Mahindokht (Mojde) Salek Mahdavi

  • Place and date of birth: Tehran, 1970.
  • Illuminator and Traditional art designer.
  • Professor of Art Faculty of Shahed University, Soore University, and Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization.
  • First-rate member of Visual Arts Development Institute and Persian Painting Association of Iran. 
  • First-rate Art Degree from Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
  • Member of the Artists Evaluation Council in the Cultural Heritage Organization.

The most important artistic activities

  • Participation and cooperation in the congress of world Islamic Arts in Isfahan.
  • Member of the selection and judging committee of the fifth biennial of Iran’s Persian Painting.
  • Judgment of art works of the 16th Holy Quran Exhibition.
  • Member of the evaluation committee and judge of the 6th Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts.
  • Participation in more than fifty exhibitions inside and outside the country, including:
  • Persian Painting biennals.
  • International Exhibitions of the Holy Quran.
  • Qeshm Quranic festival. 
  • Exihibition of calligraphy and illumination in Urmia.
  • Exhibitions of Reza Abbasi Museum, Imam Ali (PBUH) Museum, Niavaran Palace Museum, Quran Museum and etc.
  • Exhibitions in the UAE (Dubai), England, Sudan (Khartoum), India, Morocco, Turkey, Indonesia and Russia.

Lists of awards

  • The result of the proposed exhibitions, winning numerous awards, honorary diplomas and appreciation letters, as well as:
  • Selected artist in the Women’s exhibition (1999).
  • Selected artist of the 8th Holy Quran exhibition (2000).
  • Selected artist in Nowrūz e Ghadir exhibition (2000).
  • Quranic distinguished artist in the 12th International Holy Quran exhibition (2004).
  • Khadem e Quran (Servant of the Holy Quran) (the prominent artist and Persian painter of the concepts of the Holy Quran) (2004).
  • Distinguished woman artist of the year (2005).
  • Selected artist of the first Youth Traditional Arts Festival (2005).
  • Selected artist of the Payam e Payambar (the message of the Prophet) Festival (2006).
  • Selected artist of the 15th International Exhibition of the Holy Quran (2007).
  • Khadem e Quran (Servant of the Holy Quran) (selected activist) of the 14th celebration of khademin e Quran (servants of the Holy Quran) (2007).
  • Receiving appreciation letters from the presidency (2004 and 2008).
  • Selected artist in the first biennial of the Quranic Illuminations of Astan Quds Razavi (۲۰۰۸).
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