Background
He was born in 1983 in Tehran, and grew up in an art-centered family.
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Behzad Ghafarizadeh
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Doctor of Philosophy in mechanical engineering from École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTSUniversité du Québec), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Master of Science in materials engineering from University of Tehran, Iran
Bachelor of Science in materials engineering from Chamran University, Iran.
Career
In 2006, Ghafarizadeh"s first individual cartoon exhibition was held in the “Iranian House of Cartoon” in Tehran. Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec held an exhibition of the cartoons and illustrations of Behzad Ghafarizadeh and Oleg Dergachov with the title of Artoon (Art+Cartoon) in 2015 for one month (from 8 January to 8 February 2015). tOOns MaG International Cartoon Contest,Women"s Rights, India, 2016 Cartoon exhibition (ARToon) in “Musée des Maîtres et Artisans du Québec ” with Oleg Dergachov, Montreal, Canada, 2015 Exhibition of the 23rd University Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba, Brazil, 2015 (Group Exhibition) Exhibition of the XXIII International design for Press, Portugal, 2015 (Group Exhibition) ArtMTL, Un artiste, Une œuvre, Montreal, Canada, 2014 (Group Exhibition) 8 March Women"s Rights Day Cartoon Exhibition, Antalya, Türkiye, 2013 (Group Exhibition) Individual cartoon exhibition in “Iranian House of Cartoon”, Tehran, Iran, 2006.
Achievements
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Honorable Mention of the Just Foreign Laughs 2015 International Visual Arts Contest, Montreal,Canada 2015 First prize of the 23rd University Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Brazil, 2015 The second Best Foreign Cartoon in Maya Kamath cartoon award, India, 2015 Honorable Mention of 6th Salão Medplan de Humor, Brazil 2014 Second prize, visual art competition ArtMTL, Un artiste, Une œuvre, Montreal, Canada 2014 Second prize, International Cartoon Contest of Spirito di Vin, Italy 2013 Winner, 2012 Global Editorial Cartoon Competition, CIPE, United States of America 2012. Winner, Color Graphic Humor at the 14th Edition of the Salon Diogenes Taborda Festival, Argentina 2009 Winner, 1st International Cartoonet - Street Children, Iran 2008 Selected prize of 5th Free CartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival, China.
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Born
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February 8, 2015 (aged 31)
Awards
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Honorable Mention of the Just For Laughs 2015 International Visual Arts Contest, Montreal,Canada 2015 First prize of the 23rd University Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Brazil, 2015 The second Best Foreign Cartoon in Maya Kamath cartoon award, India, 2015 Honorable Mention of 6th Salão Medplan de Humor, Brazil 2014 Second prize, visual art competition ArtMTL, Un artiste, Une œuvre, Montreal, Canada 2014 Second prize, International Cartoon Contest of Spirito di Vin, Italy 2013 Winner, 2012 Global Editorial Cartoon Competition, CIPE, USA 2012. Winner, Color Graphic Humor at the 14th Edition of the Salon Diogenes Taborda Festival, Argentina 2009 Winner, 1st International Cartoonet - Street Children, Iran 2008 Selected prize of 5th Free CartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival, ChinaHonorable Mention of the Just For Laughs 2015 International Visual Arts Contest, Montreal,Canada 2015 First prize of the 23rd University Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Brazil, 2015 The second Best Foreign Cartoon in Maya Kamath cartoon award, India, 2015 Honorable Mention of 6th Salão Medplan de Humor, Brazil 2014 Second prize, visual art competition ArtMTL, Un artiste, Une œuvre, Montreal, Canada 2014 Second prize, International Cartoon Contest of Spirito di Vin, Italy 2013 Winner, 2012 Global Editorial Cartoon Competition, CIPE, USA 2012. Winner, Color Graphic Humor at the 14th Edition of the Salon Diogenes Taborda Festival, Argentina 2009 Winner, 1st International Cartoonet - Street Children, Iran 2008 Selected prize of 5th Free CartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival, China