Majid Abbasi

Born in 1965, Tehran, Iran

Education:

B.A. in Visual Communication, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran

Professional Activities:

Member of the Organizing Committee of the Tehran International Poster Biennial

Member of the Board and Treasurer of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) since 2003

Teaches at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, since 2003

Memberships:

Member of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) since 1998

Awards:

Two Prizes at the 7th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designer, Tehran, 1999

Third Prize, the First Book Cover Design Competition, Tehran, 2003

Honorary Diploma, the Academy of Arts, Tehran, 2005

Jury Award, the Second China International Poster Biennial, 2005

Andy Warhol Award, 6th Trnava Poster Triennial, Slovakia, 2006

Selected Exhibitions:

Participated in group exhibitions in Brno , Chaumont , Colorado , Krakow , Echirolles , Gijón , HangZhou , Hong Kong , Hoorn , Isfahan , Incheon , Kharkov , Lahti , La Louviere , Mons , Moscow , Ogaki , Palermo , Paris , Prague , Stuttgart , Tehran , Toyoma , Trani , Trnava , Warsaw , Yazd

Additional Activities:

One of the co-founders of “The 5th Color”