بزرگمهر Hosseinpour

Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour, a cartoonist and animation director, was born in 1976. He studied painting at Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Since 1990, Hosseinpour has worked as a cartoonist and caricaturist for various publications in Iran, including Gol Agha, Kayhan Caricature, Zan Newspaper, Soroush Nojavan, Roshd Nojavan, Nowruz Newspaper, Aftabgardan Newspaper, Eghbal Newspaper, and Chelcheragh Weekly. Focusing on critiquing the Qajar era, he has created series such as Women of the Qajar Dynasty and The Qajar Harem, which have been exhibited at the Silk Road Gallery in Tehran and Nicolas Flamel Gallery in Paris, receiving significant attention.

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1976 / Born in Tehran

Education:
Graduated in Painting from Islamic Azad University

1990 / Began working for well-known Iranian publications

1996 / Winner of the Urban Press Exhibition Award

2003 / Third Prize, “International Cartoon Exhibition of Dialogue of Civilizations” / Iran

2006 / Best Short Animated Film at the Urban Humor Exhibition

2007 / Winner of the Iranian Cartoon Gold Medal

2007 / First Prize, Tehran International Cartoon Biennial (Portrait Section)

Exhibitions:
2013 / Solo Exhibition / “Cartoonist” / Silk Road Gallery / Tehran

2013 / Solo Exhibition / “Women of the Qajar Dynasty” / Silk Road Gallery / Tehran

2014 / Solo Exhibition / “The Qajar Harem” / Nicolas Flamel Gallery / Paris

2015 / Solo Exhibition / “Iranian Gardens” / Nicolas Flamel Gallery / Paris

2019 / Art Fair / Tir Art / Presented by Silk Road Gallery / Tehran

2023 / Group Exhibition / “Summer Exhibition” / Silk Road Gallery / Tehran

2023 / Solo Exhibition / “Kojtābi” / Silk Road Gallery / Tehran

2024 / Group Exhibition / “Forty, Thirty” / Artibition Gallery / Tehran

2025 / Solo Exhibition / “Kojtābi” / Sohrab Gallery / Tehran

2025 / Group Exhibition / “Tehran” / Artibition Gallery / Tehran

بزرگمهر Hosseinpour's Artworks

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بزرگمهر Hosseinpour's Exhibitions

In Person - Online

TEHRAN

Artibition

Group

July 18, 2025 - August 12, 2025

In Person - Online

Forty،Thirty

Artibition

Group

July 12, 2024 - July 28, 2024

In Person - Online

Collectionner

Artibition

Group

January 25, 2019 - February 19, 2019

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