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One man show
2009
- A respectable exhibition of works by Majid Abbasi, winner of Andy Warhol prize of TPT 2006, The Nitra Gallery, Nitra, Slovakia (October).
- Persian Variations; An Exhibition of Majid Abbasi's book cover & poster designs, Curfman Gallery, Lory Student Center (October).
- “Literary images”, Selected Book Cover Designs by Majid Abbasi, Virtual Gallery at www.literary-images.com, (February).

2008
- 9883.53km; An exhibition and workshop by Majid Abbasi, Department of Design, York University, Toronto (March).

2007
- Salam Istanbul!, Grafist 11, 11th International Istanbul Graphic Design Week, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, (April).

- “Plakate aus dem Teheran”, Selected Poster Exhibition by Majid Abbasi, Hochschule fur Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel, (April).
- “Posters at an exhibition”, An exhibition poster by Majid Abbasi, Vije Gallery, Tehran (December).

2006
- “Rahian-o Ravian-2”, Selected Book Cover Designs by Majid Abbasi, Marlik Gallery, Yazd (June).

2005
- “Rahian-o Ravian”, Selected Book Cover Designs by Majid Abbasi, Morteza Momayez Gallery, Tehran (September).

Group Exhibitions
2010

- “Lady Sun; Iran’s Contemporary illustrations”, curated by Majid Abbasi & Ebrahim Haghighi, Milk Gallery, Istanbul, (April).
- Persianissimo; An Iranian Contemporary Poster Exhibition, Marmara University, Istanbul (April).
- Persianissimo; An Iranian Contemporary Poster Exhibition, East Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus (April).
- Persianissimo; An Iranian Contemporary Poster Exhibition, Faculty of Design & Art, Free University of Bolzano, Italy (March).


2009
- Jury exhibition at 7th Trnava Poster Triennial, Medium Gallery Bratislava, Slovakia (October).
Persianissimo; An Iranian Contemporary Poster Exhibition, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art (September).
- 9th International Poster Triennial in Toyoma “IPT2009”, The Museum of Modern Art, Japan (July)
- Top20; World Graphic Design Stars, Modern Art Research Institute, Kiev, Ukraine (August).
- 20th International Festival of Poster and Graphic Arts, Chaumont (May).
- Jury exhibition at 7th International Triennale of Eco Posters and Graphics Art, "The 4th Block", Academy of Design and Arts Kharkov, Ukraine (April).

2008
- “Iranian Typography”, 50 years of calligraphy and typography in Iranian graphic design, Department of Design, York University, Toronto (March)
- “Designers Portraits by Melchior Imboden”, Phoenix Gallery, Hangzhou (April).
- Un cri persan 4; 80 Contemporary Iranian Posters in Geneva, Palexpo, 22nd The 22nd International Book, the Press and Media Fair (April-May).
- Jury exhibition at 19th International Festival of Poster and Graphic Arts, Chaumont (May).
- 21st International Poster Biennial Warsaw, The Poster Museum at Wilanow, Poland (June).
- “Celebrating TIRGAN”, Iranian Canadian Center for Art and Culture (ICCAC), Harbourfront Center, Toronto, Canada (July).
- “Seattle-Tehran Poster Show”, Tashiro Kaplan Building (September).
- “Silk Road”, Iranian graphic design exhibition in 11th Islamic Art Festival in Sharjeh-Ramadan, (September).
- “Eyes of China” International Poster Exhibition China for Massive Earthquake in Sichuan, , RCM Art Museum (September).
- “Golden Bee 8”, Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design (September).
- “Festival della Creativita 08”, A selection of 32 posters from Iran, Firenze, Italy (October 23-26)
- 7th Ogaki International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Ogaki Poster Museum, Japan (October).
- 10th International Poster Biennial Mexico (October).
- “Silk Road”, Iranian graphic design exhibition in 11th Islamic Art Festival in Sharjeh-Ramadan, (September).
- “Festival della Creativita 08”, A selection of 32 posters from Iran, Firenze, Italy (October 23-26).
- We love books! A world tour, Centre du graphisme d’Echirolles (November).

