Mokhtar Paki

Mokhtar Paki served as a graphic designer for a leftist student organization before, during, and after the Islamic revolution in Iran. Since moving to the United States, he has created graphic pieces, caricatures, and illustrations for such local and national institutions and companies as Amnesty International, United Nations, The STOP AIDS Project, Food Bank, The Names Project, Persian Center, University of San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and University of Chicago.

His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows in the Bay Area, including CrossConnections at Intersection, San Francisco, and rePresent CrossConnections at Oliver Art Center, 2005.

Mr. Paki has also published a novel, several short stories, and articles in Persian and English. Additionally, he holds two degrees earned in Iran: Diploma of Drama Directing and Acting, Center of Drama Education, Shiraz, Iran; and a Diploma of Sculptural Art, Shiraz Cultural Center, Iran.