Onish Aminelahi
Iranian Graphic Designer
- Born: 1972, Tehran, Iran
- B.A in Graphic design, 1997
- M.A in Graphic design, 2000
- Member of the board, Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS), 2012 - 2015
- Professional graphic designing career since 1995
- Founding "Hamrang Graphic" (Aminelahi atelier) design studio,1996
- Idea School's art consultant, Since 2008
Teaching:
- "Idea creativity" courses in "Idea School" since 2008 up to now
- Guest lecturer for the Gap graphic group, about the relationship between client and graphic designer ", Laleh Park, Tabriz, Iran, 2017
- Holding workshop of poster in Kerman City, Iran, 2017
- Holding workshop of "Creativity" in Ardabil City, Iran, 2015
- Giving master class in "Hagh-Shenas" Art school, Tehran, Iran, 2014
- Holding workshop of "Creating Ideas" for journalists of khorasan's newspaper, Mashhad, Iran, 2013
- Holding workshop of "Creativity in advertisements” in Semnan University, Iran, 2012
- Holding workshop of "Ramadan", Iranian Artists' forum, Tehran, Iran, 2012
- Guest lecturer for the "world graphic day", Mashad University, 2010
- "Computer in Graphics design" courses in "(Academic Center for Education, Culture, and Research) University 2000-2002
Exhibition:
Participating in different solo and group domestic and international Exhibitions such as:
- Art for Peace, Iranian Artists' Poster's Exhibition, United Nations Office, Geneva, 2017
- "Persian Garden" Iranian Poster Exhibition, Michigan, USA, 2017
- Solo Social Poster Exhibition, Fine Art faculty of "Hacehtepe University" in Ankara, Turkey, 2014
- 18th International Poster Biennial Lahti, 2011
- Solo poster exhibition in "Koohsangi" Cultural Center, Mashhad, Iran, 2009
- Solo cinema poster exhibition, Tehran, Iran, 2009
- "Cancer: hope and life" poster exhibition, Lima, Peru, 2009
- "Political posters" group poster exhibition, USA, 2007
- 9th Tehran International poster biennial, 2007
- "Anti aids" group poster exhibition, Ukraine, 2006
- Conducting First and second "PosNeg" Group's Poster Exhibition, 2004 and 2006
- The first International Biennial of the Islamic World Poster, 2004
- "Un cri persan" the 3rd Exhibition of the Iranian graphic designers, La Louviere, Belgium,2003
MEMBER OF JURY, and Planning Committee
- Member of Jury, The 24th National Visual Arts Fair, in poster Section, "School of Fine Arts, Kerman, Iran, 2017
- Curator and participate in "Persian Garden" Iranian Poster Exhibition, Michigan, USA, 2017
- Member of Jury, "PLASCO" International Poster Exhibition, Tehran, 2017
- Member of Jury, "Red Ribbon" International Poster Exhibition, Tehran, 2016
- Member of Jury, "Patogh" Students' Poster Exhibition, Tehran, 2016
- Member of Jury , 4th Mourning "Ashoora" Art poster Contest, lahijan, Iran
- Member of Planning and Conducting committee, 3rd and 4th "Silver Cypress" (IRANIAN GRAPHIC DESIGNERS SOCIETY ANNUAL EXHIBITION), Tehran, Iran, 2013 and 2015
- Member of Planning and Conducting committee, "Graphic Design Week", Tehran, Iran, 2015, 2014, 2013
- Member of planning committee to hold the first International Type Design Exhibition, 2015
- Member of planning committee for Establishing "Iranian Museum of Graphic Design". The only Graphic museum in Iran and the first Graphic Museum in Middle East.. After 17 years of IGDS works, all the previous boards couldn't complete that. Bu we managed to do that.
- Member of Jury, "Azadegan" Poster Exhibition, Tehran, 2015
- Member of Pre-selection committee "World without Violence", International poster Exhibition, Tehran, Iran, 2015
- Member of Jury, " Welcoming Spring", Urban Billboards, Tehran, 2015
- Jury for "Reception of Spring", designing urban artistic elements, Birjand, Iran, 2014
- Member of Jury, "Razavi" Poster exhibition, Shiraz, 2014
- Member of Jury, "Fajr" poster exhibition, Tehran Municipality, 2013
- Jury for "Nowmana" T-shirt design contest, Tehran, Iran, 2012
- Selection Committee and Member of jury in Graphic Section, "Celebration of Image of the Year" Iran, Tehran, 2011
- Member of International pre-selection committee, "Walls Down" international poster exhibition, Peru, 2011
- Member of pre-selection committee, "Second Silver Cypress" (IRANIAN GRAPHIC DESIGNERS SOCIETY ANNUAL EXHIBITION), Tehran, Iran, 2011
- Member of jury, "Bright Path" poster exhibition, Mashad, Iran, 2011
- Member of jury, "Poster for traffic" poster exhibition, Tehran, Iran, 2011
- Member of online jury, "Yaku" international poster exhibition, Peru, 2010
- Member of online jury, "Poster for tomorrow" international poster exhibition, France, 2010
- Member of jury, "Work ethics" poster exhibition, Iran, Tehran Municipality, 2010
- Plaque of honor in book cover design from "Silver Cypress" (IRANIAN GRAPHIC-DESIGNERS SOCIETY ANNUAL EXHIBITION) 2010, Tehran, 2010
- One of 100 selected posters in "poster for tomorrow" 2010
- Plaque of honor in "Azadegan" fine art festival, Tehran, 2010
- One of the selected posters in "Green+You" Poster exhibition, 2010
- Two Selected poster in "Good Hong Kong", (in two different categories), 2010
- One of the selected posters in "Good 50*70" Poster exhibition, 2008 One of 10 Iranian graphic designers introduced in "Design 360" Chinese concept & design-magazine, 2008
- Member of the selecting board, writer and planner for Graphic Department of "artistic -competitions" Channel 2 of IRIB, 2001
- I was the head of "Recruitment committee" and was in charge of acceptance/Denial of membership's applications after 3 members have confirmed the quality of applicant's CV. I have all the relevant official documents
Articles and interviews:
- Interview in "na!" Design and Art magazine newsletter, No. 4, 2010, Lima, Peru
- Article "The process of creating an idea", in "Idea magazine", Vol.4, fall 2010
- Interview in "Iranian graphic designer society (IGDS)" newsletter, No. 34, March 2009
Article "How dose an idea start?" in "Idea magazine", Vol.4, summer 2009 - Article "From an Idea to an artwork" in "The Iranian practical graphic & print magazine", 7th issue, fall 2008
- Selected works by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics to print in wall calendar: Posters for Peace and Justice, Portland, USA, 2011 and 2013
