Gabour Visual Artist (Abolfazl Bayat) is an Iranian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal. He began drawing before he could speak, and with the support of his mother, he followed the path of art from early childhood.His professional career started at the age of 17 with illustration for children’s books and set design for the TV show “Amin & Mina,” which was broadcast by IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting). At 19, he began teaching art at Tehran’s House of Animation and the Youth Cultural Center. He later taught design and animation at various cultural centers in Iran, including the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon), Abdollah Alimorad’s animation studio, and the Bayat Brothers Cultural & Art Institute. After immigrating to Montreal, he continued teaching art to children in libraries and schools, including immigrant students at Saint Charles School.He holds a Diploma in Fine Arts, an Associate Degree in Animation, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema Directing. Gabour is also the founder of the unique technique “Fixed Sand Painting on Glass,” which transforms ephemeral live sand performances into lasting physical paintings — a blend of form, color, motion, and light that has become his signature.In animation, Gabour has worked as a character designer, environment artist, and title sequence designer on various projects, including the series “The Adventures of the Goat and Kid,” which won the Best TV Production Award at the 2011 Kanoon Festival. This award was given for outstanding design of characters, environments, and titles.In 2021, Gabour created a digital art collection using only his smartphone and fingerprints, which he released as NFTs. His collection, “Animal World,” gained notable attention on the OpenSea platform when one of its pieces was purchased by international artist and collector Snoop Dogg (under the collector name Cosmo Medici). This support helped the collection become one of the top-selling NFT collections in October 2021.In the past two years, alongside his focus on live painting, public performances, and digital art, Gabour has also actively participated in the international Art Battle competition. He reached the finals in Montreal in 2024, and in July 2025, he returns as a finalist. A win would qualify him for the North American Finals in Toronto.