In the Name of the Creator of Beauty
Forename: Vahid
Surname: Sharifi
Date of Birth: July 28th 1977
Place of Birth: Esfahan
Major: Computer Software Engineering
Summary of Art Background Experience:
- Got to know the world of art and began to study Calligraphy and Painting under Master Mehdi Foroozandeh in 1992.
- Studied Sketching and Painting under Master Asghar Taheri in 1992
- Became a member of Esfahan Carcaturists Society in 1992
- Studied Iranian music (playing the Tar and Setar) under Master Saeid Mazdak in 1997
- Became a member of the Founding Board of Serokh Art Society in 1997
- Began studying Professional Graphics for two years for Reshad Company in 2000
- Started work with Mr. Mehdi Tamizi in Tisa Graphics Atelier for three years in 2002
- Became a member of Bahar Music Group supervised by Master Saeid Mazdak in 2003
- Started to work as Referee for the Caricature Department in the Girl Students' Cultural Artistic Festival, schools of higher education as well as technical and
professional schools across the country Somayeh School, Najafabad,2003).
- Established Abnous Graphics Atelier in 2006
- Studied Iranian music and original techniques of playing Setar under the well-
versed Master Mohammad Javad Kassaei in 2006
- Became Referee to the Caricature Division of the Boy Students' Cultural Artistic Festival, schools of higher education as well as technical and
professional schools (Mohajer School, Esfahan, 2007)
On the dynamics of the exhibition reference can be made to the following over
the years 1994-2008:
Participated in about 40 group exhibitions on a variety of visual arts such as painting, sketching, caricature and graphics in the Esfahan Contemporary Arts Museum, Naghashkhaneh in Hozeh Honari Esfahan, Khaneh Honarmandan Esfahan, Esfahan Kousar Gallery, Esfahan University of Technology, Islamic Azad University Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University Arak Branch as well as in a the galleries of various cities including Mashad, Oroumieh, Tabriz, Kashan, Shahrekord,Ruher (Germany), etc.
Photopainting Exhibition, Esfahan Museum of Contemporary Art 2008
Photopainting Exhibition, Kashan Art Center Oct. 2008