Mahdi Karimzadeh
•1987, Tehran, Iran.
As a cartoonist and illustrator, collaboration with various Iranian newspapers and magazines such as: Āftābgardān, Gol Āghā, Sobh-e Emrooz, Shargh, Bayān-e No, Zan, Tassvir, Film, Payām-e Daryā, Andisheh Gostar-e Saipa, Farāz, Eetemād-e Melli, Negāh-e No, Dāstān/ Hamshahrī, Tamāshāgarān, Eetemād, Khabar & etc.
AWARDS:
•Diploma of Honor from the 19th International Biennial of Humor│ Italy | 1997
•Crystal Trophy and Diploma of Honor from the National Festival of Young Designers │ Iran | 1997
•Diploma of Honor from the First International Festival of Golden Mouflon│ Cyprus | 1997
•Diploma of Honor from the Second Comprehensive Festival of Blue Sky│ Iran | 1998
•Special Award of the First International Anti-drug Trafficking Competition, for the anthology│ Iran | 1998
•Diploma of Honor from the first International Hooliganism Competition│ Iran | 1999
•Diploma of Honor and Humor prize from the International Courage Competition│ Taiwan | 2000
•Diploma of Honor from the Comprehensive Ozone-layer Competition│ Iran | 2000
•The First Award of Gol Âghâ International Competition with the Theme of Road│ Iran | 2003
•The Second Prize of the Sixth International Cartoon Biennial of Tehran│ Iran | 2003
•The Third Award of F. C. W World Film Festival | China │ 2003
•The Third Award of F. C. W World Film Festival | China │2004
•Diploma of Honor from the First Comprehensive Shipping Competition│ Iran |2006
•Selected Illustrator of the 43rd Bologna International Book Fair│ Italy | 2009
•Selected Illustrator of the 5th Festival of Creative Picture Books │ Spain | 2011
•The Best Illustrator of Books of the Young Adults Age Group from the 16th Festival of Children’s’ and Young Adults Books of the Center of Institute of the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults │ Iran | 2013
BOOKS:
•Illustrating The Delusions of Friday Night│2004
•Illustrating Tales for Adults│Gol Âghâ Publication│2005
•Illustrating Gun Playing│Rozaneh Publication│2010
•Illustrating The Organization of the United Teapots│Ofoq Publication│2012
•Illustrating Maybe This Book is a Killing Gadget│Ofoq Publication│2012
•Illustrating Take Air of Me but not Power│Ofoq Publication│2012
•Illustrating Dancing with Slaves│Ofoq Publication│2012
•Illustrating These Lovely Zeros│Ofoq Publication│2012
•Illustrating Why All Cows are in This Color? │Ofoq Publication│2012
•Illustrating Who Called Asghar? │Ofoq Publication│2012
•Illustrating How will I Behave When Shooting Starts? │Ofoq Publication│2012
•Felân-al Salataneh | Kârnâmeh publishing house | 2023
•100 Fairy Tales | Sokhan publication | 2023
•THOSE (83 figures) | Fenjân books | 2023
AS A JURY MEMBER:
•Member of the jury for the Comprehensive Hygiene Caricature Fair│2004
•Member of the jury of the International Completion of Picturing School Books│ 2004
•Member of the jury of the Eighth Festival of the Picture of the Year│ 2011-2012
Holding three individual exhibitions and taking part in several group
•THOSE | E1 gallery | 2023