Vallejo, CA-Vallejo, California based Figurative artist Marques Vickers' biographical profile was recently selected for inclusion into the 57th Edition of Marquis Who's Who in America, scheduled ot be published in January 2003. The Marquis compilation chronicles the country's most accomplished men and women of the 21st century. With over 100 years of experience in profiling America's greatest achievers, Who's Who in America has earned its place as the premier biographical resource for libraries, corporations, researchers, associations, government and media. The 2003 directory is also available on CD-ROM and accessible through various online services. A native of Vallejo, Vickers was a 1979 graduate of Azusa Pacific University and has completed postgraduate work at the University of Bourgogne in Dijon, France. He was the Executive Director of the Burbank, California Chamber of Commerce from 1979-84 and Vice-President of Sales for AsTRA Tours and Travel of Los Angeles from 1984-86. His own entrepreneurial ventures since 1987 have included Marquis Tours (www.EscapetoRelax.com), US Sportsmarque (an apparel exporting enterprise) and ArtMailingLists.com (a mailing list reselling company) and UniqueSeek.com (an online press release distribution service). Vickers has shown extensively in the San Francisco Bay Area including exhibitions at the Vorpal Gallery in San Francisco, Gloria Ferrer Champagne Cellars and Mark West Vineyards. He has been acknowledged at the MAC21 Contemporary Art Fair in Marbella, Spain for the past three years and EXPOART 2000 with the European Art Channel in Cologne, Germany in international art competitions. His work has been showcased throughout the United States on a Tricom Pictures television production, corporate commissions and designed a wine label for Franciscan Vineyards in conjunction with the prestigious Napa Valley Wine Auction. His work was commissioned for the 2000 opening of the US Small Business Administration's Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Center in San Jose, California. He began publishing his own Internet web site at www.marquesv.com in late 1999 has received numerous awards and media recognition for its layout and content. He has published five books and a monthly electronic magazine entitled "Selling Art On The Internet" through his own company (www.ArtsInAmerica.com) which is distributed internationally. He is a published writer in numerous publications, has been profiled extensively in print and electronic media throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally. He conducts seminars (FineArtSeminars.com) for visual artists and galleries on selling art through the Internet and actively sells his work on over 30+ international business exchange, B2B, auction and art portfolio websites. He has been honored with three Golden Web Awards from the International Association of Web Masters and Designers (IAWMD) for the design of his websites. His work is part of the corporate collections of the US Small Business Administration/ Cisco Systems E-Commerce Complex in San Jose, California, Franciscan Estates (Wine Label Design) in the Napa Valley, eDaddyWarbucks.com, Phoenix Rehabilitation Programs, Inc. of Concord, California, United States Consulate in Warsaw, Poland, The Farrington Design Group of Atlanta, Georgia, RPD Properties of Century City, California, Graphic Ambitions of San Antonio, Texas, St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School and the New England Christian Media Ministries. His professional biography is also published in a 2002 ebook entitled "First Five".