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Akbar Jalili (Born December 23 1986) is an Iranian visual artist and scene designer known for being the founder and CEO of International Symposium Of Scenery Design (TheRhyton).

Biography
Born in West Azerbaijan, Jalili has developed a background in scenery, costume, and lighting design with a focus on digital art, spatial design, and project management and got his both degrees (Bachelor's degree in Scenic Design and an Associate degree in Visual Arts) in Iran, moved from his hometown to Tehran for his studies.

Career
He is has experience in Digital and visual art, teaching and lecturing in art schools and universities, being creative director, art director, designer with a focus on scene design, along with the skills in 2D graphic designing. He has worked on Film and photo editing, managing art events and guiding the team towards a specific goal. He is also the head of the international symposium of stage and costume design based in Iran.

Works
Jalili has been working as a scenic and costume designer for many years, as well as making theatrical sets and special urban sculptures. He has been researching and studying digital art since 2018, and after 2 years of study, effort and research, he started producing digital paintings. Now, as a digital and visual artist, he creates unique works with digital oil paint and scribbling techniques, which are characterized by their special texture and material. Jalili is very interested in abstract expressionism, as well as solo exhibitions and painting organization with digital technique has also participated. (See the full list in his redirected website link)

Awards & Prizes
Also, as the CEO and founder of the his International Symposium, he took special measures for independence in stage design and editing and correcting the academic and global view on tasteful stage design, and got awarded for achieving an intellectual view in stage and costume design.

Jalili has received various awards and honors for his works, including the best stage design award at the 7th Tehran Surah Theater Festival in 2014. He has also worked as a stage assistant, accessory maker and director.