Alireza Mohebi Sheikhlari
About Artist
He was born in Qazvin in 1976. Sheikhlari
was instructed by the Iranian calligraphers
Abolhasan Mohasses, Ali Shirazi and
Gholam Hossein Amirkhani. He practiced
the nastaliq, kufi, thuluth, naskh and
jaly taliq styles but focused on thuluth
and jaly taliq. He taught art at Imam
Khomeini International University and also
worked in the fields of design, graphics
and painting. Presently Alireza Mohebi
Sheikhlari is the director of Yaqoot Gallery
in Qazvin province. He was awarded
first prize in numerous calligraphy
competitions.