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Biography
  • 1920 Born in Tehran, Iran
     
Education
  • 1966 Doctorate of Fine Arts, Iranian Cultural High Council, Tehran, Iran
  • 1959 Diploma of Painting and Graphic Art, Munich Academy of Fine Arts,
    Munich, Germany
  • 1947 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Tehran,Iran
     
Iran Career
  • 1981-1993 Mahmoud Javadipour Private Art School, Tehran, Iran
  • 1953-1979 Professor of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran
  • 1977-1978 Director of Undergraduate Studies, Visual Arts Department, University of
    Tehran, Iran
  • 1976-1977 Visiting Professor, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at
    Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
  • 1973-1975 Assistant Dean of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran
  • 1973-1974 Director of Visual Arts Department, University of Tehran, Iran
  • 1969-1973 Head of Students, Visual Arts Department, University of Tehran, Iran
  • 1958-1966 Instructor, Secondary School of Fine Arts for Girls, Tehran, Iran
  • 1958-1966 Instructor, Kamal-ol-Molk School of Fine Arts, Tehran Iran
  • 1961-1963 Lecturer, School of Decorative Arts, Tehran, Iran
     
Affiliations and Cultural Contributions
  • 1992-1994 Curriculum Consultant, Tarvij University, Tehran, Iran
  • 1977 The Felt Carpets of Iran, an Illustrated Lecture, University of Illinois at
    Urbana- Champaign, U.S.A
  • 1972 Representative of University of Tehran, School of Fine Arts, to Technical
    Department, Ministry of Justice, Tehran, Iran
  • 1969 Representative of University of Tehran, School of Fine Arts, to Iranian
    Standards Institute, Tehran, Iran
  • 1963 Member of High Council of Postage Stamps, Ministry of Post and
    Telegraph and Telephone Tehran, Iran
  • 1949 Co-founder of “Apadana Gallery”, Iran’s First Centre for Visual Arts,
    Tehran, Iran
  • 1948 Founding member of “Art Society for Youth”, Tehran, Iran
  • 1944 Designed and Developed the First Colour Prints in Iran, Central Bank of
    Iran, Tehran, Iran
     
Solo Exhibitions
  • 2010 Commemoration of Master Javadipour and Master Esfandiari, Tehran
    Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
  • 2005 Retrospective of Works of Master Javadipour, Academy of Art, Tehran,
    Iran
  • 1998 Artist’s Studio, Tehran, Iran
  • 1993 Classic Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 1993 Artist’s Studio, Tehran, Iran
  • 1991 Classic Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 1989 Azin Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 1960 Graphic, Calligraphy and Batik works, Reza Abbasi Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 1959 Munich Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
  • 1953 Iran- America Society, Tehran, Iran
  • 1950 Iran- America Society, Tehran, Iran
  • 1950 Iranian Heritage Museum, Tehran, Iran
  • 1949 Apadana Gallery, Tehran, Iran
     
Group Exhibitions
  • 2010 Tehran City Hall, Tehran, Iran
  • 2008 Classic Gallery, Isfahan, Iran
  • 2008 Tirgan Festival, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2005 Niavaran Artistic Creations Foundation, Tehran, Iran
  • 2005 Second International Painting Biennale of the Islamic World, Tehran
    Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
  • 2003 First International Painting Biennale of the Islamic World, Tehran
    Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
  • 2003 Iranian Artists of the last Century, Khial Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 2002 Kamaledin Behzad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 2000 Realism in Iranian Modern Painting, Tehran Museum of Contemporary
    Art, Tehran, Iran
  • 1999 Pioneers of Contemporary Persian Painting, Asar Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 1999 Calligraphy, Asar Gallery, Tehran Iran
  • 1997 Fourth Iranian Painting Biennale, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art,
    Tehran, Iran
  • 1997 Pioneers of Contemporary Persian Painting, Fist Generation, Tehran
    Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
  • 1991 Fundraising Exhibition for Publication of Children’s Encyclopaedia, Classic
    Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 1976 Exhibition for the Benefit of Earthquake Victims, Tehran Museum of
    Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
  • 1977 Tower Park Gallery, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • 1977 Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
    Illinois, U.S.A
  • 1976 Iran- America Society, Tehran, Iran
  • 1976 Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
  • 1975 Ben and Abby Grey Stiftung, St.Paul, Minnesota, USA
  • 1975 Painting and Graphic Works, New York University, New York,U.S.A.
  • 1974 Contemporary Asian Graphic Art, Milan, Italy
  • 1974 Iranian Contemporary Artists, Iran- America Society and American
    Friends of the Middle East Institute, Tehran, Iran
  • 1973 Iranian Contemporary Artists, Arts and Literature Institute, Isfahan, Iran
  • 1973 Arts and Culture Celebration, Tehran, Iran
  • 1972 University of Columbia, New York, New York U.S.A.
  • 1972 Iranian Contemporary Art, Iran-America Society, Tehran, Iran
  • 1969 Graphic Art in South West Asia and North Africa, New York University,
    New York, U.S.A.
  • 1968 Iranian Heritage Museum, Tehran, Iran
  • 1965 Art in Iran, Iran- America Society, Tehran, Iran
  • 1963 An Exhibition of Contemporary Iranian Art, Iran- America Society,
    Tehran, Iran
  • 1962 Fourteen Contemporary Iranians, Minneapolis School of Art, Minnesota,
    U.S.A
  • 1950 Iran-Soviet Union Cultural Institute, Tehran, Iran
  • 1949 Apadana Gallery, Tehran, Iran
  • 1949 Franco- Iranian Institute, Tehran, Iran
     
