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Michael Ome Untiedt


Education/Professional Affiliations

1970         Graduate, Granada Union High School, Granada, CO
1975          Scholarship;  magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, BA University of Denver, Denver, CO
1981           Scholarship;  summa cum laude, BS Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
1984-88     Colorado Artist’s Association, State Board of Directors, President State Board
1986          Post Graduate Studies, Art History,  University of Colorado, Denver, CO
1987-90     Art Students Leagu Denver
1991-94      Board of Directors, Aurora Arts & Humanities Council, Aurora, CO    
1991-97      Colorado Artists Guild
1991-97      Citizens Advisory Board, Aurora Fox Arts Center, Aurora, CO  Executive Board Chairperson
2003-4      Member, National Association of Independent Artists, NAIA
1996-2006  Member of the Gatherers, national fund raising group for the cultural arts Austin, TX, secretary, National Board of Directors
2001-2016    Director, OmeArt LLC, producer of artist workshops, demonstrations, lectures, and Studio Nights, Denver, CO
2015-2016    Board of Directors, Western Masters LLC,  Big Fork, MT


Gallery Represention


Manitou Gallery, Santa FE, NM
Dick Idol Gallery, Whitefish, MT
Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
Sanders Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Insight Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
West Lives On Gallery, Jackson, WY
Illume Gallery of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, Utah



Publications
 

2001      SouthWest Art Magazine, Painting the Landscape, Telling Stories, Feb./01, feature article and cover
2001      Artist’s Magazine, Living Your Landscapes  , Dec./01 feature article and cover
2002     Artist’s Sketchbook,  Open Book, An American Painter in Ireland, Spring 2002 feature article
2004     Colorado Expressions,  Art Scene,  Winter 2004, feature article
2006     Aristos, an Online Review of the Arts,  January 2006   aristos.org
2006     Cultural Times, An Artist That Almost Didn’t H,appen, Nov/06,  feature article and cover
2012       SouthWest Art Magazine, Governor’s Invitational Art Show, April 2012
2013       SouthWest Art Magazine, Everyday Western Moments, November 2013 feature article
2015       Art of the West Magazine,  A Universal Chord, March/April 2015  feature article



Awards


2016     North Star Award, Heart of the West, Bozeman, MT
​2014      Honorary Texas Ranger, Former Texas Ranger's Foundation, Fredericksburg, TX
2014      People's Choice Award, Brandford Brinton Museum 6 x6 show, Big Horn, WY
2014      Wells Fargo Gold Award, Buffalo Bill Art Show and Auction, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
2014       People's Choice Best of Show, Western Masters Art Show, Great Falls, MT
2014       Art Committee's Art Choice Award, "NIght of the Artists" Briscoe Museum, San Antonio, TX
2013       People's Choice Award  Weekend in the West   Evergreen Gallery, Evergreen, CO
2006      Poster Artist, Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
2005      Tuffy Berg Award, CM Russell Auction, Great Falls, Montana
2004      Collector’s Choice Award, Master’s in Montana, Bozeman, MT
2004      Finalist Winner, Artist’s Magazine  20th Annual Art Competition
2003      Finalist Winner, Artist’s Magazine  20th Annual Art Competition
2002      Collector’s Choice, Best of Show, Master’s in Montana, Bozeman, MT
2002      Sullivan Award, Master’s in Montana, Bozeman, MT
2002      Merit Award, Lubbock Art Festival, Lubbock, TX
2001      Poster Artist, Mountain Art Gathering,   Keystone, CO
1997      Poster Artist, Rotary Boot’s and Spurs Invitational Show, Boulder, CO.
1995      Best of Show, Rotary Boot’s and Spurs Invitational Show, Boulder, CO.
1994      Director's Choice Award, Southwest Arts Festival, Albuquerque, NM
1993       National Greeley Art Mart, Meritorious Painting Award, Greeley, CO
1993       Colorado Artist's Guild, Annual Watermedia Painting Award, Denver, CO
1992       Meritorious Award, Colorado State Fair Art Show, Pueblo, CO
1992       Picture Perfect Award,  Oil and Acrylic Painters Show, Osage Beach, MO 
1992       Fountain Hills National Art Show, 1st Place, Acrylic, Fountain Hills, AZ
1992       Colorado Artists' Guild, Annual Water media Painting Award, Denver, CO
1991        National Greeley Art Mart, 1st Place, Painting, Greeley, CO
1991        United Bank ART Classic, Best of Show, Denver, CO
1988       Best of Show, Fountain Hills National Art Show, Fountain Hill, AZ
1987       Jurist Award, Winfield Art in the Park, Winfield, KS
1986       Colorado Artist's Association State Show, 1st Place Watercolor, Denver, CO
1985       Aurora Library Show, Best of Show, Aurora, CO
1984       Colorado Artist's Association State Show, Jurist's Award, Denver, CO




