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List of Awards and other Distinctions:
● Nominated to the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2015
● Nominated to the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2014
● Nominated to the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2013
● Nominee for the 2012 Hans Christian Anderson’s Universal Award, was among the top five finalist
● Honorary diploma, Exhibition of Books for Children With Special Needs, Children’s Book Council - IBBY, 2009
● Hans Christian Andersen award, International Children’s Book Day Festival, 2005
● Honorary diploma and plaque, First Festival of Children’s and Young People’s publications, 1997
● Honorary diploma, Fourth Biannual Exhibition of Graphics, Iran, 1994
● Gold prize and honorary diploma, Third Biannual Exhibition of Graphics, Iran, 1992
● Honorary diploma, First Exhibition of Children’s Book Illustrators, Iran, 1989
● Special Jury Prize, Cartoon Exhibition, France, 1989
● Honorary diploma, Cartoon exhibition, Bordeira, Portugal, 1989
● Special Soroush Prize, First Biannual Graphics Exhibit ion, Iran, 1987
● Honorary diploma and medal at the Yumiuri Shimbun Cartoon Contest, Japan, 1984
Group and Individual Exhibitions:
● Figurative art festival, 2010.
● Group sketch exhibition, “companionship of ages”. 2010.
● Drawing and auto portrait exhibition (Mah-e Mehr), 2009.
● Illustrating exhibition, 2009.
● Individual painting exhibition, Homa gallery, 2009.
● Painting exhibition, 2009.
● Individual exhibition of painting and sculpture, Homa gallery, 2008.
● The first festival of Art on justice and hope, 2008.
● The first international festival of figurative art, 2008.
● 8th Tehran international biennial of caricature, Saba cultural center, 2007.
● Painting and sculpture show, House of artists, 2006.
● Caricature exhibition, House of Caricature, 2005.
● Painting and drawing exhibition, Sa’d Abad gallery, 2005.
● Painting exhibition, Abtin gallery, 2004.
● Biennial of Iranian graphic designers, 2003.
● Painting exhibition, Elahe Gallery, 2002.
● Second periodic fair of children’s book illustration; dedicated to the three predominant Iranian illustrators: (Ali Akbar Nikanpoor, Mohammad Ali Baniasadi, Abolfazl Hemmati Ahouie), 2002.
● Painting Exhibition, Aria gallery, 2000.
● First caricature fair on “Tehran’s air pollution”, 1997.
● Painting Exhibition, Golestan gallery, 1993.
● Group illustrating exhibition, Itabashi museum, Japan, 1991.
● Exhibition dedicated to the opening ceremony of the first Book City, public library of Hosseinieh Ershad, 1991.
● The First children’s book illustrators’ exhibition, 1989.
● Painting Exhibition, Nashr-e Noghre gallery, 1986.
Jury Experience:
● Jury member of the 4th superior book biennale, 2010.
● Jury member of the 2nd children’s book illustration fair, 2002.
● Jury member of the International caricature contest, Golagha INS, 2002.
● Jury member of the 5th international caricature biennial, Tehran. 2001.
● Jury member of the 9th children and young adult’s book festival, 2000.
● Jury member of the 4th international caricature biennial, Tehran. 1999.
● Jury member of the international caricature contest by Golagha institute, Ministry of culture and Art, 1999.
● Jury member of the First Iranian children’s book illustrators’ exhibition, 1989.
Festivals:
● International Biennial of Illustration (Golden Pen), 2007.
● International Biennial of Illustration (Golden Pen), 2005.
● International illustration workshop Bratislava, 2007.
● International biennale of illustration Bratislava, 2007.
● International Aydin Doghan caricature fair, 2004.
● The biennale of illustration Bratislava, 2003.
● International Zagreb caricature exhibition, 2005.
● International Zagreb caricature exhibition, 2003.
Catalogs:
● Biennial of illustrations Bratislava (BIB), 2007
● Biennial of illustrations Bratislava (BIB), 2006
● Biennial of illustrations Bratislava (BIB), 2005
● Biennial of illustrations Bratislava (BIB), 2003
● Biennale of Asian Illustrations Japan in commemoration of jozef wilkon 2002
● Biennial of illustrations Bratislava (BIB), 2000
● Biennial of illustrations Bratislava (BIB), 1987
● Catalogue of exhibition in Itabashi museum, Japan
● The Illustrators of children’s book Bologna fire catalogue
● The pinocchio Dalmondo series, italia, 1991.
● Biennalle intrnale des Illustraturs Pour ienfance et la jeunsse1988.