| Ali Divandari علی دیواندری |
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| Born | September 6, 1957 Sabzevar, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Field | Painting, Cartooning, Drawing, Graphic Design, Sculpture, Photography, Illustrating |
| Training | Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University |
| Movement | Surrealism, Action painting, Cubism, Conceptual art, Abstract art, Digital Art |
| Awards | 1 national and 43 int'l awards |
Ali Divandari (Persian: علی دیواندری alī divāndarī Persian pronunciation: [æliː diːvɒːndæriː]; Born 1957 in Sabzevar) is an Iranian Cartoonist, Painter, Graphic Designer, Sculptor and Journalist.
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Divandari studied Graphics at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tehran University. He began his career as Graphic Designer and Cartoonist in 1975. In 1997, He directed a new International Cartoon Festival in Iran with a main theme of "man and Nature - Only one, Share & Care". Over his career, Divandari was a jury member of several cartoon exhibitions in Iran and Turkey. His works have been published in many international newspapers and magazines and have been exhibited in over than 34 countries.[1][2]
About 300 Works in 9 Solo Exhibitions since 1976
About 32 Works in 3 Group Exhibitions since 1995
| Festival Title | Prize Title | Country | Year |
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| Yomiuri Int'l Cartoon Contest | Honorable Mention | Japan | 1992 |
| The 3rd Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1992 |
| Xll Mostra Int'l del disegno Umoristico Sportivo Ancona | Special Prize | Italy | 1993 |
| 25th World Cartoon Gallery Skopje '93 | III Prize | Macedonia | 1993 |
| 47° Salone Int'l dell'Umorismo di Bordighera | Special Prize | Italy | 1994 |
| 4th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Honorable Mention | South Korea | 1994 |
| 6th Olense Kartoenale, Dieren | Forth Prize - De Lekkerbekpot | Belgium | 1994[4] |
| 3rd Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1994[5] |
| The 6th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1995 |
| 4th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Winning Prize | South Korea | 1995[6][7] |
| 5th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Main theme winning | South Korea | 1995 |
| The 7th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1996 |
| 1st Aydın Doğan Int'l Cartoon Competition | Honorable Mention | Turkey | 1996[8] |
| 6th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Open theme winnig | South Korea | 1996 |
| 19th Int'l Cartoon Exhibition, Beringen | Press Award | Belgium | 1996 |
| 6th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1997[9][10] |
| Satyrykon Int'l Cartoon Exhibition | Award of the Director of the culture & sport department | Poland | 1997[11] |
| The 8th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1997 |
| Int'l Golden Mouflon Cartoon Festival | Silver Mouflon Prize | Cyprus | 1997 |
| 13th Int'l Cartoon Festival, Slavonski Brod | Special Award | Croatia | 1997 |
| 7th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1998[12][13] |
| 8th Int'l Cartoon Festival in Omiya | Most Popular work | Japan | 1998 |
| Courage World Cartoon Contest | Bronze Goad | Taiwan | 1999 |
| 4eme Festival Int'l du dessin d'Humour et de Presse | Second Prize | France | 1999 |
| Int'l Cartoon Competition on the Occasion of EXPO 2000 | Top Ten Work | Germany | 2000 |
| 20th Int'l Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest | Special Prize of the Association of Political Science School Graduates | Turkey | 2000 |
| Courage World Cartoon Contest | Prize of Importance | Taiwan | 2000 |
| 1st Int'l Mediterranean Cartoon Competition | Special Prize of Alanya Head Official | Turkey | 2001 |
| 29° Premio di Forte dei Marmi per la Satira Politica | Award for The Int'l Graphic Design | Italy | 2001[14][15] |
| 2nd Int'l Caricature Contest, Independence | Second Award | Ukraine | 2002[16] |
| The 1st LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Bronze Prize | China | 2002[17] |
| The 1st LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Prizes for Excellence | China | 2002 |
| 2nd Golagha Int'l Cartoon Competition | Worthy for approciation | Iran | 2003[18] |
| The 2nd LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Excellence Prize | China | 2003[19] |
| 2nd Free Cartoons Web Int'l Cartoonet Festival | Bronze Prize | China | 2004[20] |
| The 3rd LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Excellence Prize | China | 2004 |
| 1st Red Man Int'l Cartoon Humour Competition | Selected Prize | China | 2006 |
| 5th Free Cartoons Web Int'l Cartoonet Festival | Selected Prize | China | 2006 |
| 7th Int'l Mediterranean Cartoon Competition | Third Place | Turkey | 2007[21] |
| Master Cup Int'l Cartoon and Illustration Biennial | Selected Prize | China | 2007 |
| 16th Daejeon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Honorable Mention | South Korea | 2007[22][23] |
| 2nd Red Man Int'l Cartoon Humour Competition | Excellent Prize | China | 2008 |
| Zero Int'l Cartoon Exhibition Mussel & Fish | Honorable Mention | Bulgaria | 2009 |
| The First Int'l Cartoon Contest Quebec Banana | Prize of the Jury | Canada | 2010[24] |