Mahnoush Moshiri
Born in Shahabad (West Islamabad) in 1949, Mahnoush Moshiri has been the artistic manager of the Theater Quarterly, published by the former ministry of culture and art as well as a number of weekly magazines, including Tamasha, Soroush, Baran, Talaye, and Farda. Currently she is member of the board of directors, managing director as well as the graphics manager of the Ideh Publishing and Advertising Company.Moshiri also teaches at Al-Zahra University and the College of Fine Arts, and has illustrated numerous books such as Madam Khorshid, Aunt Bug, Wide Prairie, Drop Drop, The Horse Lion and the Nightingale’s Song. Other books illustrated by Moshiri are Behind a Smile, The Bicycle I Received as Prize, I Will Become a Butterfly, Nassim Daughter of the Wind, On the Wings of the Rainbow, The Wind and the Kite, Sahar and Her Mother, It Wont Be a Long Way to God, Me and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar’s Horse, The Unfinished Story, The Tale of the Old Man and the Youth, Composition Workshop, Story of Razaneha and Mishak, Smell of Bread and Breakfast, and Collection of Stories of the Prophets.
She has been on the board of juries of the following festivals and competitions: Festival of Quran Illustrations (3 editions), Press Festival (2 editions), Festival of Book Graphics organized by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (2 editions), Book Cover Illustrations section of the Press Festival, Festival of Primary School Textbooks Illustrations, Competition of Stories for Children and Young Adults, Competition of 20 Years of Literature for Children and Young Adults, Poetry and Story Book of the Year for Children and Young Adults.
Moshiri was also member of the selection committee of Tehran International Art Biennial, Festival of Quran Illustrations, and Festival of Resistance Illustration.
She authored a number of books and articles, including The Golden Point (with Arabic and English translations), Old Mansions of Our Collective Memories, I Will Become a Butterfly, Mrs. Parvaneh in Love, Nothing New Happens Under the Sun, articles on the Iranian literary men and scientists, articles on art, series of articles on the lives and thoughts of the mystics, and the stories titled Under the Grandma’s Table.