Majid Modir, visual artist and graphic designer was born 1961 in Iran.                After living and working for 30 years in Sweden (1986-2016), he recently moved to Volterra, Italy.

He graduated with Master Fine Art in graphic design & illustration (90-94), and history of photography & video art (2012) at University of Art, Craft & Design KONSTFACK, Stockholm.  Has been working as Art Director in Swedish TV-Channel 4 in 12 years. As creative director he runs his own design studio and teaches motion graphics at The College of Design BECKMANS, Stockholm.                                        

He is a member of the Swedish Artists Association, Swedish Center of Photography, The International Urban Sketchers and juried member of The European Broadcast Design Award (BDA & Promax). He has won multiple awards with prizes and has been showing his work in a number of solo and group exhibitions in Scandinavian countries over the last 30 years.                    

Latest exhibitions in Italy: 
– ”The Red Line” video installation in Volterra Detroit Foundation, 2018
– “Paradiso Doppio-esposto” photographs in Kromia Galley, Naples 2018
– “Windows 2 My Heart” watercolors in Turazza Municipal House, Volterra 2017
– “Paradise Doubly-exposed” photographs in Pinacoteca Art Museum, Volterra 2016

 

Related links:
Selected watercolors / Flickr
Graphic Design / Maj Studio