Qanbari’s house to be registered on National Heritage List

His son Amir-Ali Bolboli said that the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Mazandaran Department has announced its willingness to register the house and the department’s experts have recently visited the house.

He expressed hope that the registration will occur soon so that the house will get the chance to be converted into a museum.

Mokarrameh died at the age of 77 on October 24, 2005 and was buried in the courtyard of her house.

Despite her great talent, she never received any formal training in painting.

She decided to start painting at the age of 63 when she found a painting of her son drenched in rain at home.

She continued her painting, using 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.

She held her first exhibition at the Seyhun Gallery in 1995. The artist also participated in other exhibitions and was awarded the jury prize at the Roshd Film Festival and another award at the Rural Artistic-Literary Festival.

In 2001, she was awarded an honorary certificate at the Conference of the Foundation of Iranian Women's Studies in Stockholm and was named the year's exemplary woman.

In addition, she was named the "Female Painter of the Year 2001" by the Swedish National Museum.

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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