Behzad Shishegaran

Painter, Designer and Graphic Artist born in Tehran ,1952

  • College graduate from Tehran Fine Arts Higher Education Center
  • MA degree in Graphic Arts from Tehran Fine Arts University
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the National Paintings Association 2007 to 2010
  • Honorary member of Iranian painters society
  • Teaching drawing, painting and graphic design since 1975

Exhibitions:

  • 26  individual physical and online painting exhibitions
  • Participated in over 120 group exhibitions in Iran
  • Participated in group painting exhibitions abroad in China, Bangladesh, Malasia, Italy, Switzerland & France
  • Graphic group exhibitions in France, England, Italy
  • Having 26 collections of paintings, drawings & graphic art

Graphic Design activities

  • Design of tens of political, cultural and social themed posters from 1351/ 1972, unordered
  • Design of numerous insignia, trade brands,,logos, brand names, book covers, magazine covers
  • Design of 3 set of Persian alphabet logos
  • Package designs
  • Having Designed & produced tens of social cultural & politically motivated posters on personal initiative  since 1985

Publications:

  • Author of 20 volumes of drawings, paintings and graphic designs
  • Writer of a book called 100 portraits of Takhti the champion, including the drawings, paintings and graphic design, first volume printed in 1998
  • The second volume of 100 portraits of world champion Takhti in 2014

Awards:

  • First Winner of Iran’s Painting Biennal 1993 at Tehran’s Contemporary Arts Museum.