Dariush Ramezani was born in 1976 in
Rasht
Rasht ( fa, رشت, Rašt ; glk, Rəšt, script=Latn; also romanized as Resht and Rast, and often spelt ''Recht'' in French and older German manuscripts) is the capital city of Gilan Province, Iran. Also known as the "City of Rain" (, ''Ŝahre B ...
, a northern city in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. He received his B.S. in Civil from
Gilan University in Rasht in 2000. He began drawing cartoon in 1997 as a professional cartoonist. His cartoons and comic strips are published in some newspapers and magazines in Iran.
He has published some cartoons books and won some international and national prizes in cartoon contests.
Prizes and honors
* First prize in International cartoon contest TURHAN SELCUK (Turkey, 2011)
* Honor prize in International cartoon contest PIRACICABA (Brazil, 2011)
* Honor prize in International cartoon contest CANADIAN BANANA (Montreal, Canada, 2010)
* First prize in International cartoon contest (Tabriz, Iran, 2008)
* First prize in UMO cartoon contest (India, 2007)
* Grand prize in EUROHUMOUR (Italy.2006)
* winning prize in international Web Cartoon (China, 2006)
* winning prize in International cartoon contest (Syria, 2006)
* Honor prize in International cartoon contest (Tehran, Iran, 2004)
* Honor prize in International cartoon contest (Tabriz, Iran, 2003)
* First prize in scholar cartoon contest (Iran, 1998)
* Special overseas junior prize in International Cartoon Contest YUMIURI (Japan, 1994)
Books
* ''Don’t Wake Me Up, Please!'' in 2005.
* ''The Lonely Little Ant'' in 2005.
* ''The Deer'' in 2007.
* ''Sometimes...'' in 2008.
Exhibitions
* More than 15 solo and group exhibitions in Iran.
References
Page on Iranian House of Cartoon
External links
Interview with Tabriz Cartoons websiteFirst prize in Turhan Selcuk 2011
1976 births
Iranian caricaturists
Iranian cartoonists
Iranian comics artists
Living people
People from Rasht
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