"I was born to be an artist. In the very deep of every man, there lie his talent and his fate and he must trail them with diligence and perseverance. And when I discovered the talent in myself, I entered the world of art without any hesitation, I carried on, and now I do not regret it."1 Now eighty-three, Mohsen Vaziri-Moqaddam (painter, sculptor, teacher and art critic) has a significant share in Iran contemporary art development.

Experience & Education:

Diploma of Fine Arts Academy in Tehran.1958
Diploma of "Accademia di Belle Arti" of Rome.
Between 1955 And 1964 lived and worked in Rome.
In 1964 returned to Tehran as a Professor of Art at the Faculty of Decorative Arts and Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University.

Vaziri Moghaddam has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Iran, Rome, Milan, London, Florence, Munich, Dusseldorf, Newyork, France and Brazil.

Prizes:

Bronze Medal "Via Margutta", International Art Association, 1958  

Second Prize San Vito Romano, 1958

Gold Medal at the Biennal in Tehran, 1958

Diploma of Honor and Art Prize of the Italian Prime Minister Segni on the occasion of the International Art Competition in Ravenna, 1959

Frist Prize for the painting at the Art Biennal of Tehran, 1960

Gold Medal in occasion of the International Art Competition "Small Europe", Sassoferrato, Ancona, 1961

First Prize, Gold Medal and special Citation at the Art Biennal in Tehran, 1962

Annual Scholarship for the "Citè des Arts" in Parigi, Ministry of Arts and Culture, 1968

"Personaggio Europeo 2006" Prize from the City of Rome, 2006