Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif

 

Born in 1979 in Teheran, Iran

 

Live in USA, CA

2004  BA Graphic Design, Azad University, Teheran, Iran
2010   MA Book Illustration, Azad University, Teheran, Iran
2014   MA Illustration for publishing, Academy of fine arts of Bologna, Italy

 

PUBLICATIONS

2020  Onigashima-press, Japan

2019   The Phoenix of Persia, Tiny Owl, UK
2019   One Snail, two snails, Jilin publishing group, China

2018   Big Uncle’s Beast Island,1 Beijing children’s book publishing House, China

2017   Businessmen, 1001 Nights, Jilin publishing group, China

2017   The businessman, Devil and three old men, 1001 Nights Jilin publishing group, China

2017   A man never laughs,1001 Nights, Jilin publishing group, China
2017   The Crooked man, 1001 Nights, Jilin publishing group, China
2017   The sleeping man and the wakening man, 1001 Nights, Jilin publishing group, China

2016   Author& illustrator of The blue tree, Passepartout, France
2015   Author& illustrator of The clock's sound, Forlaget Alfa, Denmark
2015   Author& illustrator of The blue tree, Kite Edizione, Italy
2013   Author& illustrator of The blue tree, Forlaget Alfa, Denmark
2011   Le Leggendarie Creature, Silk Print, handmade, Iran
2011   Spring Morning, Shabaviz, Iran
2010   Heroes n.8, Behnashr, Iran
2009   My mind rises to the clouds, Behnashr, Iran
2009   Moon hunters, Fei Bao, China
2009   Story, game, joy,  Behnashr, Iran
2007   A friends of the inhabitants, Verlag Edition Orient, Germany
2007   Tonight's story-(2 stories of one volume) of 12 volume set of books, Vida, Iran

2006   Heroes n.2, Behnashr, Iran
2004   A friend of the inhabitants, Shabaviz, Iran
2004   Redskirt, Shabaviz, Iran
2003   Moon hunters, Shabaviz, Iran

 

 

GROUP SHOW

2021   Exhibition of illustration for international Concours of illustration, Bologna, Italy

2019   Iran picture book exhibition, Harajuku café, Tokyo, japan

2019   Exhibition of illustration for international Concours of illustration, Bologna, Italy

2018   Mini prints Berlin, Gallery Heike Arndt, Berlin, Germany

2016   Exhibition of illustration, 8th international festival, I Colori di Sacro, Diocesano museum, Padua, Italy
2015   Nye billeder fra Iran, Denmark
2015   Exhibition of illustration for international Concours of illustration, Itabashi museum
2014   Exhibition of illustration for international Concours of illustration, Bologna, Italy
2014   Exhibition of illustration to commemorate 50 years activities of children's book council- khan eye Honarmandane, Tehran
2013   Exhibition of handmade artist's books Concours, Russi, Italy
2009  BIB, Biennial of Illustrations of Bratislava, Slovakia
2006  Croatian Biennial of Illustrations, Zagreb, Croatia2006 - Laleh Gallery, Teheran, Iran

2005  International Biennial of Illustrations, Belgrade, Serbia
2005  Afrand Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2005  BIB, Biennial of Illustrations of Bratislava, Slovakia
2004  14th Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustration, Tokyo, Japan
1998   Laleh Gallery, Teheran, Iran

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SOLO SHOW

2019   Special exhibition, Regnum Imaginarium National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan

2017   Calo book store, handmade books & illustration, Osaka, Japan

2017   Gallery Fukka, handmade books & illustration, Tokyo, Japan

2015   Exhibition of Albero Azzurro, Pagina Libreria, Padua, Italy 

2015   Exhibition of Albero Azzurro, Porta Degli Angeli, Ferrara, Italy

2014   Solo show, Spazio&, Bologna, Italy

 

AWARDS & MENTIONS

2021   selected for the exhibition of illustration for international Concours of illustration, Bologna, Italy

2019   selected for the exhibition of illustration for international Concours of illustration, Bologna, Italy

2019   Nominated for the CILIP Greenway Medal 2020 for the Phoenix of Persia

2018   selected for the Edinburgh book festival for the Phoenix of Persia
2014   selected for the exhibition of illustration for international Concours of illustration, Bologna, Italy  2013 - selected in the festival of handmade artist's books, Russi, Italy
2007   Winner of Golden Pen, International Biennial of Illustrations of Belgrade, for the book “Spring Morning”, Serbia
2006   Award Winner of the Children’s Book Council of Iran for the book “Spring Morning”, Teheran, Iran
2005   Award Winner of Shabaviz Grand Festival for the book “A friend of the inhabitants”, Iran
2004   Third place at Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustration, Tokyo, Japan
2005   9th International Biennial of Illustrations, Belgrade, Serbia - Catalogue
2005   20th Biennial of Illustrations of Bratislava, Slovakia - Catalogue