Touka Neyestani

cartoonist. Born in 1960, Shahrood - Iran. Married, living in Tehran - Iran.
Graduated from the Science and Industry University in Architecture, 1988. Started collaboration with the
 press in 1980 workingwith "Ketab-e-Jomeh" weekly
edited by "Ahmad Shamloo" .
Collaboration with more than forty monthly, weekly, and daily papers ever since,
including: Monthlies: Film, Sanat-e-haml-o-naghl, Adineh, Donya-ye-sokhan, Mofid,
Aineh-ye-Andisheh Majles va Pajouhesh, Iran Honar, Bahrevari,
Gol Agha, Kayhan Caricature, Tanz-o-Caricature, Behkam, Farzin,
Zaman, Loh, Arman, Sonboleh, Video va mahvareh, Rahavard-e-danesh, Payam-e-mokhaberat,
 Donya-ye-Ketab,Piroozi, Iran-e-Far da, Tamashagaran, Sanat-e-Keshavarzi-o- Toseeh.
Weeklies: Zan-e-rooz, Iran-e-javan, Rah-e-no, Aban,Nameh.Dailies: Iran
Gozaresh-e-rooz, Sobh-e-emrooz,Jameeh, Toos, Neshat and "Nebel Spalter"
 weekly printed inSwitzerland.
 

Winner of seven prizes from International cartoon exhibitions:
The Fith Yomiuri Shimbun Cartoon Contest, "Japan", excellence prize, 1984.
Casino Beringen, "Belgium", Extra Sporta Prijs, 1987.11th Simavi International Cartoon
Competition,"Turkey", honorable mention, 1993.
Comune Di Foligno Humour Fest, "Italy", Opera Segnalata, 1995.
First International Cartoon Competition, "Iran": "Man and Nature", honorable
mention, 1997.Sbadiglio Umoristico "Italy", honorable mention, 1998.
The 19th Yomiuri Shimbun Cartoon Contest "Japan",Citation, 1998.
He has won several awards from Yumuri Exhibition in Japan (1884),
Cazino Bringen Belgium (1987) and Simavi,
Turkey (1993) and has been jury member for several domestic exhibitions.
Member of the selection committee, the first to the fourth Tehran
InternationalCartoon Biennial, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999.
Member of the jury, the first "Aseman-e-Abi Tehran"(Tehran Blue Sky) cartoon  exhibition, 1994.
Member of the jury, The First International Cartoon Exhibition aganist narcotics,1997.
Member of the jury, Gol Agha PublicationsInternational Cartoon Exhibition:Atomic Bomb, 1998.
Member of the jury, The Fourth Civil Engineering Festival's Cartoon Exhibition: Dwelling, 1999.
Member of the jury, The first International Cartoon Exhibition: Holiganism and Football, 1999.
Member of the jury, The Fourth Tehran International Cartoon Biennial, 1999.
member of jury in  the 5th Tehran International Cartoon Biennial  exhibition :
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts,2001
The selected cartoonist, voted by readers of "Kayhan
Caricature" specialized monthly magazine of caricature, 1992.
Member of the jury-Aydin Dogan-Turkey 2003

Exhibitions:
Group cartoon exhibition, "Afrand" gallery, 1996.
Group  design and painting exhibition, "Haft Samar" gallery, 1997.
Group cartoon exhibition, "Fanoos" group, "Shafagh" park, 1996.
Group cartoon exhibition, "Fanoos" group, "Laleh" park, 1997.
Group cartoon exhibition, "Tehran Caricature House", 1998.
Group cartoon exhibition, to the benefit of Northern Iranian flood victims,
Iranian House of Cartoon, 1999.

Email : sainttouka@yahoo.com