Logo, Banknotes and Industrial Design
  • 1976 Design of Logo, Encyclopaedia of Islam, Iran
  • 1944-1975 Design of Artwork for over thirty bond, banknotes and emblems for
    private and public companies, Iran
  • 1975 Design of Logo, Aryamehr Industrial University, Iran
  • 1974 Design of Logo, “Bongah Tarjomeh va Nashre Ketab” Publishing House,
    Iran
  • 1973 Design of Logo, Kharazmi Publishing House, Iran
  • 1960 Graphic and Packaging Design, Zar Cigarettes, Iranian Tobacco Company
  • 1952 Design of Logo, National Iranian Oil Company
  • 1948 Design of Artwork for Iranian Lottery Ticket
  • 1944 Design of Logo, University of Tehran, Iran
     
Publications
  • 2008 Art of felt making in Gorgan and Dasht Province by Mahmoud Javadipour
  • 2005 A Retrospect on Life and Works of Professor Mahmoud Javadipour,
    Academy of Arts, Tehran, Iran
  • 1988 Pioneers of Contemporary Persian Painting, First Generation, by Javad
    Mojabi
  • 1972 Illustration for “Selected Stories from the Shahnameh”, Retold by Ehsan
    Yarshater
  • 1969-1972 Visual Arts Text Books and Teacher’s Guides for Elementary and Middle
    School, Iranian Ministry of Education
  • 1956 Illustration for “Ferdowsi Eve” by Zabih Behrooz
  • 1955 Illustration for Fourteen Books in Science, Health, Literature, History and
    Text Books, Iranian-American Joint Fund Publication
  • 1951 Illustration for “Tarji-band” by Hatef Esfehani
  • 1951 Illustration for “Moosh-o-Gorbeh” by Obeid Zakani
  • 1950 Illustration for Second Grade Text Books by Prof. Hooshyar
  • 1940 Illustration for “Koodak Dabire” by Zabih Behrooz
     
Collections
  • Thirty Seven Paintings, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran,Iran
  • Three Paintings, Iranian Parliament, Tehran, Iran
  • One Painting, Sadabad Palace Museum, Tehran, Iran
  • Four Paintings Ben and Abby Grey Foundation, U.S.A.
  • One Painting, City Hall, Tehran, Iran
  • Several Paintings and Graphic Works in Private Collections and Museums
    in Iran, Germany, Italy, England, China and U.S.A
     
Awards
  • 2009 Golden Phoenix Award, International Graphic Design Biennale of the
    Islamic World, Academy of Arts, Iran
  • 2009 Second Fajr International Visual Arts Festival, Iran
  • 2007 Medal of Arts and Science, Academy of Arts, Iran
  • 2006 Illustration of Secondary School Books, Iranian Ministry of Education
  • 2005 Eternal Figure, Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame
  • 2005 Pioneers of Iranian Modern Art Celebration, Fifth Annual Memorial for
    Galleries and Cultural Heritage Institute, Iran
  • 2004 Painting Biennale, Academy of Arts, Tehran, Iran
  • 1997 Fourth Iranian Painting Biennale Ministry of Culture and Islamic
    Guidance Award
  • 1994 Plants and Flowers Exhibition, Tehran City Hall
  • 1957 Design of Logo, Tehran-Pars Development Company Award, Tehran, Iran
  • 1952 Design of Logo, National Iranian Oil Company Award, , Tehran, Iran
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