Personal Information

• Full name: MAHMOOD VATANKHAH KHANEGHAH
• Date of birth – Citizenship: November 19, 1990- Iranian

Education

• PhD student of Islamic Arts | Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran (TMU)
• A of Islamic Arts | Art University of Tehran
• A of Islamic Art | Art University of Isfahan

Awards and Honors

• Education
• Two Published articles in periodical journals in Islamic calligraphy subject:
  • Vatankhah Khaneghah, M., Maziar, A. (2020). ‘Analysis of Scientific-Geometric Discourse in Islamic Calligraphy Treatises During the Fourth to Eighth AH Centuries’, Honar-Ha-Ye-Ziba: Honar-Ha-Ye-Tajassomi,25(3), pp. 63-72. doi: 10.22059/jfava.2019.282162.666224
  • Vatankhah Khaneghah, M., Maziar, A. (2020). ‘Sufism and Mysticism as the Discoursive Characteristics of Calligraphy Treatises During the Eighth to Eleventh A.H Centuries (14th-17th A.D)’, Honar-Ha-Ye-Ziba: Honar-Ha-Ye-Tajassomi, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22059/jfava.2020.302008.666459
• Rank 15 in Iranian Nationwide Universities Admission Exam (MA , BA level in 2016)
• First rank among students matriculated in B.A (CGPA: 18.90 [out of 20])
• Member of Exceptional Talents Organization of Iran
• 2014 | Member of Students Academic Association of Faculty of Art, Religions and Civilizations of Isfahan University of Art
• 2014 | Editor-in-chief of journal of Faculty of Art, Religions and Civilizations of Isfahan University of Art
• 2003 | Top rank in Schools Regional Mathematics Olympiad | Karaj –Iran
• 2006 | Third place in Schools Regional Studying and Research Competitions | Karaj-Iran
• Art
• 2021 | Selected for Final Exhibition of calligraphy field in The 13th Fajr Visual Arts Festival | Tehran – Iran
• 2021 | Successful Young Person of Alborz Province | Karaj – Iran
• 2020 | Printing and presenting the project “Collateral effect” in the Second International Congress of “Art and Identity of Politics” | University of Murcia – Spain
• 2019 | Participated in philanthropic project of “collateral effect” with a printed artwork | Morelos – Mexico
• 2018 | Published Interview and artworks in TYPE magazine as one of 13 world-renowned calligraphy artists | Florida – USA
• 2016 | Participated in group Art Exhibition of “Alborz province’s masters of visual arts” | Alborz-Iran
• 2017 | Second place in Naghashikhat (Painting-Calligraphy) field in 1th national Ruhollah festival of calligraphy and typography | Tehran – Iran 
• 2016 | Participated in group Art Exhibition “Rite of Passage” | San Francisco – USA
• 2016 | Holding teaching calligraphy and workshop in Seminar “The Ornament in Contemporary Art”| Freiburg – Germany
• 2016 | Selected for National Exhibition calligraphy in competitions of Students Koranic Festival | Kurdistan – Iran
• 2015 | Alborz province’s top young artist in the visual arts and calligraphy in Alborz-Iran
• 2015 | third place in calligraphy field in 13^th International Imam-Reza festival of visual Arts and handicrafts | Isfahan – Iran
• 2015 | First place in calligraphy competitions of Students Koranic Festival of Isfahan University of Art
• 2015 | Selected for final level in 2th National Festival of Creativity and Innovation in Islamic Arts and handicrafts in Tabriz-Iran
• 2015 | Selected for exhibition level in 13^th Razavi National Festival of Calligraphy in Sabzevar -Iran
• 2014 | Member of Student Team of Isfahan University of Art to Freiburg, Germany
• 2014 | Holding an exhibition on Islamic arts at Educational Sciences University (Pädagogische Hochschule) in Freiburg, Germany
• 2014 | Holding a workshop on Islamic arts at Educational Sciences University (Pädagogische Hochschule) in Freiburg, Germany
• 2014 | Holding an Islamic arts exhibition at gallery of Art, Design and Music (HKDM) University in Freiburg, Germany
• 2014 | Selected for final level in 12th Festival of Visual Arts for Young Artists in Ardebil-Iran
• 2014 | Holding biennial festival at Isfahan University of Art in Isfahan-Iran
• 2014 | Top rank at exhibition of the 12th National Razavi Calligraphy Festival in Mashhad-Iran
• 2013 and 2014 | First and second places in calligraphy competitions of Students Koranic Festival of Isfahan University of Art
• 2014 | Honor certificate in calligraphy from Iranian Calligraphers associating
• 2013 and 2014 and 2015 | holding Mehr philanthropic exhibition (orphans and cancerous children) in Isfahan-Iran
• 2009 | first place in Schools Regional Calligraphy Competitions in Karaj-Iran
• 2008 | Second place in Schools Regional Calligraphy Competitions in Karaj-Iran
• 2000 | first place in Schools Regional Painting Competitions in Karaj-Iran