Makrameh Ghanbari
Banu Makrameh Ghanbari’s first exhibition was held in 1995 (1374 in the Iranian calendar) at Sayehoon Gallery by Mrs. Masoumeh Sayehoon. After that, she held exhibitions at the same gallery annually. Additionally, in 2005 (1384), an exhibition of her works was held in Los Angeles.
In 2001, Banu Ghanbari traveled to Sweden to hold an exhibition of her works and was named Sweden’s Woman of the Year in the same year. European art experts compare her works to the paintings of Chagall. Her exhibition in Sweden was met with great success. She was also invited to hold exhibitions in the United States and England.
Despite enduring financial hardships, Makrameh Ghanbari used the prize money she received in Sweden to buy souvenirs for all the residents of her village. With a small portion of the money, she built a small studio, created a tiny park, and lined the roadside from her house with painted stones. She also constructed a small Hosseinieh (a place for religious gatherings), decorating all its walls with her paintings.
Makrameh Ghanbari created her first work, a portrait of a cow, using clay and soil on a stone. She then filled the walls of her house, doors, pumpkins, and anything that could serve as a canvas with patterns and colors. One day, during one of his monthly visits to see her, one of her sons brought her paints and paper from Tehran.
Now, her entire house is filled with paintings, each narrating a story of her bittersweet life, particularly the tale of her marriage. Banu Makrameh often protested about being forced, at a young age, to become the fourth wife of a middle-aged man.
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