Ebrahim Haghighi
Graphic Designer
Iran

Born in 1949, Tehran, Iran
MA in Architecture, Faculty of Arts, Tehran University

1970:
- Director of several 8 mm films in "Tehran Open Cinema"
- Collaboration in production of the film "The one who dreamed and the one who acted"
- Beginning of cooperation with graphic arts department, Institute of Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults
- Director of the following 35 mm documentaries: "Third Summer Festival", "Teacher of All Tribal Children" and "Social Works"

1971:
- Best award in photography, Ministry of Art and Culture Exhibition

1974:
- Second Prize in "Tehran Open Cinema Festival" and "Sepas Festival" for "Cloudy Home"
- Silver award for the First Young Film Makers Festival (ABU) for "Stranger"
- Silver award in the 2nd Young Film Makers Festival (ABU) for "Cloudy Home"
- Participation in "First Tehran Int'l Art Festival"

1975: Honorary Diploma in the "7th Tehran Open Cinema Festival"

1976:
- Participation in "50 Years of Iranian Graphic Arts" Exhibition
- Individual Graphic Arts Exhibition

1978: to 1986, participation in Borno Int'l Graphic Art Exhibition

1979:
- Participation in "First Asian Graphic Arts" Exhibition
- Stage design and custom design for "Report on a Murder" and "Sultan and Shaban" films
- Production design for 10 episodes of the animated TV series "Little Ali"
- 1979 to now, professor of Graphic Arts in Tehran University, Farabi University, University of Art, College of TV and Cinema and Azad University

1987:
- Honorary Diploma for poster design category in "5th Fajr Film Festival" for "Tatoureh"; participation in this category up to 1991
- Best Award in the feature film demo category in "6th Fajr Film Festival" for "Cold Roads"
- Best Award for book cover artwork "Othello" in "First Iranian Graphic Arts Exhibition"

1988: Participation in "Poland Int'l Poster Show"

1989:
- Special diploma (best graphic designer) in "2nd Graphic Arts Exhibition"
- Participation in "First Children Book Illustrators Exhibition", Tehran
- "Batik Painting", individual exhibition, Tehran

1990: Participation in "First Asian Children Book Illustrators" and member of the selection committee for that exhibition

1991:
- Nominated in "Chaummon Movie Poster Festival", France
- Participation in "Iranian Movie Poster Exhibition", Vienna, Austria
- Participation in "First Biennale Painting Exhibition" (Iran), Contemporary Art Museum
- Participation in "Portrait in Contemporary Art Exhibition", Contemporary Art Museum
- Individual exhibition of lino-cut engraving and lithography, Golestan Gallery, Tehran

1992: Participation in "3rd Biennale Iran Graphic Arts Exhibition", Contemporary Art Museum

1993:
- Individual graphic art exhibition, simultaneous with painting expo of "Bahram Dabiri, Babol, Iran
- Individual Pastel Painting Exhibition, Golestan Gallery, Tehran
- Individual Poster Show (1971-93), Aria Gallery, Tehran

1994:
- Group Pastel Painting Exhibition, Tehran Municipality Show in 20 districts of Tehran
- Participation in "4th Biennale Iran Graphic Arts Exhibition, Contemporary Art Museum

1995: Selection of 25 Years Poster Design Exhibition, Saint Etien, France



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