Select Exhibitions

2017     Color of Night, Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ

2017     Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum of Western Art, San Antonio, TX

2017     Settler's West Summer Show, group show,  Tucson, AZ

2016    The Great American West, group show, Settler's West Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2016     Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2016     Art of the Horse,  Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ

2016     Settler's West Summer Show, group show,  Tucson, AZ

2016    Small Painting Show,  Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY

2016     Settler's West Miniatures Show, group show,  Tucson, AZ

2016     Heart of the West, Bozeman, MT

2016     Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum of Western Art, San Antonio, TX

2015     Settler's West Summer Show, group show,  Tucson, AZ

2015    Small Painting Show,  Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY

2015    The Great American West, group show, Settler's West Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2015     Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum of Western Art, San Antonio, TX

2015     Weekend in the West, Evergreen, CO

2015     Heart of the West, Art Auction, Show and Quick Draw,  Couer D'Alene, ID

2015     Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2015     Art of the Horse,  Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ

2015     March in Montana, Great Falls, Montana

2015     The Russell Art Auction, CM Russell Museum, Great FAlls, MT

2015    Western Art,  Abend Gallery, group show, Denver, CO

2014     The Great American West, group show, Settler's West Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2014    Small Painting Show,  Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY

2014     Texas Rangers, one man show, WhistlePik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX

2014     Settler's West Miniatures Show, Tucson, AZ

2014     Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2014      The Summer Show, Settler’s West Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2014     Western Masters Art Show and Quick Draw, Great Falls, Montana

2014      Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum of Western Art, San Antonio, TX

2014     Weekend in the West, Evergreen, CO

2014     Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland, CO

2013      A Cowboy’s World, Caribou Gallery, two man show, Denver, CO

2013      The Great American West, Settler’s West Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2013    Small Painting Show,  Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY

2013      Western Masters Art Show and Quick Draw, Great Falls, Montana

2013      Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum of Western Art, San Antonio, TX

2013      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland, CO

2013      Weekend in the West, Evergreen, CO

2013      Settler’s West Miniatures Show, Tucson, AZ

2013      Greeley Stampede Invitational Western Art Show, Greely, CO

2013      Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2013      Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, CO

2013      Night & Day , one man show, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen CO

2013      Abends Miniature Show, Denver, CO

2013      Evergreen Fine Art Miniature Show, Evergreen, CO

2013      Western Paint Out, DAbvis blevin Gallery,  Saint Jo, TX

2012      The American West, Settler’s WEst Gallery, Tucson

2012      Western Masters Miniature Show, Trailside Gallery, Jackson, WY

2012      Western Masters Art Show and Quick Draw, Great Falls, Montana

2012      Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum of Western Art, San Antonio, TX

2012      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland, CO

2012      Art of the Ranch, AR Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO

2012      Settler’s West Miniatures Show, Tucson, AZ

2012      Greeley Stampede Invitational Western Art Show, Greely, CO

2012      Western Art Show and Quick Draw, AR Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO

2012      Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2012      Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, CO

2011      Western Art South Of The Sweet Tea Line, Booth Museum of Western Art, Cartersville, GA
 
2011      Western Masters Miniature Show, Trailside Gallery, Jackson, WY

2011      40th Anniversary Invitational Art Show, Settler’s West Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2011      The Russell Art Auction, CM Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana

2011      Western Masters Art Show and Quick Draw, Great Falls, Montana

2011      Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum of Western Art, San Antonio, TX

