Ali Divandari (Persian: علی دیواندری; also Romanized as Alī Divāndarī, Persian pronunciation::; Born 6 September 1957 in Sabzevar) is an Iranian cartoonist, painter, graphic designer, sculptor and journalist.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Exhibitions
  • 2.1 Solo exhibitions
  • 2.2 Group exhibitions
• 3 Publications
  • 3.1 Book
• 4 Awards
• 5 Panorama
• 6 External links
• 7 References

Biography

Divandari studied graphics at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tehran University. He began his career as graphic designer and cartoonist in 1975. In 1997, he directed a new International Cartoon 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 cartoon exhibitions in Iran and Turkey. His works have been published in many international newspapers and magazines and have been exhibited in more than 34 countries.

• Painting by Ali Divandari

• Sculpture by Ali Divandari

• Cartoon by Ali Divandari

Exhibitions

Cartoon by Ali Divandari

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

*le: Smile MonalisaDrawings & Cartoons by Ali DivandariRozane PublicationsGraphic Designer: Jamal Rahmati270 Pages – GrayscaleFirst Edition: 2001ISBN:964-334-084-8

Awards

Panorama

Ali Divandari in his ancestral village

External links

• Toons Mag Toons Mag
• Artbreak
• Fine Art America
• Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
• qoqnoos.com
• iranian.com
• Googlm
• satyrykon.pl
• Facebook Personal Account

References