Kazem Khorasani

Professor, Graphic designer, Calligrapher

Ph.D. in Art Research (Modern Calligraphy) / Master of Art in Graphic design, Art University of Tehran

  • Grade One Art Certificate awarded by the Ministry of ART and Culture of Iran (the highest national artistic honor, equivalent to a doctoral degree)
  • Member of the Iran Visual Arts Development Center
  • Member of the Cité International des Arts, Paris
  • Artist invited by the Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran for a study opportunity at the Cité Paris Artists Association (Cité 2015)
  • First to third place and selected in 56 national and international festivals (Fajr International- Iran, Al-Burda Emirates, Fujairah Emirates, Qazvin Biennial, Imam Reza, etc.)
  • Instructor and official member of the Iranian Calligraphers Association since 1997
  • President and founder of the Ferdows Branch of the Iranian Calligraphers Association for 4 years since 1997
  • Participated in 23 solo exhibitions inside and outside Iran, including the Emirates (Abu Dhabi; Khoula Culture and Art Gallery 2024- Dubai; Royal Noor Gallery 2025), Canada (three exhibitions in Vancouver/Montreal/Toronto 2025), America (Los Angeles 2026) and more than 200 group exhibitions inside and outside the country (France, Italy, Turkey, Emirates, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Lebanon, Qatar, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Tehran, England, America, Australia, etc.)
  • Attendance among eighty selected Iranian artists at the FIAP Jean Monet Paris 2024 exhibition (alongside works by Sohrab Sepehri, Behjat Sadr, Iran Darudi, Bahman Mohasses, etc.)
  • Designer of embossed stone inscriptions on the western and southern facades of the new buildings of Hossinieh Irshad in Tehran (about ninety square meters, four layers)
  • Sale of artworks in the first auction period in Qatar (Al-Bahi)
  • Sale of artworks at the UK auction (Gunnersbury Park Museum – London) June 8, 2024
  • Sale of artworks at the auction and exhibition of calligraphy and painting artists at the Nagar Gallery in Tehran – October 2018
  • Sale of artworks to the Imam Ali Museum Tehran, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts, collections from France, the Emirates, Kuwait, the United States, Canada, Turkey, England, Canada, etc.
  • Holding 28 workshops and presenting at conferences inside and outside the country
  • Publishing more than 40 works in domestic and foreign art magazines and books (France, Italy, Canada, Bahrain, etc.)
  • Writing 16 scientific research, scientific-promotional articles and presenting at conferences and scientific meetings inside and outside Iran
  • Invented the modern Kufic script (Khorasani Kuffic) in 1998
  • Director of Khorasani Graphic Design Studio
  • Author of 5 books related to calligraphy and graphics
  • Author of the book “Modern Kufic Script Training” in three languages; Persian, English, Arabic (commissioned by the Khawla Art and Culture Center – Abu Dhabi)
  • Department manager and university faculty member with more than two decades of university teaching
  • Instructor of practical preparation classes for the Master’s degree in Graphic Design with 14 years of first place in the exam
  • Designer and manufacturer of more than 300 urban elements in different cities of Iran
  • Sign design for more than 350 brands and organizational companies
  • Advertising and design manager of Aalis factories group (A large beverage company)

Modern Calligraphy Artworks