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Gifted Iranian painter, Maryam
Khazai,
was one of the 12 winners of design painting from
Cleveland International Biennale Drawing Exhibition.
Talking in interview with Iran News, Maryam Khazai said:
"I took one of my portraits called 'Look' to the
exhibition and was picked by the jury as one of the 12
selected painters and awarded prize of 1000
Sterling." She said according to statement, issued by
Cleveland Painting Exhibition, based in UK, the prize will
be distributed among the winners on March 8, when the
exhibition is opened. British Embassy in Tehran has so far
refused to grant her visa, although she holds an official
invitation from exhibition.
"After screening 1800 paintings forwarded to
exhibition, Cleveland Jury selected 80 as excellent
paintings. Pursuant to another screening, 12 outstanding
paintings were chosen for awards, include mine", Maryam Khazai
explained.
Born in 1963, Mrs. Khazaei started painting in 1984 band
received BA in painting from Al-Zahra University.
Elaborating on her artistic performance, the young painter
said: "During the time I was active in artistic work,
I participated in group exhibitions, such as the second
and third biennale exhibitions, held in Tehran. I also
attended Children's Book Illustration Exhibition on the
effect of flower and nature on the works of painters, and
exhibition of the manifestation of feelings, held on the
occasion of Women's Week."
She said this year she held individual exhibition in Sabz
Gallery and last week had joint exhibition with Manouchehr
Nosrat in Barg Gallery, which ended yesterday.
Meanwhile, upon the invitation of UNESCO, Maryam Khazai
will travel to Paris, on March 19, to exhibit 38 of her
paintings in Central Hall of UNESCO for one week.
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