Mehdi Darvishi

Education

2012 BFA in Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran

Solo Exhibitions

2019 “Centenary” Engram Gallery, Katowice, Poland
2017 “Trope” Artlab Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2016 “The End of the Game” Center for Graphic Arts and Visual Researches, Belgrade, Serbia
“The End of the Game” O Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2015 “Trope” Art lounge Gallery, Tehran
2012 “The Hatch”, Shirin Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran

Awards

2019 “People’s Choice Award” Megalo International Print Prize, Canberra, Australia
2019 “Special Mention” Premio Leonardo Sciascia, Milan, Italy
2018 “Second Prize” Premio Jesus Nunez, A Caruna, Spain,
2017 ”Megalo Print” Residency Award” Canberra, Australia
2016 “Second Prize” Ural Print Triennial, Ufa, Russia
2016 “Honorable Mention” IX BIMPE International MiniPrint Biennial, Vancouver, Canada
2016 “Second Prize” V Istanbul International Printmaking Biennial, Turkey
2015 “Honorable Mention” in “Awagami International Print Festival” Tokushima, Japan
2015 "Grand Prize" 9th BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE D’ESTAMPE CONTEMPORAINE DE TROIS-REVIERES, Canada
2012 “Cultural and Art center Prize” II graphic art biennial, Romania

Selected Juried exhibitions

2020 Finalist in Megalo International Print Prize, Canberra, Australia
2019 Finalist in X BIMPE International MiniPrint Biennial, Vancouver, Canada
Finalist in Varna Print Biennia, Varna, Bulgaria
Selected in 5th Guanlan international printmaking biennial, China
2018 Recommended for the Prizes, V International graphic art biennial, Romania
Finalist in 5th Interptint, Bangkok, Thailand
Selected in 6th Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial, Japan
2017 Finalist in 3rd International Printmaking Festival “On Paper Contest” Chicago, USA
Finalist in 4th International Mezzotint Festival, Shortlisted for “GRAND PRIZE” Yekaterinburg, Russia
Selected of 10th Kochi Print Triennial, Kochi, Japan
Selected in “Miniprint Berlin” Berlin, Germany
Finalist in XIII PremioAcqui, Italy
International Print Triennial, Cracow- Falun
2016 Recommended for the Prizes, IV International graphic art biennial, Romania
Finalist in 2nd International Printmaking Festival “On Paper Contest” Glasgow, United Kingdom
Selected in 1st Lodz International Printmaking Biennial, Poland
2015 Finalist in RENE CARCAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR PRINTMAKING, Belgium
Finalist in 3rd International Mezzotint Festival, Shortlisted for “Prize for adhering to the traditions of skills of graphic work” Russia
Shortlisted in 7th Splitgraphic International Printmaking Biennial, Croatia
Selected in 11th IosefIser International Printmaking Biennial, Romania
Selected in VI PremioAtlante International Engraving Festival, Spain
Selected in 2nd Global Print International Printmaking Biennial, Portugal
Shortlisted in 43rd Carmen Arozena International Print Award, Spain
Selected in 5th Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial, Japan
Selected in 5th Guanlan international printmaking biennial, China
Selected in 15th Acquiprint international printmaking biennial, Italy
2014 Recommended for the Prizes, III International graphic art biennial, Romania
Shortlisted in 42nd Carmen Arozena International Print Award, Spain
Selected in 2nd Belgrade International Print Triennial, Serbia
2013 Selected in the 7th Annual “Montakhab-e Nasl-e No” Iran
Selected in 11th Acquiprint international printmaking biennial, Italy
“B+W” International juried group exhibition, Bushwick Print Lab, New York, USA
2012 Selected in 4th Damounfar Painting festival, Tehran, Iran
Selected in II International graphic art biennial, Romania
2011 Selected in 3rd Guanlan international printmaking biennial, China

Presence in more than fifty national and international group exhibitions since 2008.

Collections

China Printmaking Museum, Shenzhen, China
Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC, USA
Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Canada
Art Museum of Cluj-Nopaca, Romania
Bashkir State Art Museum M.V. Nestrov, Ufa, Russia
Graphic Art permanent collection of Belgrade University of Art, Belgrade, Serbia
Tama Art University Collection, Tokyo, Japan
Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, Mezzotint Collection, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran, Iran
Museum of Engraving Collection - Paleologi Castle in Acqui Terme, Italy
University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran

Residency

2019 Guanlan International Printmaking Base, Guanlan, China
2018 Guanlan International Printmaking Base, Guanlan, China
Megalo Print Studio, Canberra, Australia
2017 Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Canada

Other activities

2019 Visiting professor, Katowice Academy of Fine Arts, Katowice, Poland
2016 Visiting professor, Belgrade University of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia