WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA.- Studio Fine Art announced the most recent honor of Hessam Abrishami’s painting career. Hessam has been invited by the American Liberty University in association with California Polytechnic University in Pamona to receive an Honorary Doctorate to commemorate his achievements as a fine art painter. Collectors of Hessam’s work and galleries that have supported his paintings attended the ceremony located at the California Polytechnic University in Pomona on Sunday, May 20, 2007. Hessam Abrishami has diligently worked from his early years to gain the freedom and education necessary to make his life’s vision come true. He has now been recognized and exhibited in over 100 One-Man Gallery Shows, over 25 International Exhibitions, and multiple Museum Exhibitions. He currently owns Studio Fine Art, his art publishing company which has produced his most recent prints and published five books on the artist, his life, and his work. In his acceptance speech, Hessam said, “I do not see this award as being necessarily about me, but instead about my work and my message. I’ve worked very hard throughout my career to show people my values and ideas about the world and to be recognized by such an institution is a great honor.”