Tehran art expo to aid artists with cancer

A one-day exhibition of artworks by female artists will be held in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in order to help aid artists suffering from cancer.

The event will be held in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on February 8, as part of a campaign to inform the art community as well as the public about artists with cancer and ways to prevent the disease, the Shirin Art Gallery stated.

Artworks of different mediums, created by 19 young and veteran women artists, will be on display at the exhibit, with half of the proceeds given to the Houman Charity Organization.

Artists whose works will be put on display include Pouneh Jafarinejad, Homa Bazrafshan, Shima Khashkhashi, Farnaz Rabieijah, Shahpari Behzadi, Leila Khatibi, Raika Mikaeilian, Farish Alborzkuh, Mahsa Karimzadeh, Laleh Soraya, Masoumeh Mozafari, Zeynab Movahed, Leila Pakzad, Mahrouz Beladi, Mastaneh Bahador, Tara Behbahani, Tania Pakzad, Pouneh Oshidari and Golnaz Qadiri.

The Houman Charity Organization is a non-profit organization established less than a year ago by a number of artists seeking to improve the emotional, financial and medical conditions of other artists with cancer.

Shirin Gallery is one of the leading custodians and promoters of Iranian modern and contemporary art in the world, with branches in Tehran and New York.

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