Tehran, 1920-2012
Immortal member of the Academy of Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Education:
- Has a doctorate from the High Council of Culture / 1965
-Graduate of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts in Painting and Graphics / 1960
-Bachelor of Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran / 1957
Scientific and executive activities:
- Teaching at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran (2-4), Tehran Academy of Decorative Arts (1-4), Girls' Conservatory and Kamal-ol-Molk Conservatory, Tehran (1-4);
- Director of the Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran (1-4);
- Head of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran (1-4);
- Representative of the Ministry of Culture and Arts in the High Council of Stamps (1);
- Representative of the Faculty of Fine Arts in the councils of the Iranian Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (1969);
- Representative of the Faculty of Fine Arts in the Technical Office of the Ministry of Justice (1972);
- Member of the founding board of the first center of visual arts in Iran called "Apadana - Kashaneh of fine arts" (1949);
- Member of the founding board of the Youth Art Association.
Works, compilations and translations:
- Author of a book in the field of research on the art of felt making in Gorgan and Dasht;
- Author of 5 volumes of the art guide book and teaching guide for elementary and middle school courses (2-4);
- Author of the book of Iranian felts, research in the field of felt making in Gorgan and Dasht region (1);
- Compilation of 2 volumes of art textbooks and 2 volumes of teaching manuals for primary and secondary courses commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Arts (1-4).
Honors:
- Permanent member of the Academy of Arts;
- Selected by the Academy of Arts in honor of the authors of science, literature, and art;
- A lasting face in 2005.
- One of the first founders of the modernist painting movement in Iran;
- Founder and supplier of the first color printing sample in Iran.
