Tuesday, September 20, 2005

CV

Ali Divandari
1957 Born in Sabzevar city, Iran
1975 Started his career as Graphic Designer and Cartoonist
1976 Illustrator for Journals, Magazines and Books
1978 Art director of various magazines and newspaper Tehran
1979 Started his career as B.A.Faculty of fine arts, Tehran University
1980 Art director and costume designer for theaters and films
1990 Director of two animated films, Tehran
1995 Lecture of cartoon drawings
1996 Jury member of international cartoon festival, Tehran
1997 Director of international cartoon festival, Tehran
1998 Jury member of international cartoon festival, Turkey
1999 Member of association of Iranian journalist
2000 Member of IFJ
2001 Member of institute for promotion of visual arts

PUBLICATIONS:

Books: Smile Monalisa (drawings and cartoons)

Articles: International cartoon museums in the world
Salon international du dessin de presse et d’homor Saint Just Le Martel (France)
More than 30 articles about drawings and cartooning and famous cartoonists in the world

EXHIBITIONS:
France, Yugoslavia, Colombia, Norway, Japan, Belgium, Italy, U.S.A, Poland, Turkey, Cuba, Macedonia, Croatia, Germany, China, Holland, Korea, Cyprus, Portugal, Taiwan, Canada, Brazil, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico.

DIVANDARI WON THE FOLLOWINGS AWARDS:

1- Honorable mention Yomiuri Japan 1992.
2- Works of Special...Okhotsk Japan 1992.
3- Honorable Diploma Ancona Italy 1993.
4- Third prize Skopje Macedonia 1993.
5- Special prize Bordigera Italy 1994.
6- Fourth prize Olen Belgium 1994.
7- Honorable Diploma Taeijon Korea 1994.
8- Works of Special...Okhotsk Japan 1995.
9- Honorable Diploma Seoul Korea 1995.
10- Honorable Diploma Taeijon Korea 1995.
11- Works of Special...Okhotsk Japan 1996.
12- Press Prize Beringen Belgium 1996.
13- Honorable Diploma Taeijon Korea 1997.
14- Special Prize Satyrykon Poland 1997.
15- Works of Special...Okhotsk Japan 1997.
16- Second Prize Mouflon Turkey 1998.
17- Honorable Diploma Taeijon Korea 1998.
18- Special Prize C.W.C.C. Taiwan 1998.
19- Works of Special...Okhotsk Japan 1998.
20- Special Prize Zagreb Croatia 1998.
21- Popular works Omia Japan 1998.
22- Second Prize Juvignac France 1999.
23- First Prize EXPO 2000 Germany 2000.
24- Special Prize Nasreddin hodja Turkey 2000.
25- Special Prize Alanya Turkey 2001.
26- Special Prize c.w.c.c Taiwan 2001.
27- First Prize Forte dei Marmi Italy 2001.
28- Second Prize Ukraine 2002.
29- Third Prize Nanjing China 2003.
30- Special prize International cartoon competition Golagha 2003
31- Web cartoon contest China 2004.
32- Excellence Prize 3rd LM International cartoon competition / China 2005