D a r a b  S h a b a h a n g
 

 

Biography
 
Resume
 
Statement
 
Portfolio ( fine arts )
 
Portfolio ( graphic design)
 
Exhibition

 

Fine Artist
Professional, contemporary Artist since 1983.

Graphic & Web Designer
Graphic Artist, Illustrator and animator.
Certified Graphic and Web Designer from British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, Canada. Professional experience in the graphic and web industry with artistic quality. Designing, publishing, maintaining and developing corporate, non-profit and personal websites and printing projects.

Persian music instructor
Tar & Setar & Accordion: Studied and 
taught, Persian classical music, and  studied the aesthetics of Persian classical music and ,"Negargari" the Persian classical painting.

Scientist
Graduated from Poona University with a degree in Physics.


Author, editor and journalist

  • Translated and published art books from English to Farsi including  The Language of Painting, The Art of Framing, Cezanne's Drawings, and Delacroix's Journal.

  • Co-author of the book "Memories abut Kamal-al-molk", the Persian painter who opened the first  western painting academy in Iran (1990-1996).

  • Author of the scholarly thesis, The Aesthetics of Iranian Traditional Painting (Miniature).

  • Contributed articles to the national Iranian newspaper, the Shahrvand, in Vancouver, Canada. (1997-2003) 

  • Editor and webmaster of the Multifaith Action Society (MFAS) newsletter and their website in Vancouver, Canada (1998-2002).

  • Employed in the production department of the Washington Iranians Media Inc. newspaper in Annandale, Virginia (1994).

  • Webmaster and journalist of the Alliance for Democracy in Iran (AFDII) website

  • Web designer for the Institute of Religion and Public Policy, Washington, DC.

  • Webmaster and editor, of Symourgh.com, Persian News and Views.

  • Webmaster and editor, of Artpars.com, the Persian Arts and Culture sections.

  • Webmaster and editor, of Anarweb.com, the professional web and print services.

 

Leadership

  • Founder and president of the Iranian Students in Poona, India (1972-1974).

  • Founder of  Shabahang Arts Studio (Painting, Graphics and Persian Classical Music) in Tehran, Iran (1983-1996).

  • Director of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council  (NVCAC) in North Vancouver, Canada (1998-2002).

  • Founder, art director and manager of Artpars Gallery in Vancouver, Canada, sponsored by Caniran Enterprises (1999-2003).

  • Founder and president of the Web Association of Canadian Artists (WACA) in Vancouver, BC, an international and multi-cultural artists network.

 

 

 

From the Darkness -Oil 14"x 18"

Liberty is the Victim (911) - Mixed Media 40"x 48"

Violence (911) - Oil on Canvas, 9"x 12"

Struggle - Oil on Canvas 16" x 20"

1988 Massacre in Iran- Oil on Canvas 30" x 24"

Dream land? -Oil on Canvas, 36" x "48"