The exhibit also displays a selection of works by the villagers who had taken part in the two workshops held in Mokarrameh’s birthplace “Darikandeh”.
The two workshops were held in spring and summer in which 500 interested villagers took part, the Persian service of ISNA reported.
Mokarrameh’s works are remarkably similar to the paintings of Russian-born French surrealist Marc Chagall.
Most of her works are on display in her house, which is located in Darikandeh village near Babol in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran. The house was converted into a museum two years ago.
Mokarrameh died at the age of 77 on October 24, 2005 and is buried in the courtyard of the house.
She began painting at the age of 63 when she found a painting of her son drenched in rain at home. Despite her great talent, she never received any formal training in painting.
She utilized bright and original colors inspired by the beautiful natural surroundings of her neighborhood, and within a few years her works were noticed by painters in Iran and overseas.
For the first times in 1995, her works were exhibited at Tehran’s Seyhun Gallery, which hosted her next exhibitions in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2005.
Mokarrameh’s reputation quickly crossed the borders so that the Conference of the Foundation of Iranian Women’s Studies in Stockholm awarded her an honorary certificate and named her the year’s exemplary woman in 2001.
In addition, she was named the “Female Painter of the Year 2001” by the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts.
Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Mokhtari has made a documentary film about the life and works of the artist entitled “Mokarrameh, Her Memories and Dreams”.
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