2007
- 15th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition “CIIPE”, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA (September).
- “The design of dissent” by Milton Glaser & Mirko Ilic, Payne Gallery of Moravian College, Pennsylvania, USA (March).
- “Iranian Typography”, 50 years of calligraphy and typography in Iranian graphic design, Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel, (April).
- 16th Lahti International Poster Biennial, Lahti Art Museum, Finland (June).
- “Pre-selection Committee Exhibition”, 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial, Academy of Art, Saba Gallery, Tehran (June)
- 9th Contemporary Iranian Graphic Design Exhibition, Academy of Art, Saba Gallery, Tehran (June)
- “Designers Portraits by Melchior Imboden”, D4 Business Center Luzern, (September).
- 3rd China International Poster Biennial 2007, Hangzhou (October).
- International Exhibition Posters for Cultural Diversity, National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana, Cuba (October).

2006
- “World Graphics Day”, Teachers & Students poster exhibition, Tehran Gallery, Tehran (June).
- 20th International Poster Biennial Warsaw, The Poster Museum at Wilanow, Poland (June).
- “Golden Bee 7”, Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design (September).
- 6th Trnava Poster Triennial, Jan Koniarek Gallery, Slovakia (September).
- “Hommage a Henryk Tomaszewski” poster exhibition, The Poster Museum at Wilanow, Poland (September).
- 6th Ogaki International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Ogaki Poster Museum, Japan (October).
- “Image of the year”, Tassvir Magazine Poster Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum Gallery, Tehran (November).
- “80+80; photo-graphisme”, Galerie Anatome & Galerie VU, Paris (November).
- “Signs and Logos”, The Iranian Graphic Designers Society Exhibition, Momayez Gallery, Tehran (November).

2005
- “Man and God” exhibition, Face to Face Conference, Design Center Stuttgart (March).
- “Bloem van het Oosten”; Flower of the East, An Iranian and Arabian poster exhibition, Dutch Poster Museum, Hoorne (April).
- 15th Lahti International Poster Biennial, Lahti Art Museum, Finland (June).
- “The design of dissent” by Milton Glaser & Mirko Ilic, School of Visual Arts in New York (June).
- ‘Image of the year”, Tassvir Magazine Poster Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum Gallery, Tehran (June).
- “Poster for Poster”, exhibition of Iranian Posters designed for Poster Exhibitions, Tehran Gallery, Tehran (December).

2004
- “Pre-selection Committee Exhibition”, 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial, Academy of Art, Saba Gallery,Tehran (February)
- Iranian Cultural Poster Exhibition, Niavaran Cultural & Historical Complex, Jahan-Nama Museum (February)
- “Le printemps persan”, An Iranian poster design exhibition, Mairie du 6ème, Paris, France (May 6-28)
- 19th International Poster Biennial Warsaw, The Poster Museum at Wilanow, Poland (June).
- 21st International Biennale of Graphic Design Brno, Moravian Gallery, The Czech Republic (June).
- “Horizons of Illustration”, International exhibition of contemporary illustration, Gallery 10, Brno, The Czech Republic (June).
- ‘Image of the year”, Tassvir Magazine Poster Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum Gallery, Tehran (June).
- “Golden Bee 6”, Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design (September).
- “Un cri persan III”, Graphistes d’Iran, Centre de la gravure et de l’image imprimée, La Louviere, Belgium (September).
- Hong Kong International poster Triennial, Hong Kong Heritage Museum (October).
- “Visionica” Arte y cultura avanzada,Centro de Cultura Antigou Instituto, Gij?n, Spain (October).
- 9th International Tiennial of Political Posters, Mundaneum in Mons, Belgium (October).
- The Second Korea International Poster Biennale, Korea Institute of Design Promotion, KIDP (October).
- “Iranian Posters, from imagery to typography”, Dom Cultural Center & Moscow University of Typography (November).
- The First Islamic Poster Biennial, Academy of Art, Tehran (November).

