TEHRAN-The closing ceremony of the third painting biennial “The Seeds of My Homeland” was held at the Ariana Art Gallery in Tehran.

The third biennial had received 8,000 works created by the young art students of Daneh Art School, of which 1,300 works by children and teenagers were selected and put on show from October 11 to 18 at Ariana Gallery, Honaronline reported.

At the closing ceremony, founder of Daneh Art School Anahita Teymourian and veteran authors Mostafa Rahmandoust and Mahmoud Dowlatabadi honored 163 artists of Daneh Art School and awarded 20 artists, 10 from Tehran and 10 from other cities.

Founded in 2012, Daneh Art School is active in teaching painting to children and teenagers. Elevating the talents of Iranian children in all parts of the world is one of the long-term goals of this cultural center.

Anahita Teymourian is an architect, painter, writer, and illustrator of books for children and teenagers whose books have won various awards from major fairs such as the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and Noma Concours among others.

Her picture books have also been translated and published in Germany, Austria, Japan, China, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and some other countries including Arab states.

Her books have stories that appeal to children and are accompanied by marvelous and unique illustrations. Her illustrated books simultaneously include signs of the culture she lives in and a global, inclusive language that children from different countries can relate to.

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