Morteza Momayez

Born in 1935, Tehran, Iran

Death: 2005, Tehran. Iran

SCOPE: Poster, Illustration, Sign, Publication design, Advertising , Typography, Packaging

QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of art at the Faculty of Fine Arts in University of Tehran /1964.

Post Graduated from Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifes Paris / 1968?

POSITIONS: Lecturer in Plastic Art Dept. at University of Tehran from / 1969- onward.

Chairman of Iranian Graphic Design Biennal-Tehran 1999?

Member of Art Academy of Iran

Author

What is Graphic Design? / 1973

Graphic Art in Iran 1974

Signs (artist’s designs) / 1983

Plakate/Posters (artist’s designs) / 1984

and also a number of articles in several publications ( Iran and abroad)

Professional practice

Illustration & design for several Iranianl newspaper and magazines / 1952-58.

Designer, Art director / Pars Studio / 1958-63

Designer, Art director / Seven Up Corporation-Iran / 1963-66

Designer, Art director / Following art and cultural publications:Ketab-e-Hafteh, Roudaki,

Farhang-O-Zendegi, Cinema, Kelk, Goft-O-gou, Payam Emrooz, Zaman, Sharif Creative

director & designer / Tehran International Film Festival / 1971-73

Occasional practice

Three short animation films / 1971-73

Several light designs, Stage design and art direction projects for some plays,
Interior Design.

Exhibitions:

Individual exhibition:
Iran and Germany

Group exhibition:

AGI (Alliance Graphique International)

Berlin, Essen (Germany)

Bologna (Italy)

Brno (Czech Republic)

Cannes Festival, Chaumont, Paris, Echirolles (France)

Chicago, Colorado (USA)

Lahti (Finland)

Tehran (Iran)

Toyama (Japan)

Warsawa, Krakowie (Poland)