Touka Neyestani
| Touka Neyestani | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1960 Iran |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Touka |
Notable works | Crocodile Cartoon |
Touka Neyestani, (born 1960 in Shahrood, Iran) is an Iranian political cartoonist who lives in Toronto, Canada.[1] He is the brother of Mana Neyestani, who is also a cartoonist.[2]
Career
Neyestani collaborates with more than 40 newspapers in Iran, he also does cartooning for "Nebel Spalter", a weekly printed in Switzerland. He has participated in several international cartoon exhibitions taking place in Japan, Belgium, Turkey, Iran, and Italy.
Awards
He is the winner of several prizes from International cartoon exhibitions:
- The Fifth Yomiuri Shimbun Cartoon Contest - Excellence Prize - 1984.
- 11th Simavi International Cartoon Competition - Honorable Mention - 1993.
- First International Cartoon Competition, "Iran": "Man and Nature" - Honorable Mention - 1997.
- Sbadiglio Umoristico - Honorable Mention - 1998.
References
- ↑ Sandals, Leah (9 March 201). "Nowruz spurs art exhibition". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "UN DESSIN QUI FAIT LE TOUR DU MONDE. Sur Facebook, le dessinateur iranien Neyestani croque l'ambiguïté des relations entre Israël et l'Iran.". IsraelValley (in French). 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.