Maziar Zand

Maziar Zand

b.1978, Tehran, Iran

info@mzand.com



Educational background
Master’s degree in Visual Communication Oslo International Academy of Art (KHIO) 2008-2010
Master’s degree in Architecture With grade 18 of 20 | Azad Tehran University | 1996 – 2005
Typo image course | Specialized(Vije) Visual Arts Institute | winter 2005
Poster course | Specialized(Vije) Visual Arts Institute | summer 2006
Script in the realm of Iranian Culture course | Specialized(Vije) Visual Arts Institute | fall 2006
Running a Successful Business course | Specialized(Vije) Visual Arts Institute | fall 2006
Art and Thought course | Mahe Mehr School, Cultural Art Center | winter 2007
Contemporary Art History course | Mahe Mehr School, Cultural Art Center | April 2006 – September 2007
Seminar and workshop “Designing
Journalism” | Estonian Academy of Arts | Estonia | January 2009

Membership and Other activities
Member of Iran Institute for Promotion of Visual Arts
Member of Iranian Graphic Designers Society. (IGDS)
Professional photography since 1993
Architec in Alizadeh Engineers Firm 2002-2003
Professional graphic designing since 1998
Publish the work for “Annual Graphis Poster 2007” book | Graphis Publication
Introduction of The works in New Graphic Magazine | No.13 | 2007
Lecture in Iranian Artist’s Forum | Tehran | In subject: ‘The art after Modernism’ | 2007
Publish the works in Iran annual book of design | 2008
Publish the work in “Visual Language for Designers” book | Rockport Publication 2009
Publish the work in “International Design Yearbook 2010”
Participate in Exhibitions
First Biannual of the Islamic World Posters | 2004
Europe Today for Tomorrow | international poster contest in Zagreb (HR) 2005.07
The 2nd China International Biennial Poster CIPB2005 | Hangzhou (CN) | 2005.10
Conservation of Nature and Environment poster exhibition | The Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic | 2005
Taiwan International Poster Design Award | 2005.10
22nd International Biennale of Graphic Design 2006 | Brno (CZ)
Quanto International graphics competition on prostitution | Venice 2006
Computer Art Biennale | Rzeszow Poland | 2006
Walter Koschatzky online exhibition 2007
Second International Biennial of Posters in the Islamic World | Tehran | 2007
Hong Kong international poster triennial | 2007
“Start Soma” gallery | U.S. | 2007
The 9th Tehran International Biennial Poster | 2007
Taiwan International Poster Design Award | 2007
Solo photography exhibition In Jamshidieh gallery | 2000
Self promotional Poster Exhibition of Iranian Graphic Designers | 2001
Evironment and Melli Bank | July 2004
Solo Illustration and Poster exhibition | Barg gallery | 2004
“Poster for Poster” exhibition | Tehran |2005
Nasle 5 | The best posters of 5th generation of Iranian graphic designers | Tehran 2006
Deeper Depression | 2006 | Tehran Gallery | Tehran
2nd Annual Poster of Typography as Asmaolhosna | 14-25 Oct 2006 | Tehran
Exhibition of Spiritual Art | Niavaran Artistic Creation Foundation | Tehran |Jul 2005
The First Visual Arts Festival of Resistance Tehran | museum of contemporary art 2006
Iranian Spring Exhibition | Tehran museum of contemporary art | 2007
Signs and Logo Design Exhibition Nov. 2006 | Tehran
Child poster exhibition | Tehran Gallery 2007
Stationery Design Exhibition by IGDS members | Aug. 2007 | Tehran
Be sharte chaqoo Exhibition by Nazar Publication | May. 2008 | Tehran
Graphic Advocacy poster exhibition in Boston 2013
Nomana fashion design exhibition, (Second prize) May 2013, Tehran
Typographyday 2013 Poster Competition for the title 'Between the Lines'.