Ali Divandari ( fa, علی دیواندری; also

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d as Alī Divāndarī, ; Born 6 September 1957 in

Sabzevar Sabzevar ( fa, سبزوار ), previously known as Beyhagh (also spelled "Beihagh"; fa, بيهق), is a city and capital of Sabzevar County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, approximately west of the provincial capital Mashhad, in northeastern ...

) is an Iranian

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, painter,

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, sculptor and

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Biography

Divandari studied

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at the Faculty of

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Tehran University The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching p ...

. He began his career as

and cartoonist in 1975. In 1997, he directed a new International

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Festival in Iran with a main theme of "man and Nature – Only one, Share & Care". Over his career, Divandari was a jury member of several

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exhibitions in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

. His works have been published in many international newspapers and magazines and have been exhibited in more than 34 countries.
File:Alidivandari-common-p1.jpg, Painting by Ali Divandari File:Alidivandari-common-s1.jpg, Sculpture by Ali Divandari File:Alidivandari-common-w2.jpg, Cartoon by Ali Divandari

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* Kavir Gallery / Sabzevar-Iran / 1976 * Andisheh Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 21–30 Jan 1996 / 50 Works * Abshar Art House / Sabzevar-Iran / Sep–Oct 2000 / 30 Works * Seyhun Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 20–25 Apr 2002 / 30 Works * Yasemi Gallery / Tabriz-Iran / 18–22 Oct 2002 / 40 Works * Kolbe-ye-Javan Gallery / Ardebil-Iran / 10–18 Aug 2004 / 36 Works * Isfahan Cartoon House / Isfahan-Iran / 29 Aug-9 Sep 2004 / 40 Works * Sales Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 7–20 Jan 2005 / 28 Works * Aban Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 22–27 Jan 2005 / 30 Works About 300 Works in 9 Solo Exhibitions since 1976

Group exhibitions

* Afrand Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 26 Dec 1994 – 5 Jan 1995 / 8 Works * Iran Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 25 Feb-6 Mar 1996 / 10 Works * Seyhun Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 14–19 Jul 2007 / 12 Works About 32 Works in 3 Group Exhibitions since 1995

Publications

Book

:Title: Smile MonalisaBidgol PublicationBostane KetabPersian book
:Drawings & Cartoons by Ali Divandari :Rozane Publications :Graphic Designer: Jamal Rahmati :270 Pages – Grayscale :First Edition: 2001 :

Awards

Panorama

External links

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References

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