Born in 1983 Saleh Zanganeh (Sāleh Zangāneh) is an Iranian Graphic Designer, Poster Artist, lecturer, researcher and translator in the field of graphic design. He received his M.A in graphic design at IAUCTB (Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Faculty of Art and Architecture) in 2014. Saleh Began his design career at the age of 18 at Sepehr Andisheh Publishing in Qom, 2001. Barg-e Sabz and Aseman advertising agencies were the other places in which he worked for about 10 years as a designer and art director. Currently he is a full time lecturer in Gorgan art colleges and higher education institutions and also working as a freelance graphic designer. His main passion is social and cultural posters and he has also participated in many exhibitions, festivals and biennials in the country and abroad so far such as USA, Germany, Poland, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, China, Serbia, Greece, Macedonia, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey. He has participated also as a member of the jury in two international poster festivals in Peru and Turkey. Saleh Zanganeh is a member of IGDS (Iranian Graphic Designers Society) since 2010 and a member of Institute for Promotion of Contemporary Visual Arts.
Group Exhibitions:
Iran:
- The 2nd & 3rd International Graphic Biennials of Islamic World / Tehran / 2007-2009
- The 2nd National Poster Anniversary of Ashoora / Tehran / 2007
- The 1st Human & Traffic National Poster Festival / Tehran / 2008
- The National Festival of Innovation and Efflorescence in the Urban Management / Tehran / 2008
- The 5th & 6th International Festivals of Besmellah / Tehran 2008-2009
- The National Poster Festival of Disabled and Disability / Tehran / 2008
- The 7th, 9th and 10th Typographic Poster Exhibitions "Asma Ul Husna" / Tehran / Iran / 2011-2013-2014
- The 2nd Silver Cypress Exhibition (IGDS Annual Exhibition) / Tehran / Iran / 2011
- The exhibition "Recolor Somalia" / Iranian Artists Forum / Tehran / Iran / 2012
- The 3rd Tolou national poster exhibition / Bahman Cultural Center / Tehran / 2012
- The 1st AFDESTA International Typography Festival / Iran / 2012
- The 1st Razavi Annual Poster Exhibition / Mashhad / Iran / Septebmer 2013
- The Exhibition of Video Art By The Students of Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch / Iranian Artists Forum / Tehran / Iran / October 10, 2013
- The Red Posters Anniversary / Semnan and Karaj, Iran / November 2013
- Hope & Life Poster Exhibition (Commemorating and Respect to the People Who Have Rare Diseases) / Milad Tower / Tehran / February 2014
- The International World Graphics Day Poster Exhibition / Tehran Arts Club (Hozeh Honari) / Tehran / Iran / April 27, 2014
Abroad:
- The international poster exhibition "EIDD Design for All Competition" / Turin / Italy / 2008
- The 3rd international poster exhibition "Peace in a Multicultural Place" / Lima / Peru / 2009
- The 1st international poster exhibition "Poster For a Healthier World" / Puebla / Mexico / 2009
- The 4th international poster exhibition YAKU / Lima / Peru / 2010
- The "Green+You 2010" International Poster Design Exhibition / Seoul / Korea
- The "TaMga-2010" International Biennial of Trade Marks and Logotypes / Russia
- The "Fightpoverty" International Design Contest / Italy / 2011
- The 8th International Triennial of Ecological Poster "The 4th Block" / Kharkov / Ukraine / 2012
- The international poster exhibition "NextByDesign" / Leipzig, Germany / September 2012
- The international poster competition for students "Energieeffizienz" / Berlin, 2012
- The 5th world biennial of student poster organized by the University of Novi Sad and the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad / 2012
- The 5th Skopje International Student Poster Competition / Macedonia / December, 2012
- The International Poster Exhibition “Innovation in Education” / Erzurum / Turkey / April 2013
- The International Student Poster Biennial Lublin 2013 / Labirynt Gallery / Lublin / Poland / October 2013
- The Leipzig International Poster Exhibition 2013 "Battle of the Nations" / September 2013 / MDR Gallery / Leipzig / Germany
*Poster For Tomorrow 2013 (A Home for Everyone) / Les Arts Decoratifs / Paris / France / December 2013
- Africa Breath Poster Exhibition / Doosung Inthepaper Gallery / Seoul / South Korea / April 24, 2014
- STRELKA International Design Festival (WORLD WAR I - 100) / Varvarka 8 Exhibition hall / Nizhni Novgorod / Russia / May 23, 2014
- Today is Already Tomorrow International Poster Competition / The School of IPS Albe Steiner / Turin / Italy / May 2014
- Golden Bee 11 (Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design) / Central House of Artists / Moscow / Russia / October 2014
International Invitational Exhibitions:
- The International Invitational Poster Exhibition "Prevention of Violence" / Erzurum / Turkey / June 2012
- The International Invitational Poster Festival of Turkey / Kütahya / April 2013
- The 6th Festival of Art on Billboards_Art Moves Festival 2013_(Invitational Part) / Torun / Poland / September 2013
- The 2nd International Reggae Poster Contest 2013 (Jury & Friends Part)/ Greece / March, 2013 and USA / November 2013
- The 1st 40 Ideas Poster Exhibition (International Invitational Social Poster Exhibition) / Gallery of the Faculty of Arts at the Universidad Veracruzana / Xalapa / Mexico / May 8th, 2014
- The NEW FORM International Invitational Graphic Design Exhibition / West Lake Contemporary Art Galley / HangZhou / China / May 2014 and Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Gallery / Taiwan / August 2014
- Asian Graphic Design Invitation Exhibition / Daejeon LinLi Museum of Art / South Korea / August 2014
Award:
- Winner of Mr. Pekka Loiri's poster workshop, Emam Ali Museum, Tehran, June 09, 2012
- Honorary Mention in the 5th Skopje International Student Poster Competition / Macedonia / December, 2012
- Honorary Mention in the International Design Contest "Fightpoverty" / Italy / 2011
Book:
Seven Masters of Graphic Design (Interview with 7 international graphic designers by Saleh Zanganeh), 1st edition 2011, ISBN: 978-964-8763-27-0, RASM Publication
Judge:
- Member of the jury in the 5th International Poster Exhibition Walls Down, Lima, Peru, June 2011
- Member of the jury in the International Poster Exhibition "Innovation in Education", Ataturk University in Erzurum, Turkey, April 2013
Lecturer at:
- University of Applied Science and Technology / Gorgan 1
- University of Applied Science and Technology / Gorgan 3
- Golestan Higher Education Institution
- Astarabad Higher Education Institution
- Ghaboosieh Higher Education Institution
Interview:
- Interview with Mr. Rafael Vivanco from Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, "na! Magazine" N° 05, November 2010
- Interview with Alexis M Wayne from Savannah College of Art and Design, USA, 28/5/2011
- Interview with Alhoda International Publishing, October 29, 2011
- Interview with Photograph Online Magazine, July 01, 2012
- Interview with Gorgannameh Online Magazine, August 11, 2013
- Interview with Mehrnews Online Magazine, December 7, 2013
Contact Information:
www.salehzanganeh.com
صالح زنگانه
متولد 1362، فارغ التحصیل کارشناسی ارشد طراحی گرافیک از دانشکده هنر و معماری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکزی، عضو رسمی انجمن صنفی طراحان گرافیک ایران از سال 1389 و عضو موسسه توسعه هنرهای تجسمی معاصر، مدرس، محقق و مترجم در زمینه طراحی گرافیک.