2011      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland, CO

2011      Settler’s West Miniatures Show, Tucson, AZ

2011      Panhandle Plains Invitational Western Art Show & Sale, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum  Canyon, Texas

2011      Mary Williams Invitational Quick Draw, Denver, CO

2011      Greeley Stampede Invitational Western Art Show, Greely, CO

2011      Western Art Show and Quick Draw, AR Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO

2011       Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2011      Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, CO

2011      Masters of the West Miniatures Art Show, Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY

2011      High Desert Rendevous, High Desert Museum, Bend, OR

2010      CM Russell Art Auction and Quick Draw, Great Falls, Montana

2010      Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum of Western Art, San Antonio, TX

2010      The Russell, CM Ruasell Museum, Great Falls, Montana

2010      Greeley Stampede Invitational Western Art Show, Greely, CO

2010      Settler’s West Miniatures Show, Tucson, AZ

2010      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland, CO

2010      Panhandle Plains Invitational Western Art Show & Sale, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum  Canyon, Texas

2010      Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana, “the Landscape, Eye of the Beholder”

2010      Montana Paint Out, Missoula, Montana

2010      Mary Williams Invitational Quick Draw, Denver, CO

2010      Representing the West,  Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

2010      Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2010      Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, CO

2009     CM Russell Art Auction and Quick Draw, Great Falls, Montana

2009     Night of the Artists, Brisco Museum, SAn Antonio, TX

2009     Settler’s West Miniatures Show, Tucson, AZ

2009      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland, CO

2009      Mary Williams Invitational Quick Draw, Denver, CO

2009      Panhandle Plains Invitational Western Art Show & Sale, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum  Canyon, Texas

2009     Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2009      Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, CO

2009      Representing the West,  Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

2008      Panhandle Plains Invitational Western Art Show & Sale, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum  Canyon, Texas

2008      CM Russell Art Auction and Quick Draw, Great Falls, Montana

2008      Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2008      Montana Paint Out, Missoula, Montana

2008      Legacy Show, regional fundrraiser, Invesco Field, Denver

2008      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland,CO

2008      Representing the West,  Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

2008      Rocky Mountain PBS Anniversary Collection, Denver, Colorado

2008      Panhandle Plains Invitational Western Art Show & Sale, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum  Canyon, Texas

2008      Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, CO

2007      Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2007       CM Russell Art Auction and Quick Draw Great Falls, Montana

2007       Phippen Show of Western Art, Quick Draw, Phippen Art Museum, Prescott,AZ

2007       Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland,CO

2007      Representing the West,  Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

2007      Purgatory, one man show, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

2007      Rocky Mountain PBS Anniversary Collection, Denver, Colorado

2007      Panhandle Plains Invitational Western Art Show & Sale, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum  Canyon, Texas

2007      Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, CO

2006      Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Auction and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2006      Invitational Miniatures Show, WhistlePik Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

2006      CM Russell Art Auction and Quick Draw, Great Falls, Montana

2006      Masters in Mountana Plein Air Invitational, Bozeman, MT

2006      Phippen Show of Western Art,Phippen Art Museum, Prescott,AZ

2006      Mountain Art Gathering, Keystone,  CO

2006      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland,CO

2006      Representing the West,  Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

2006      Rocky Mountain PBS Anniversary Collection, Denver, Colorado

2006      Panhandle Plains Invitational Western Art Show & Sale, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum  Canyon, Texas

2006      Austin Art Festival,  Austin,Texas

2006      Art for the Sangres, Westcliffe, CO

2005      CM Russell Art Auction, Great Falls, Montana

2005      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland,CO

2005      Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale and Quick Draw, Cody, WY

2005      Rocky Mountain PBS Anniversary Collection, Denver, Colorado

2005      Cottonwood Art Festival, Richardson, TX

2005      Invitational Miniatures Show, WhistlePik Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

2005      Representing the West,  Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

2005      Art for the Sangres, Invitational, Westcliffe, CO

2005      one man Studio Show, Denver, CO

2005       St. John’s, one person show, Denver, CO

2005      one man Collector Show, Denver, CO

2005      one man Collector Show, Denver, CO

2005      Collector’s Pool Party Show, Denver, CO

2004      Invitational Miniatures Show, WhistlePik Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

2004      Giving Back, two man show, Anderson/Brase Gallery,  Denver. CO

2004      Art Under the Kimah Moon, group show, Houston, TX

2004      Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2004      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland,CO

