Akbar Nikanpour, Born in 1965 / Iran, Tehran / MA degree in Painting / Holds a degree (equivalent to PhD) / Jury several national and international exhibitions / Several domestic and international awards. / 25 years teaching graduate courses in illustration and painting / Children 20 years in the Children  business press / Illustration over 100 books for children/ UNICEF works published in America, Switzerland, China / Attend in international Biennials in France, Italy, Spain / exhibitions in Germany, Bratislava, Korea, Ukraine, India, China, England / Switzerland, Turkey, Canada, Japan etc. / Award of the International Biennale of la nion  France 1992 / Selected illustrations of Bologna in Italy / Selected Illustrations in Catalonia, Spain  / Crystal pen, and honor awards from the Asian Art Museum of Contemporary / Illustration Exhibition Tehran / Illustrations Award  of Niavaran Cultural Foundation  / Illustrations Award of Flower Exhibition of Tehran Municipality / Illustration  award for kanon parvarsh fekri Children’s Book festival / Special Award for Children’s Book Council Illustrations / Jury the 10 festivals of jashvare javan kharazmi / Respect as great illustrator of iran art house in momayez salon / Member of the Society of Iranian Painters / Member of the Society of Illustrators of iran / Member of cite de art  Artists in Paris, France etc.