Younes Faghihi

Contemporary Calligrapher - Painter - Typographer

Born in 31 may 1981 | Iran
Is an Iranian Painter and Modern Calligrapher, lives and works in Paris - France

EDUCATION
1997 | High school diploma | Graphic Design
2001 | Graduated of highest degree as a professional calligrapher by the Persian Calligraphy Association
2003 | B.A. in Visual art | Azad Art and Architecture University
2010 | Graduated from the Professional advertising Management school
Since 2000 | Started music career as a Percussionist and Composer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2001 | Participated in the second Calligraphy of Islamic world | published a visual art work in the book of festival
2003 | Participated in the second students’ artistic book of year | published two works
2003 | Participated in the publication of the book "Culture of contemporary painters of Iran"
2004 | Art director of Gama’s student’s magazine
2005 | Art director of "Pouyan" Advertising center
2007 | Director of "Afra" Design Studio
2007 | Art consultant of the fourth "Bismillah" Festival
2008 | Invented a new calligraphic style called "Toranj"
2009 | Head of advertising and public relations / Gerad
2009 | Advertise consultant of "Maktab-e-Kammal" | Mahmoud Moazami
2009-2010 | Advertise Manager of "Sam Center"
2011 | Contemporary Calligraphy workshop at the National Library of France
2012 | Music-calligraphy performance with "Pejman Tadayon" and live performance of modern calligraphy
2012 | "Tavalod-Birth" performance accompanied by "Omid Hashemi"

Membership
2001-2009 | Member of the "Developing visual arts of Iran"
Since 2011 | Member of the French Artists Forum | la Maison des Artistes
Since 2011 | Member of the French Musicians Forum

Teaching experience:
2001-2002 | Part time faculty, Tehran institute college of Visual Arts, teaching graphics

Awards/Grants/Fellowships
1995 | First place in the art college in Graphics/ Province | Khuzestan-Iran
1995 | Selected calligrapher of the province Khuzestan
1998 | First placed visual artist/ visual art exhibition of Karaj
1999 | First placed visual artist/ visual art exhibition of Karaj
1998 | First place in the Graphic art academies of Karaj
1998 | Selected artist in the field of "tendencies of modern calligraphy" | First visual art festival of Tehran
1998 | Selected artist in the twelfth visual art festival of | MAHSHAHR-Khuzestan
1999 | Selected visual artist the third festival of the new tendencies "Tarigh-e-Javid"
1999 | Selected calligrapher of the province Tehran | Second visual art festival of the youth
1999 | Introduced as the young talented artist by "JAM-E-JAM" magazine
2000 | Selected modern calligrapher | First "ALI" festival | Tehran
2000 | Selected modern calligrapher in the third festival of visual arts | Tehran
2002 | Received an art certificate from the Department of Culture & Islamic Guidance.
2001 | Selected visual artist | Technical University of "SHARIATI"
2001 | Selected modern calligrapher in the fourth festival of "TARIGH-E-JAVID"
2001 | Selected as the best graphic artist and modern calligrapher/ Second competition of "ALI GOOYAN"
2008 | Selected modern calligrapher in the "KOSAR" competition
2010 | Research Scholarship Cite International Des Arts | Paris

Exhibition Record

Born in 31 may 1981 | Iran
Is an Iranian Painter and Modern Calligrapher, lives and works in Paris - France

Membership
2001-2009 | Member of the "Developing visual arts of Iran"
Since 2011 | Member of the French Artists Forum | la Maison des Artistes
Since 2011 | Member of the French Musicians Forum

Teaching experience:
2001-2002 | Part time faculty, Tehran institute college of Visual Arts, teaching graphics