2004      Masters in Mountana Plein Air Invitational, Bozeman, MT

2004      Representing the West,  Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO 

2004      Art for the Sangres, Invitational, Westcliffe, CO

2004      Mountain Art Gathering, Keystone,  CO

2004      one man Collector Show, Denver, CO

2004      one man Collector Show, Denver, CO

2004      one man Collector Show, Denver, CO

2004      Tears MacFarlane, one man show, Denver, CO

2004       Channel Six Anniversay Collection, Denver, CO

2004       Copper Mountain Celebration of the Arts, Copper Mountain, CO

2004      Southeastern Wildlife Art Invitational, Charleston, SC

2004       Lubbock Art Festival, Lubbock, TX

2004       St. John’s, one person show, Denver, CO

2004      Cottonwood Art Festival, Richardson, TX

2004      Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2003      Representing the West, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO 

2003       Down from the Hills, one man show, Austin, TX

2003      Dora Moore, two person show, Denver, CO

2003      Art for the Sangres, Invitational, Westcliffe, CO

2003      Collector’s Pool Party Show, Denver, CO

2003      Sense of Place, one man show, Tears McFarlane, Denver, CO

2003      L andscape, three man show, Anderson Brase Gallery, Denver, CO

2003       Invitational Miniatures Show, WhistlePik Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

2003       Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2003       Copper Mountain Celebration of the Arts, Copper Mountain, CO

2003      Mountain Art Gathering, Keystone,  CO

2003      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland,CO

2003      Sense of Place, Denver Kent School, Denver, CO

2003      Plein Aire, group show, Abend gallery, Denver, CO

2003      Tears MacFarlane, one man show, Denver, CO

2003      El Presidio Gallery, group show, Tucson, AZ

2003      Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, IA

2003      Lubbock Art Festival, Lubbock, TX

2003      Collector’s Pool Party Show, Denver, CO

2003      Channel Six Anniversay Collection, Denver, CO

2002      An American Painter in Ireland, Anam Cara Artist’s Retreat, Eyeries, Ireland

2002      Art for the Sangres, Invitational, Westcliffe, CO

2002      Invitational Miniatures Show, WhistlePik gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

2002      Heritage Gallery, three man  show, Scottsdale, AZ

2002      Third Canyon Gallery, three man show, Denver, CO

2002      Mountain Gathering,  group show, Keystone, CO

2002      Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show, Loveland,CO

2002      Masters in Montana, invitational group show, Bozeman, MT

2002      Durham Museum, group show, Omaha, NE

2002      Lubbock Art Festival, Lubbock, TX

2002      Collector’s Pool Party Show, Denver, CO

2002      Channel Six Anniversay Collection, Denver, CO

2002       Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2001        Sloan Jordan Gallery, group show, Austin, TX

2001        Canyon Rythyms, Pan Handle Plains Museum, Canyon, TX

2001        Art for the Sangres, Invitational, Westcliffe, CO

2001       Mountain Gathering,  group show, Keystone, CO

2001       Durham Museum, group show, Omaha, NE

2001       Third Canyon Gallery, two man show, Denver, CO

2001       El Presidio Gallery, four man show, Tucson, AZ

2001      Channel Six Anniversay Collection, Denver, CO

2001      Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2000     Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2000      Grace Museum, group show, Abilene, TX

2000      Canyon Rythyms, Pan Handle Plains Museum, Canyon, TX

2000      Durham Museum, group show, Omaha, NE

2000      Masters in Mountana Plein Air Invitational, Bozeman, MT

2000      Mountain Gathering,  group show, Keystone, CO

2000      Chapparal Gallery, Masters in Montana, group show, Bozeman, MT

2000      El Presidio Gallery, four man show, Tucson, AZ

2000      Third Canyon Gallery, two man show, Denver, CO

2000      Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2000       Cottonwood Art Festival, Richardson, TX