2003
- International Poster Exhibition “Solidarity”, Galerie bratri Capku, Prague, the Czech Republic (December).
- “4th Block” 5th International Triennale of Eco Posters and Graphics, Ukraine (April).
- “The First Book Cover Design Annual Exhibition”, 16th Tehran International Book Fair (May).
- “Festival d’affiches de Chaumont”, 14th International Poster Competition, Chaumont, France (May).
- International Poster Exhibition “Solidarity”, Pécs, Hungary (May).
- 14th Lahti International Poster Biennial, Lahti Art Museum, Finland (June).
- “My favorite”, Tassvir Magazine Poster Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum Gallery, Tehran (June).
- 7th International Poster Triennial in Toyoma “IPT2003”, The Museum of Modern Art, Japan (August).
- 13th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition “CIIPE”, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA (September).
- 5th Trnava Poster Triennial, Jana Koniarka Gallery, Slovakia (September).
- “Un cri persan II”, Graphistes d’Iran, Les Silos, Maison de livre at l’affiche Chaumont, France (September).
- The 1st China International Poster Biennial, HangZhou (October).

2002
- 7th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers, Niyavaran Cultural Center, Tehran (February).
- “Brief encounters” An international poster competition for traveling exhibition across Europe by National Graphic Design Syndicate of France (March).
- 18th International Poster Biennial Warsaw, The Poster Museum at Wilanow, Poland (June).
- 20th International Biennale of Graphic Design Brno, Moravian Gallery, The Czech Republic (June).
- 100th Anniversary of Sadeq Hedayat’s Poster Exhibition, Arian Book City Gallery, Tehran (October).
- 4th Ogaki International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Ogaki Poster Museum, Japan (October).
- International Poster Exhibition “Solidarity”, Prague (November).
- “Un cri persan”, Graphistes d’Iran, Mois du Graphisme d’Echirolles, France (November).
- “35 years Iranian Poster” in the 4th Poster Festival of Cracow, Fine Arts Academy of Cracow, Poland (December).
- “Brief encounters” An international poster competition for traveling exhibition across Europe by National Graphic Design Syndicate of France (December).
- The Morisawa Awards, International Typeface Design Competition (December).
- “Vive le graphisme!”, Benefit auction at the Galerie Anatome in Paris, 14.12.02 (December).

2001
- The Self-Promotional Exhibition of Posters of the Iranian Graphic Designers, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (May).

2000
- Iranian Posters Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum Gallery, Tehran (February).
- 4th Generation Poster Exhibition, Azad Gallery, Tehran.

1999
- 5th Exhibition of Print and Packaging, Tehran International Trade Fair (February).
- 6th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (May).

1997
- Movie Posters Exhibition, 15th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran (February).

1992
- 3rd Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.

The 5th Color
2008
- “Shahnameh”, The Fourth Iranian Typography Exhibition, Momayez Gallery (June).
- “With Mysticism and Heroism”, Iranian Typography Exhibition, Barbor Garden, Kabul, Afghanistan (October).

2006
- “The Points”, The 5th Color poster exhibition, VCU Gallery, Doha (February).
- “Iranian Proverbs”, The Third Iranian Typography Exhibition, Tehran Gallery, (June).

2005
- “Fifty-Fifty” Graphic Design Exhibition by the 5th Color in EXPA Galleria Architettura, Palermo, Italy (March).
- “HamDast”; The 5th Color & Leonardo Sonnoli Poster Exhibition, Momayez Gallery, Tehran (April).
- Iranian Poster Exhibition in Ogaki, Kanazawa University, Ogaki Poster Museum (October).

2004
- “Self-Postrait” Poster Exhibition, The 5th Color, Elahe Gallery, Tehran (January)
- “Bouf-e Kour” The First Iranian Typography Exhibition, Cultural Heritage Organization, Tehran (February).
- “40+40” Graphic Design Exhibition by the 5th Color in Aiap event, Castello Svevo, Piazza Re Manfredi, Trani (BA), Italy (July).

- “Molavi”, The Second Iranian Typography Exhibition, Iranian Artists Forum Gallery, Tehran (September).
- “Molavi”, The Second Iranian Typography Exhibition, Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art, (October).

2003
- “Bouf-e Kour”, The first Iranian Typography Exhibition, 100th Anniversary of Sadeq Hedayat, Seyhoon Gallery, Tehran (January).

2002
- “The Keystone”, Poster Exhibition by the 5th Color, Iranian Artists Forum Gallery, Tehran (May).