Towhidi Tabari ( fa, توحیدی طبری, Mazandarani: توحیدی طبری Tawhidi Tabari ; born 15 June 1964) is an Iranian artist. He is a member of the

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, International Association of Art, La Maison des Artistes de France and of the Plastic Arts Center of the Ministry of Culture of Iran. He joined Mujahideen in 2014.

Biography

He started learning calligraphy at the age of 14, with Mohammad Zaman Ferasat and Mehdi Fallah Moghadam in Babol. At 19, he moved to

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to study at the

' institute with Masters

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, where he himself got the title of Master of Calligraphy, while also learning

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, Iranian traditional arts and Graphic Design. Towhidi Tabari worked for 6 years at the Iran Aircraft Industries as the chief calligrapher and designer, in their Graphic Design Department. For one year, he taught Calligraphy at the Jahad Daneshgahi (branch of

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) and for two years, at the Osweh Highschool, Tehran. Modern Western art had a deep impact on his style from 2003, after a stay of almost a year at the

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in Paris, giving birth to a more abstract art form, blended with traditional Persian elements. Towhidi Tabari is a specialist in the Nasta`liq and Shekasteh calligraphic styles.

Exhibitions

From his first collective exhibition in 1986, starting officially his career, he has exhibited in various countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia in more than 50 individual exhibitions and participated in over 100 collective exhibitions, becoming a world-renowned calligrapher. Some of them: * 1986 Contemporary Calligraphers of Mazandaran province, Iran. * 1987 National Congress of Calligraphy,

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, Iran * 1989 Noshirvani Institute of Technology, Babol * 1992 Daryabeygui Gallery, Tehran * 1993 Zarrabi Gallery, Tehran * 1995 Daryabeygui Gallery, Tehran * 1996 Art Gallery, Babol * 1997 Avicenne Cultural Center, Tehran * 1998 Iranian Associations,

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;

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* 1998 La Maison d'Iran,

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* 1999 Contemporary Arts Museum, Tehran * 1999 Syrian Cultural Center, Paris, France * 1999 François Mitterrand National Library of France for the commemorations of

Hafez Khwāje Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī ( fa, خواجه شمس‌‌الدین محمّد حافظ شیرازی), known by his pen name Hafez (, ''Ḥāfeẓ'', 'the memorizer; the (safe) keeper'; 1325–1390) and as "Hafiz", ...

* 1999 International

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Congress

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, Paris * 2000 Iranian Cultural Center, Paris * 2000 Individual exposition in the

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Iranian Association, U.S. * 2002 Lebanon Fine Arts University,ALBA
Tripoli * 2002 ARTSUD, Palais de Congrès, Paris * 2002 Great Mosque, Paris * 2003 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris * 2003 Mediathèque

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, France * 2004

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* 2004 Salle André Malraux,

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, France * 2005 Exposition of works based on the poetry of

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, Iranian Cultural Center, Paris * 2005 Exposition on the occasion of the Iranian New Year, city of Cesson Sevigné, France * 2006

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2006 edition, National Archives of Paris, France * 2007 Exposition at the city of Cogolin-Sainte Maxime,

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, France * 2007 Festival of Calligraphy, Théoule-sur-Mer,

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, France * 2007 Cultural Center of

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, Île-de-France, France *2014

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Persian Calligraphy and Illumination School

The Persian Calligraphy and Illumination School in Paris opened in April 2002. It is the first of its kind in France and more than 300 students have already followed its courses, with some of them attaining high levels of quality. The school is open to all levels, from the beginner wishing to know the basic principles of calligraphy or illumination, to those searching a thorough training. It has already conferred certificates to some of its first students, allowing them to have exhibitions of their own works. Towhidi Tabari has also participated in several Persian calligraphy and illumination workshops in various French cities and institutes - as the 3-day workshop in the Air France Headquarters (2004) or during the 2006

in the National Archives in Paris - and in the National Library in Croatia (2004).

Awards

* 1997 Winner of the Towhid Festival, Bahman Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran. * 1999 Certificate of the Contemporary Arts Museum of Tehran, Iran. * 2000 Winner of the

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Festival, Ministry of Culture, Iran. * 2002 Medal from the Lebanon Fine Arts University, Tripoli * 2003 Letter of thanks of French president

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* 2004 Caillebotte Award from the city of

* 2004 Certificate of the Academy of Fine Arts of Zagreb, Croatia

Conference

Since the beginning of his European career, Towhidi Tabari has given many interviews on the radio and TV, besides conferences in different institutions about traditional Persian arts and its history, as for example: * 2004 Academy of Fine Arts of Zagreb, Croatia

Graphic Designer

Towhidi Tabari has also developed work as a graphic designer, designing more than 50 posters, logos, invitations, page layouts, pamphlets, booklets and book covers. * Khanevade Sabz magazine logo,خانواده سبز
Tehran, Iran. * "Shiraz: Persian Paradise" poster, catalogue and invitations;

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, France. * "Regard Persan": Persian Art Exposition (poster and catalogue),

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, France. *

Festival, poster, catalogue and invitation,

, Paris, France *

Festival, poster, catalogue and invitations, Palais de la Découverte, Paris, France. * Celebration of

, poster, catalogue and invitations,

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, France. * "Hanooz", poetry book by

Mohammad Mokri Mohammad Mokri (1921 – July 12, 2007) (محمد مکری) was an Iranian scholar (Kurdologist) and author born in Kermanshah. He wrote over 100 books and 700 articles during his lifetime. He worked very closely with the Prime Minister of Iran Mo ...

, book cover, Paris, France.

References

External links

Towhidi Tabari's Official Website

Iran's Association of Calligraphers Official Website

La Maison des Artistes Official Website

Iranian Cultural Center in Paris Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tabari, Towhidi 1964 births Living people Iranian artists Calligraphers of Arabic script Iranian painters Iranian calligraphers Iranian emigrants to France People from Babol Iranian graphic designers