Omid Kalantar Motamedi

Lecturer

Graphic Design

Office: A208

Email: okalanta@kean.edu

 

Courses

DSN 1101: VISUAL FORM I

DSN 1103: VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE I

 

Education Background

  • Bachelor of Design and Visual Communication, Soore Fine Arts University, Shiraz, Iran, 2000-2004
  • Master of Visual Art and Visual Communication Design, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus, 2013-2015

 

Biography

Omid Kalantar Motamedi is visual artist, designer, art director, and instructor specializing in graphic design and visual communication. In 2004 he dedicated pursuit of Design and Visual Communication at Soore Fine Arts University in Iran.He has 20 years of professional experience working as an art director and senior graphic designe in addition to his educational background in art and design.

In 2013, he established his own design studio in Cyprus. His career includes collaboration with Profile, an advertising firm and publisher of three monthly magazines, where he offered creative concepts, brand development, design presentations, logo creation, collaterals, page layouts, and advertising

In 2015, Omid earned a Master of Arts from Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus. Furthermore, from 2013 to 2023, he served as a faculty member and senior instructor in the Graphic Design Department of Fine Arts Faculty at Cyprus International University and as a remote instructor at Jiangxi Normal University. Beyond his professional pursuits, Omid is interested in a variety of artistic activities, including mixed media, sculpture and conceptual art.

 

Academic Experience

  • Cyprus International University, Nicosia: Lecturer, 2013-2023
  • Jiangxi Normal University, China: Lecturer, 2022-2023
  • Wenzhou Kean University, China: Lecturer, 2023

 

Exhibition | Awards | Workshop | Campaign Designs 

  • Student Works Exhibition, Graphic Design Department of Soore Fine Arts University, 2001, 2003
  • Iran’s Biennale of Graphic, 2006
  • Holder of Honorable mention of ex-libris exhibition in North Cyprus, 2010
  • Holder of the third prize of postal stamp competition in North Cyprus, 2013
  • Finalist of Australian poster biennale, Melbourne, 2013
  • Abandoned-Student Works Exhibition, Visual Arts and Visual Communication, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus, 2014
  • Architectural Photography, Workshop, Cyprus International University, 2014
  • Hands on Gift, Packaging Workshop, Cyprus International University, 2015
  • Design in Fighting Crimes, Student Works Exhibition, Visual Arts and Visual Communication, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus, 2015
  • Grafers, founded by faculty members of Graphic design Department, Cyprus International University, 2016
  • CO2 international poster biennial, Exhibition, Colorado, USA. 2017
  • Body Extension, Poster Design Workshop, Cyprus International University. 2017
  • “We Are Nature”, Workshop and Campaign, Cyprus International University, 2017
  • Group Art Exhibition titled “Paper touch 2” – Cyprus paper artists association, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2018
  • “Ne kavgan bitti ne sevdan”, European, Mediterranean Art Association Group Art Exhibition, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2018
  • Solo Art Exhibition titled “Asraare Magoo”, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2018
  • “A Blank Poster” Typographic Poster Workshop and Online exhibition, 2018
  • Acik ve Onurlu, European Mediterranean Art Association, Group Art Exhibition, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2019
  • “Paper and Print” Workshop, SSC (Students for a Sustainable Campus), Cyprus International University, 2019
  • Group Art Exhibition titled “Paper touch 4” – Cyprus paper artists association, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2021