Ali Divandari

Ali Divandari
علی دیواندری
Ali Divandari; علی دیواندری
Born	6 September 1957 (age 67); Sabzevar, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Education	Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University
Known for	Painting, Cartooning, Drawing, Graphic Design, Sculpture, Photography, Illustrating
Movement	Surrealism, Action painting, Cubism, Conceptual art, Abstract art, Digital Art
Awards	1 national and 43 int'l awards
Website	alidivandari.com

Ali Divandari (Persian: علی دیواندری; also Romanized as Alī Divāndarī, Persian pronunciation: [æliː diːvɒːndæriː]; Born 6 September 1957^[1] in Sabzevar) is an Iranian cartoonist, painter, graphic designer, sculptor and journalist.

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.^[2]^[3]

Painting by Ali Divandari
Sculpture by Ali Divandari
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 Monalisa^[4]

Drawings & Cartoons by Ali Divandari

Rozane Publications

Graphic Designer: Jamal Rahmati

270 Pages – Grayscale

First Edition: 2001

ISBN 964-334-084-8

Awards

Festival Title	Prize Title	Country	Year
Yomiuri Int'l Cartoon Contest	Honorable Mention	Japan	1992
The 3rd Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival	Special Merit Work	Japan	1992
Xll Mostra Int'l del disegno Umoristico Sportivo Ancona	Special Prize	Italy	1993
25th World Cartoon Gallery Skopje '93	III Prize	Macedonia	1993
47th International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera	Special Prize	Italy	1994
4th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival	Honorable Mention	South Korea	1994
6th Olense Kartoenale, Dieren	Fourth Prize – De Lekkerbekpot	Belgium	1994^[5]
3rd Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest	Fifth Prize	South Korea	1994^[6]
The 6th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival	Special Merit Work	Japan	1995
4th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest	Winning Prize	South Korea	1995^[7]^[8]
5th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival	Main theme winning	South Korea	1995
The 7th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival	Special Merit Work	Japan	1996
1st Aydın Doğan Int'l Cartoon Competition	Honorable Mention	Turkey	1996^[9]
6th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival	Open theme winning	South Korea	1996
19th Int'l Cartoon Exhibition, Beringen	Press Award	Belgium	1996
6th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest	Fifth Prize	South Korea	1997^[10]^[11]
Satyrykon Int'l Cartoon Exhibition	Award of the Director of the culture & sport department	Poland	1997^[12]
The 8th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival	Special Merit Work	Japan	1997
Int'l Golden Mouflon Cartoon Festival	Silver Mouflon Prize	Cyprus	1997
13th Int'l Cartoon Festival, Slavonski Brod	Special Award	Croatia	1997
7th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest	Fifth Prize	South Korea	1998^[13]^[14]
8th Int'l Cartoon Festival in Omiya	Most Popular work	Japan	1998
Courage World Cartoon Contest	Bronze Goad	Taiwan	1999
4eme Festival Int'l du dessin d'Humour et de Presse	Second Prize	France	1999
Int'l Cartoon Competition on the Occasion of EXPO 2000	Top Ten Work	Germany	2000
20th Int'l Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest	Special Prize of the Association of Political Science School Graduates	Turkey	2000
Courage World Cartoon Contest	Prize of Importance	Taiwan	2000
1st Int'l Mediterranean Cartoon Competition	Special Prize of Alanya Head Official	Turkey	2001
29° Premio di Forte dei Marmi per la Satira Politica	Award for The Int'l Graphic Design	Italy	2001^[15]^[16]
2nd Int'l Caricature Contest, Independence	Second Award	Ukraine	2002^[17]
The 1st LM Int'l Cartoon Competition	Bronze Prize	China	2002^[18]
The 1st LM Int'l Cartoon Competition	Prizes for Excellence	China	2002
2nd Golagha Int'l Cartoon Competition	Worthy for appreciation	Iran	2003^[19]
The 2nd LM Int'l Cartoon Competition	Excellence Prize	China	2003^[20]
2nd Free Cartoons Web Int'l Cartoonet Festival	Bronze Prize	China	2004^[21]
The 3rd LM Int'l Cartoon Competition	Excellence Prize	China	2004
1st Red Man Int'l Cartoon Humour Competition	Selected Prize	China	2006
5th Free Cartoons Web Int'l Cartoonet Festival	Selected Prize	China	2006
7th Int'l Mediterranean Cartoon Competition	Third place	Turkey	2007^[22]
Master Cup Int'l Cartoon and Illustration Biennial	Selected Prize	China	2007
16th Daejeon Int'l Cartoon Contest	Honorable Mention	South Korea	2007^[23]^[24]
2nd Red Man Int'l Cartoon Humour Competition	Excellent Prize	China	2008
Zero Int'l Cartoon Exhibition Mussel & Fish	Honorable Mention	Bulgaria	2009
The First Int'l Cartoon Contest Quebec Banana	Prize of the Jury	Canada	2010^[25]

Panorama

Ali Divandari in his ancestral village

References

^ "برگی از تقویم تاریخ فرهنگ و هنر". 6 September 2022.
^ "Googlm". Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
^ "St Just le Martel". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
^ Bidgol Publication Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bostane Ketab Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Persian book Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Olense Kartoenale". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
^ "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
^ "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
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^ "Satyrykon Legnica". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
^ "Dicaco 1998". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
^ "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
^ "Premio Satira Politica". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
^ "Iran news daily". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
^ "Ukraine Association of cartoonists". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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^ Golagha Institute
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^ "Alanya Turkey". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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[1] "برگی از تقویم تاریخ فرهنگ و هنر". 6 September 2022.

[2] "Googlm". Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

[3] "St Just le Martel". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

[4] Bidgol Publication Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bostane Ketab Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Persian book Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Olense Kartoenale". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

[6] "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[7] "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[8] "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[9] "Aydın Doğan Vakfı". Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

[10] "Dicaco 1997". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

[11] "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[12] "Satyrykon Legnica". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

[13] "Dicaco 1998". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

[14] "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[15] "Premio Satira Politica". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

[16] "Iran news daily". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

[17] "Ukraine Association of cartoonists". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.

[18] "Googlm". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

[19] Golagha Institute

[20] "Googlm". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

[21] "FreeCartoonsWeb". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.

[22] "Alanya Turkey". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

[23] "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[24] "Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[25] "Quebec Banana". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

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