2000       Channel Six Anniversay Collection, Denver, CO

1999        Naturally Yours Gallery, one man show, Lipscomb, TX

1999        The Gathering, Group Show, Dripping Springs, TX

1999         Ray Tracey Gallery, The Landscape, three person show, Santa Fe, NM

1999         Act I Gallery, one man show, Taos, NM

1999         Canyon Rythyms, Pan Handle Plains Museum, Canyon, TX

1999         The Mountain Gathering, Group Show, Keystone, CO

1999         Third Canyon Gallery, two man show, Denver, CO

1999         El Presidio Gallery, four person show, Tucson, AZ

1999         Channel Six Anniversay Collection, Denver, CO

1999         Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

1998         Third Canyon Gallery, one man show, Denver, CO

1998         Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

1998         Ray Tracey Gallery, group show, Santa Fe, NM

1998          Panhandle Plains Cultural Center, Museum Group Show, Canyon, TX

1998          The Gathering, Group Show, Dripping Springs, TX

1998          Act I Gallery, one man show, Taos, NM

1998          Landscapes of the SW, El Presidio Gallery, four man show, Tucson, AZ

1998           Indian Market, Ray Tracey Gallery, group show, Santa FE, NM

1998           Diamonds and Spurs, Boulder, CO

1998            Third Canyon Gallery, two man show, Denver,CO

1998             El Presidio Gallery, four man show, Tucson, AZ

1998             Park City Arts Festival, Park City, UT

1998            Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI

1998             Channel Six Anniversay Collection, Denver, CO

1998              Ruidoso Art Festival, Ruidoso, NM

  1997            Evening with the Artist, one man show, Third Canyon Gallery, Denver, CO

1997              The Gathering, Group Show, Dripping Springs, TX

1997              Emerging Artists of the West, Mountain Trails Gallery, Jackson, WY

1997              Third Canyon Gallery , two man show, Denver,CO

1997               Diamonds and Spurs, Boulder, CO

1997                Ruidoso Art Festival, Ruidoso, NM

1997               Park City Arts Festival, Park City, UT

1997                Channel Six Anniversay Collection, Denver, CO

1997                 Diamonds and Spurs, Boulder, CO

1997                 Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

1996                 Abend Gallery, group show. Denver, CO

 1996                Act I Gallery, one-man show, Taos, NM

1996                  Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO

1996                  Diamonds and Spurs, Boulder, CO

1996                  Park City Arts Festival, Park City, UT

1996                  Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

1995                  Act I Gallery, two-man show, Taos, NM 

1995                  Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

1995                  An Artistic Taste of Taos, Longview Art Museum, Longview, TX 

1994                  Curtis Art Center, three man show, Denver, CO 

1994                   Southwest Arts & and Crafts Festival, Albuquerque, NM                                                                          

1994                   Masten Fine Art, one-man show, Denver, CO

1994                   Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO

1993                    Masten Fine Art, two-man show, Denver, CO

1993                    Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO

1993                    Hangin' At the Fox, three-man show, Aurora, CO

1993                    National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society Show, Osage Beach, MO

1993                    National Greeley Art Mart, Greeley, CO

1992                    Durfees Gallery, two-man show, Scottsdale, AZ

1992                    City Lights, two-man show, Denver, CO

1992                     Colorado State Fair Show, Pueblo, CO

1992                      Studio Lights, two-man invitational show, Aurora, CO

1991                       Fountain Hills National All Media Show, Fountain Hills, AZ

1991                      Aurora Fox Arts Center, one-man show, Aurora, CO

1991                      Gallery West, 4x4, four-man show, Lakewood, CO

1989                     Laguna Gloria Art Festival, Austin, TX

1989                    Mountain Shadow Gallery, one-man show, Boulder, CO

1988                     Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ

1988                     Wichita Art & Book Fair, Wichita, KS

1988                      Grassland Rendezvous National Art Show, Greeley, CO

1988                       Greeley Collectors Mart, Greeley, CO

1987                       Colorado Springs National All Media Show, Colorado Springs, CO

1987                       Grasslands Rendezvous, selected jurists one-man show, Greeley, CO

1980                       Jewish Community Center Art Show, Denver, CO


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