An artist (R) receives an award at the 11th National Biennial of Persian Painting at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on April 29, 2023. (ISNA/Mohammadreza Bolandi) TEHRAN – Winners of the 11th edition of Iran’s National Biennial of Persian Painting were awarded during the closing ceremony of the event on Saturday at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. The awards ceremony was attended by the president of the biennial, Soleiman Saeidabadi, Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Mahmud Salari, Visual Arts Office director Abdorreza Sohrabi and a group of cultural figures and artists. A jury comprising Selina Puria, Khashayar Qazizadeh and Meisam Hassankhani selected the winners in different categories. Naghmeh Torabain won the top award in the Persian painting (miniature) category. Hadi Faqihi and Maedeh Inanlu took second and third prizes. Mahbubeh Hosseini, Soheila Jahed, Maryam Shakeri and Donya Emam-Hosseini were awarded honorable mentions in this section. In […]

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