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Aref Niazi

He was born in Kermanshah. He has won many national awards and more than 20 international awards in Brazil, Bosnia, China, Colombia, Croatia, among other countries. He is an activist in the field of the press and cooperation, collaborating with different newspapers in the country. Awards and honours • First place in the Fourth International Cartoon Biennial "Iran Book" - 2019 • First place in the Beijing International Cartoon Contest - 2018 • Winner of the best artist award at the Festival "Fax for Peace" in Italy - 2017 • Third place in the 11th Tehran International Cartoon Biennale - 2017 • Winner of the poster design award of the Third Croatian Sisak International Festival - 2017 • Honorable Mention in the cartoon section of the 4th World Festival of Resistance Art - 2017 • Diploma of honor of the 9th Bosnian International Cartoon Festival - 2017 • Winner of the 15th Grand Prix of the International Festival "FCW" - China - 2016 • First place in the 24th Piracicaba International Student Comedy Festival in Brazil - 2016 • Special Prize of the Second Festival "Sisak Rock and Roll" of Croatia - 2016 • Third place in the 2nd Columbia International Cartoon Festival "Nottic" - 2016 • Honorable Mention at the Third China International Cartoon Festival - 2016 • Winner of the 14th Silver Award at the International Festival "FCW" - China - 2015 • Second place in "ISIL Tehran International Cartoon Festival" - 2015 • Winner of the bronze award at the 13th International Festival "FCW" - China - 2014 • Third place in the International Cartoon Festival - Syria - 2014 • Second place of the 7th Visual Arts Festival of Young Art (Under 37 in Iran) - 2019 • Winner of the 24th National Youth Visual Arts Festival - 2017 • Winner of the 23rd National Festival of Youth Visual Arts - 2016 • Winner of the XXII National Festival of Youth Visual Arts - 2015 • Diploma of Honor and “Mohsen Rasulov” award at the 14th Image Festival - 2017 • Diploma of Honor and "Mohsen Rasulov" Award at the 15th Image Festival - 2018 • Best cartoonist from Iran in 2016, selected by “Tabriz Tunes” • Finalist in the 9th National Cartoon Festival of North Khorasan - 2018 • Third place in the cartoon section of the National Festival of Rehabilitation of Lake Urmia - Tabriz - 2016 • Selected cartoon from the First Cartoon and Press Festival - 2015 • First place in the 26th Scientific, Literary and Artistic Festival of the "Farhangian University" of Tabriz - 2016 • First place in the graphic section of the 24th Scientific, Literary and Artistic Festival of the "Farhangian University" - 2014 Likewise, he attended exhibitions and festivals in Germany, Argentina, Bosnia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Croatia, Iran, Portugal, Romania and Turkey.