İraj Mirza Alikhani

Born on 2 Nov. 1956, Tehran, Iran.

Education: BA in Visual Communication, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University.

Founder & member of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS)

Founder of Iranian Advertising Society

Lecturer of Graphic Design at Tehran universities

Beginning of professional activities in Graphic design in 1984.

Agent and distributor of Graphis Inc. (Switzerland) in Iran.

Representative of IGDS in Icograda Regional Meeting, Istanbul, 2000.

Member of:

The organizing board of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS).

The first board of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS).

The organizing board of Iranian Association of Advertising Agencies (IAAA).

The first board of Iranian Association of Advertising Agencies (IAAA).

Art Directors Club, NY, USA.

The executive board of the 2nd and 7th Iranian Graphic Design Biennials.

The board of directors of Iranian Advertising Film Festival “Baal”.

The jury of “Women’ Role in Intifada” arts competition, 2002.

The jury of the 13th National Youth Festival of Visual Arts.

The jury of the Packaging Design for Exports Competition.

The jury of Tehran Province 11th Festival of Plastic Arts.

The executive board of the 8th National Festival of Print Industries.

The jury of the 6th Image of the Year Festival in graphic design category.

The advisory panel of “Graphic va Chap”, the Iranian practical graphics & print magazine, since 2008.

The jury of the book “Iranian Logotypes”, Ciball Honar Publications, 2009.

The executive board of the 9th National Festival of Print Industries.

The selective board & jury of the 1st University Students’ Festival of Visual Arts, 2009.

Editorial Advisory Panel of “Iridescent”, Icograda Journal of Design Research, 2010.

The jury of “4th International Poster Exhibition - YAKU”, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru, 2010.

The jury of the 17th International Youth Visual Arts Festival, 2010.

The jury of the 1st International University Students’ Festival of Visual Arts, 2010.

Exhibitions and Awards:

Individual and group exhibitions at Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University, 1984, 1985, 1986.

“Group Exhibition of the Students of Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University”, Museum of Contemporary Arts, 1984.

Individual slide show “From Himalayas”, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University, 1986.

Iranian Graphic Design Biennials.

(Praised in Advertising Photography category, “The 2nd Iranian Graphic Design Biennial”.)

(Awarded as the art & design director, from “The 2nd, 3 rd, 5th, 6th and 7 th Iranian Graphic Design Biennials”.)

“Self-Promotional Poster Exhibition of Iranian Graphic Designers”, 2001.

Work exhibited at Galeria, Icograda website, 2006.

“The Signs”, Iranian Artists’ House, 2006.

“Iranian Typography”, Switzerland, 2006.

“Cancer, Hope and Life”, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru, 2007.

“Stationery Design”, Iranian Artists’ House, 2007.

Lecturers’ Section, 14th Youth Visual Arts Festival of Regional Islamic Countries, 2007.

Work exhibited at Galeria, Icograda website, 2008.

Arranging “A Nice of Graphic Design” (A group exhibition of students’ works).

Winner of the 3rd prize from “Artists’ Personal Logo Competition”, Café Graph website, 2008.

“A Review of Logos Designed by Iraj Mirza Alikhani”, Café Graph website, 2008.

“In Commemoration of Morteza Momayez”, Momayez Gallery, Iranian Artists’ House, 2008.

“Silk Road: The 11th Islamic Arts Festival, Sharjah, 2008.

“Social Inclusion Poster Exhibition”, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru, 2008.

“The First Iranian Photo Expo”, Saba Institute of Culture & Art, Tehran, 2008.

“6th Image of the Year Festival”, Poster Design Category, 2007-2008.

“The First Fadjr International Visual Arts Festival”, Poster Design Category, 2009.

“1st Disabled & Disability Art Festival”, Poster Design Category, 2009.

“1st Justice & Hope Art Festival”, Poster Design Category, 2009.

Design Competition for Urban Garbage Problems (logo and poster categories), 2009.

“1st Civic Photo & Postcard Festival”, Graphic Design category, 2009 (Winner of The 1st Prize).

“7th Image of the Year Festival”, Poster Design Category, 2009.

“Peace in a Multicultural Place”, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru, 2009.

Works exhibited at Galeria, Icograda website, 2009.

Works exhibited at Galeria, Icograda website, 2010.

“The Iranian Look” poster exhibition, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru, 2010.

The 1st Silver Cypress Graphic Design Exhibition”, 2010.

“Art from Iran” exhibition, Igato, Brazil, 2010.