# Ali Divandari

Ali Divandari (Persian: علی دیواندری; also Romanized as Alī Divāndarī, Persian pronunciation:; Born 6 September 1957 in Sabzevar) is an Iranian cartoonist, painter, graphic designer, sculptor and journalist.

## Biography

Divandari studied graphics at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tehran University. He began his career as graphic designer and cartoonist in 1975. In 1997, he directed a new International Cartoon Festival in Iran with a main theme of "man and Nature – Only one, Share & Care". Over his career, Divandari was a jury member of several cartoon exhibitions in Iran and Turkey. His works have been published in many international newspapers and magazines and have been exhibited in more than 34 countries.
* Painting by Ali Divandari
* Sculpture by Ali Divandari
* Cartoon by Ali Divandari

## Exhibitions
### Solo exhibitions

* Kavir Gallery / Sabzevar-Iran / 1976
* Andisheh Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 21–30 Jan 1996 / 50 Works
* Abshar Art House / Sabzevar-Iran / Sep–Oct 2000 / 30 Works
* Seyhun Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 20–25 Apr 2002 / 30 Works
* Yasemi Gallery / Tabriz-Iran / 18–22 Oct 2002 / 40 Works
* Kolbe-ye-Javan Gallery / Ardebil-Iran / 10–18 Aug 2004 / 36 Works
* Isfahan Cartoon House / Isfahan-Iran / 29 Aug-9 Sep 2004 / 40 Works
* Sales Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 7–20 Jan 2005 / 28 Works
* Aban Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 22–27 Jan 2005 / 30 Works
About 300 Works in 9 Solo Exhibitions since 1976

### Group exhibitions

* Afrand Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 26 Dec 1994 – 5 Jan 1995 / 8 Works
* Iran Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 25 Feb-6 Mar 1996 / 10 Works
* Seyhun Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 14–19 Jul 2007 / 12 Works
About 32 Works in 3 Group Exhibitions since 1995

## Publications
### Book

    Title: Smile Monalisa
    Drawings & Cartoons by Ali Divandari
    Rozane Publications
    Graphic Designer: Jamal Rahmati
    270 Pages – Grayscale
    First Edition: 2001
    ISBN 964-334-084-8

## Awards

| Festival Title | Prize Title | Country | Year |
| Yomiuri Int'l Cartoon Contest | Honorable Mention | Japan | 1992 |
| The 3rd Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1992 |
| Xll Mostra Int'l del disegno Umoristico Sportivo Ancona | Special Prize | Italy | 1993 |
| 25th World Cartoon Gallery Skopje '93 | III Prize | Macedonia | 1993 |
| 47th International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera | Special Prize | Italy | 1994 |
| 4th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Honorable Mention | South Korea | 1994 |
| 6th Olense Kartoenale, Dieren | Fourth Prize – De Lekkerbekpot | Belgium | 1994 |
| 3rd Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1994 |
| The 6th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1995 |
| 4th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Winning Prize | South Korea | 1995 |
| 5th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Main theme winning | South Korea | 1995 |
| The 7th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1996 |
| 1st Aydın Doğan Int'l Cartoon Competition | Honorable Mention | Turkey | 1996 |
| 6th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Open theme winning | South Korea | 1996 |
| 19th Int'l Cartoon Exhibition, Beringen | Press Award | Belgium | 1996 |
| 6th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1997 |
| Satyrykon Int'l Cartoon Exhibition | Award of the Director of the culture & sport department | Poland | 1997 |
| The 8th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1997 |
| Int'l Golden Mouflon Cartoon Festival | Silver Mouflon Prize | Cyprus | 1997 |
| 13th Int'l Cartoon Festival, Slavonski Brod | Special Award | Croatia | 1997 |
| 7th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1998 |
| 8th Int'l Cartoon Festival in Omiya | Most Popular work | Japan | 1998 |
| Courage World Cartoon Contest | Bronze Goad | Taiwan | 1999 |
| 4eme Festival Int'l du dessin d'Humour et de Presse | Second Prize | France | 1999 |
| Int'l Cartoon Competition on the Occasion of EXPO 2000 | Top Ten Work | Germany | 2000 |
| 20th Int'l Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest | Special Prize of the Association of Political Science School Graduates | Turkey | 2000 |
| Courage World Cartoon Contest | Prize of Importance | Taiwan | 2000 |
| 1st Int'l Mediterranean Cartoon Competition | Special Prize of Alanya Head Official | Turkey | 2001 |
| 29° Premio di Forte dei Marmi per la Satira Politica | Award for The Int'l Graphic Design | Italy | 2001 |
| 2nd Int'l Caricature Contest, Independence | Second Award | Ukraine | 2002 |
| The 1st LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Bronze Prize | China | 2002 |
| The 1st LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Prizes for Excellence | China | 2002 |
| 2nd Golagha Int'l Cartoon Competition | Worthy for appreciation | Iran | 2003 |
| The 2nd LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Excellence Prize | China | 2003 |
| 2nd Free Cartoons Web Int'l Cartoonet Festival | Bronze Prize | China | 2004 |
| The 3rd LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Excellence Prize | China | 2004 |
| 1st Red Man Int'l Cartoon Humour Competition | Selected Prize | China | 2006 |
| 5th Free Cartoons Web Int'l Cartoonet Festival | Selected Prize | China | 2006 |
| 7th Int'l Mediterranean Cartoon Competition | Third place | Turkey | 2007 |
| Master Cup Int'l Cartoon and Illustration Biennial | Selected Prize | China | 2007 |
| 16th Daejeon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Honorable Mention | South Korea | 2007 |
| 2nd Red Man Int'l Cartoon Humour Competition | Excellent Prize | China | 2008 |
| Zero Int'l Cartoon Exhibition Mussel & Fish | Honorable Mention | Bulgaria | 2009 |
| The First Int'l Cartoon Contest Quebec Banana | Prize of the Jury | Canada | 2010 |