Artist Profile | Cartoon & Caricature

Mahdi Azizi

He was born in 1983 in Arak. He is a cartoonist, animator and graphic designer. He started his initial activities in cartoons since 2007 and has cooperated with monthly magazines “Kat Khati”, “Peyvast” and newspapers “Shargh”, “Shahrvand”, “Ghanon”, “Vaghanye Etefaghie” and so on. Awards and honours • 2007-2008  Honorable Mention in International Festival "Naji Al Ali" Syria  Selected in the 14th Visual Arts Salon of the Islamic Countries of the Young Artists Region (Uromieh) • 2008-2009 - First place and Honorable Mention in the XV International Competition of Young Artists of Visual Arts (Golestan) - Finalist in the Quran Workshop - Union, Art (Arak) - Second place in the Provincial Festival (Phoenix release) Arak - First place in the V Provincial Festival of Visual Arts (Arak) • 2009-2010 - First place and Honorable Mention in the 1st International Cartoon Contest "Cars" - Award for Excellence in International Competition (Canada) - Third place in the First National Festival "Justice and Hope" - Honorable Mention in the First National Cartoon Festival "Complexities of the City" (Bojnourd) - Honorable Mention in the First National Cartoon Competition "Despilfarro" (Isfahan) - Special Prize in the Third International Cartoon Contest "What End? What is the End?" (Bag) - Honorable Mention in the Third International Competition "Efficiency" (Tehran) - First place in the VI National Visual Arts Competition of the Province (Arak) - Honorable Mention in the National Competition "Culture of Citizenship" (Isfahan) • 2010-2011 - Honorable Mention in the International Hop Cartoon Contest "From Tears to Laughter" (Tehran) - Honorable Mention in the 1st International "Water" Competition (Tehran) - Finalist in the First National Biennial "Food and Medicines" (Kermanshah) - Finalist at the "Simple Life" Festival (Tehran) - First place in the 7th Provincial Festival of Visual Arts (Arak) - Honorable Mention in the 2nd International Cartoon Competition "Digital Media" (Tehran) - First place in the 2nd National Festival "City Post Card" (Tehran) - Second place in the National Festival "Young Art" (Tehran) - First place in the International Festival "The Human Face in the Quran" (Golestan) - First place and Honorable Mention in the National Festival (Boukan) • 2011-2012 - Honorable Mention in the 3rd International Cartoon Competition "Complexities of the City" (Tehran) - Second place in the International Cartoon Contest "Efficiency" (Tehran) - Honorable Mention at the 1st International "Gas" Festival (Bojnourd) - Second place in the II international competition "Rehabilitation of rural houses" (Tabriz) - Special Award at the National Festival "Walking through the City" (Tehran) - Second place in the II International Cartoon Contest "City and Citizenship" (Tabriz) - First place in the National Competition (Boukan) • 2012-2013 - First place in the National Competition "Human, Art, Industry" (Arak) - Special Award at the International Festival "Nowroz" - Honorable Mention in International "Exchange" (Tehran) - Fourth place in the National Festival "Islamic Awakening" (Tehran) - Finalist in the National Festival "Bringing Awakening" (Arak) - Honorable Mention in the International Competition "Digital Media" (Tehran) - Failure in the International Competition "Citizenship" (Tabriz) - Fourth place in the National Student Festival "Islamic Awakening" (Tehran) - Third place in the National Festival "Safe Frame" (Tehran) - Special Prize in the "Sinop" International Cartoon Contest (Turkey) - Honorable Mention in the "Fadjr" International Cartoon Contest (Tehran) - Second place in the National Festival "Kindness" (Tehran) • 2013 - 2014 - Failure in the National Visual Arts Cartoon Contest (Arak) - First place in the International Cartoon Contest "Sports" (Barcelona, Spain) - Judge in the National Competition "Blue Iranian Persian Gulf" (Arak) - Second place in the P. Crath International Competition (India) - Honorable Mention in the IX National Competition (Boukan) - Silver Medal in the International Competition "Molla Nasteddin "Jackal, Assault" (Baku, Azerbaijan)" - Silver Medal in the International Competition “Don Quishot “Right of Citizenship” - Third place in the 7th Cultural and Artistic Festival "Breath" (Tehran) - First place in the 3rd International Competition "Resisting Art" (Tehran) • 2014 - 2015 - First place in the 3rd National "Blue Iranian Persian Gulf" (Arak) - Gold Prize in the IX Theater Cartoon Competition (Syria) - Third place in the 3rd International Competition "Exchange" (Tehran) - Failure in the National Competition "Population Competition" (North Khorasan) - Second place in the International Competition "Violence" P. Crath (India) - Honorable Mention in the "Medplan" International Competition (Brazil) - Honorable Mention in the National Competition of "Traditional Games" (Tabriz) - Special Prize in the International Cartoon Competition "Green Green" (Macedonia) - Third place in the International Competition "Citizen and Citizenship" (Tabriz) - Special Prize in the International Competition "Ozinshi" (Romania) - First place in the "Living in the city" contest (Tehran) - Finalist in the International Competition "Nilze Bouge" (Denmark) - Honorable Mention in the "Humo Deva" Contest (Romania) - First place in the National Competition "Taxes" (Tehran) - Honorable Mention in the "Ailan" International Competition (Tehran) - Honorable Mention in the National Award "Future Iran in Horizon 1404" (Bojnourd) - Special Prize at the International Competition (Kuzovo) - Third place in the National Festival "My City" (Arak) - Second place in the National Competition "Dedication and Benefit" (Kurdistan) - First place in the International Competition "Energy" (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow) Olense (Belgium) - First place in the National Festival "Medical - Gate" (Tehran) - Judge in the Second National Competition "Our Region" (Sari) - First place in the National "Economic Resistance" (Tehran) - First place in the “Hygiene” Contest (Tabriz)