cleveland Hts. OH. owned, operated and directed his own gallery (Thrive an artspace), teaches, lectures, curates exhibitions for various institutions, serves on several non-profit boards, and is an active contributor to the culture of greater Cleveland.