Farhad Foroutanian

Educated from the Academy of fine Arts of Tehran in 1978

I worked since 1977 as cartoonist and Illustrator for Different publishers in Iran, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, etc. I also worked for several years as set designer for the television and theater productions.

Immigration to Netherlands in 1986 has been changed my life.

I work as freelancer for Different publishers as well as Dutch as in different countries such as: Rotterdams Dagblad, Algemeen Dagblad, Vice versa, Vrij Nederland, ICT zorg, Binnenlandsebestuur, Business Rijnmond, IJssel Business, De Helling, Zone 5300, Cartoon movement, Cagle (USA), Nebelspalter (Switzerland), La Voce (Italy), Toonpool and Don Quichotte (Germany).

I have been participated  in more than 50 international cartoon exhibitions such as:

Yumiory shimbon- (Japan), World pres cartoons (Portugal), Satiricon (Poland), Huriat vaqfi and Nasredin Hodja (Turky), International cartoon biannual of Tehran, etc.

My works has been exposed in more than 45 solo and 50 group expositions in different countries, such as:

Pers & prent- 2012, The Hage. Awarded for the ‘Political content of the 2011′
Gallery Vali-  Teheran. 2011
Diversity& Art gallery- Amsterdam 2011
Agis- Amersfoort /2011
Pers & Prent” the annual exposition of Dutch political cartoonists in Nieuwspoort- The Hage/ since 2005.
Kunstlinie- Almere/2009,
HAU- Berlin/2009,
Berlin underground- Germany/2008
Prince Claus Foundation-The Hage/2007.
Gallery Aria- Tehran/ 2006.
RIDEP-France/2005.
Best of the Be-Ne cartoons 2004- Belgium.
House of cartoons- Tehran/2003 & 2004.
Mystic world gallery/ 2002- Copenhagen.
Musea di Risorgimento di Ferrara- Italy/2000.

My works has been awarded for several times, such as:

Award for the’Political content of 2011′ by: Pers & Prent- The Hage/ 2012
BE-NE award for ‘The best political cartoon of 2004′- Belgium.
Price for the best Visual Artwork of Emilia-Romagna-Italy /1998.
Price for the Best design for EK 2000- Rotterdam.

I am member of different artists associations such as:
Pers & prent (Dutch editorial cartoonists foundation)
FECO (Federation of European Cartoonists),
AIDA (Association International Deffence of Artists) and VJ movement.

I am adviser of ‘ The Prince Claus Foundation of Netherlands, since 2007.