Habib Tohidi
Born 1951, Tabriz
Painter and faculty member at the university

Habib Tohidi, born in 1951 in Tabriz, is a graduate in painting from Sinan University of Istanbul (1975–1983). After returning to Iran, in 1990, he joined the faculty of the Faculty of Art and Architecture at Islamic Azad University and also managed the painting department of this faculty.

He held his first solo exhibition at Arya Gallery in 1994, and since then, has held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Iran and other countries. Habib Tohidi’s works have received multiple awards, and some of them are part of collections such as the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Imam Ali Museum, Pasargad Bank and other prestigious collections.

His artistic and educational activities have played a prominent role in the development of contemporary painting art in Iran.