Feeroozeh Golmohammadi

Feeroozeh Golmohammadi is an Iranian artist and the first woman from her country to win international recognition in the field of arts, Bom in Tehran, she began her art education in high school and obtained a diploma in this field. She continued her studies at an art university in Iran and during years of experience, she developed her own unique style. Feeroozeh is primarily a miniaturist and is highly acclaimed as the modernizer of Persian miniature. Art critiques usually refer to her style to her style as the renaissance of Persian miniature. Her contribution on this genre is to present the traditional essence of miniature principles in an exciting new language. Her attempt is to explor the realm of universal ideals and to create subjective and symbolic art that strives to convey not just aesthetic values bat also spiritual beauty. In her spiritual quest for the ultimate truth,Feeroozeh has been inspired and guided by the master works of great Iranian mystic like Rumi, Attar, and also Ferdowsi, the Iranian epic poet. Through them, she has discovered that the ultimate lies beyond the perception of just the physical sense. Ganine Despinette, the famous French critique best describes Feeroozeh,s style in her international illustration critique book, "Les Imagies de Ia Literature en couleurs". Feeroozeh’s works from Ferdowsi with images of Rustam in Shahnameh, from fables of Rumi and from poems of Sepehri offer her spectators stories of Iranian great literary tradition in an atmosphere surprisingly out of current events and at the same time, quiet subtly modern. The application of strict principles of miniature painting is relevant through her designs conducted to the tips of her finest silver feathers and the resonance of modern principles emantes from her personal and original manner of capturing the effect of luminosity in daylight or nightlight with the variety of colors she uses in her images. Feeroozeh,s interpretation of symbolic images of myths in Persian classic texts conveys a profound and total adhesion to the expressive language of Islamic arts. This happens through exuberant floral decoration, zoomorphic designs, the application of gold and silver for illumination and the reflection of poetic beauties that all exist in miniature tradition. It is with this icono-textual replacement that a professionalism of unique expression occurs". Beside paintings, Feeroozeh’s main focus in recent years has been on illustrating children’s books and conveying timeless truths to different age groups in interesting and challenging ways. She takes kin interest in photography and writing. Feeroozeh was the chief editor of the Iranian magazine "Zan-e Rooz", "Woman of Today". For three years, she has been the head of Art Division at cultural center of Iran in Pakistan and the Executive secretany of TIBI (Tehran International Biennial of lllustrators) fram 1998 to 2002. During her stay in India from 1998 to 2002. she has the opportunity to explore the richness of Indian art and culture. Feeroozeh,s art and photographic works are widely exhibited in Iran, the Middle East, the Far East, Europe, India and the USA. Several of her art works bassd on Holy Quoran and Mathnavi from Rumi are enlarged onto gigantic murals overlooking the major city squares in Tehran. Feeroozeh haz won many prestigious national and international awards, and has participated in various intemational conferenes on art and books for children, she has also been selected as a jury member in national and intemational competitions. Feeroozeh lives in Tehran with her family and is engaged in painting and teaching art. In addition, she manages the Association lllustration of children book.

Exhibitions:
Exhibition of photography. Islamabad. Pakistan. 1987
First Art biennial. Lahor. Pakistan.
Exhibition of photography. Lahor. Pakistan.
Exhibition of photography of Historical buildings of iran. Lahor. Pakistan.
Exhibition of paintings. Lahor. Pakistan.
Exhibition of paintings. Islamabad. Pakistan.
Exhibition of lllustrations. Tokyo. Japan. 1991.
Exhibition of lllustrations. UNICEF. Tehran.
Exhibition of lllustrations. Tokyo. Japan.
Exhibition of lllustrations. Bratislava.
Exhibition of lllustrations. Seoul. South korea.
Exhibition of lllustrations. London. United kingdom.
Exhibition of lllustrations. Koln. Germany.
The 4th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers. Tehran.
Exhibition of paintings & lllustration. Sofia. Bulgaria. 1992.
Exhibition of lllustrations. Rome. Italy. 1994. Exhibitings. Cannes. France. 1995.
Exhibition of paintings. Tehran. Iran. 1996.
Exhibition of paintings. Lalit kala Academy. Dehli.
The sth Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers. Tehran.
Exhibition of lllustrations. Japan. 1997.
Exhibition of paintings. U.N. New York. 1998.
Exhibition of paintings & lllustration. University of Colombia. New York.1998.
Exhibition of paintings. New Dehli. 1999.
Exhibition of lllustrations. Tokyo. Japan. 1999.
Exhibition of paintings & lllustration. U.N office. Vienna. Ausria. 1999.
Exhibition of paintings & lllustration OPECE office. Vienna. Austria. 1999.
Exhibition lllustrations. Bratislava. 2000.
Exhibition paintings & lllustration. Tehran.Iran. 2000.
Exhibition paintings.Tehran. 2001.
Exhibition lllustrations. Tehran. 2002.
Exhibition paintings. New Zealand, 2003.
Exhibition lllustrations. Bratislava, 2006.
Exhibition lllustrations. Belgrad,2006.

Awards :
1984-winner of The best calendar, Pakistan.
1988-Runner up award in the Noma concourse competition, UNESCO, Japon.
1990-The Gold plaque,Tehran.
1991-The crystal pen, Tehran.
1992-Bronze Medal, UNESCO-EZRA JACK KEATS, New York.
1992-Runner up award in the Noma concourse competition, UNESCO, Japan.
1994-The Hans christhan Andersen plaque&Honorary Diploma, spain.
1994-lllustration selcted by UNECO for the calendar.
1994-The Honorary certificate from the painting & sculpture Academy, colomba.
1996-The Encouragment Award in the Noma concourse competition, UNESCO, Japan.
1998- second prize in the noma concours competition, UNESCO, Japan.
2000-Runner up award in the Noma concourse competition, UNESCO, Japan.
2006-Gold medal,India.
2006-seleted book, octagone, France.
2006-selected book, The white Ravens, Munchen.