


**Malek Dadyar Garousian**, a sculptor, was born in 1959 in Tehran. He holds a B.A. in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. Garousian has received the First-Grade Artistic Certificate and the Medal of Distinguished Figures in Visual Arts from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. He is a member of the Iranian Painters Association, the Iranian Academy of Arts, and the Iranian Sculptors Association. His works have been presented in numerous exhibitions, including the exhibition at the Central Library of the University of Tehran (1985), the First Group Exhibition of Iranian Sculptors at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (1989), Sureh Gallery (1992), Iran Art Gallery (1993), Seyhoun Gallery (1993), the First and Third Iranian Contemporary Sculpture Biennials (1995–2002), the Second Iranian Ceramists Biennial (1996), Barg Gallery (2002), and the Iran Artists Forum (2004). In 1995, he received First Prize at the First Iranian Contemporary Sculpture Biennial.
Born: 1959, Tehran
Education
1975, Diploma in Art, Tehran School of Fine Arts
1988, B.A. in Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
Selected Group Exhibitions and Art Events
1985, Exhibition, Central Library of the University of Tehran, Tehran
1989, First Group Exhibition of Iranian Sculptors, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
1992, Exhibition, Soura Gallery, Tehran
1993, Exhibition, Iran Art Gallery, Tehran
1993, Exhibition, Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran
1995, First Tehran Sculpture Biennial, Tehran
1996, Second Iranian Ceramists Biennial, Tehran
2002, Exhibition, Barg Gallery, Tehran
2004, Exhibition, Iran Artists Forum, Tehran
2010, National Sculpture Symposium, Kerman
Awards and Honors
1995, First Prize, First Tehran Sculpture Biennial
First Prize in five competitions organized by the Tehran Beautification Organization
Recipient of the Medal of Visual Arts Distinguished Figures
Recipient of the First-Grade Artistic Certificate
Positions and Professional Activities
Board Member of the Iranian Sculptors Association for four years
Member of the Selection Committee for the Fourth Tehran Sculpture Biennial
Member of the Policy-Making Council for the Fourth Tehran Sculpture Biennial
Member of the Sculpture Selection Committee for the Tehran Urban Biennial, 2010
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