Ismail Shiran

Born in 1927, Esfahan, Iran

He was only five years old when he began his training first with Gholam Hossein Charkh-kar, a master in the art of ceramics and then with Ali Kashian who taught him different technique such as glazing and… He then began to work with his brother Taqi Shiran.

 Activities:

He has 60 years of experience in the field of ceramics.

Teaching positions:

Pardis University, Esfahan
Art seminary, Esfahan
Cultural inheritance organization

Exhibitions and Awards:

He has participated in several exhibitions including:
An exhibition of background colours and tiles used under colours in which he won the first prize
Chehel Sotun Group exhibition in which he won the honorary diploma
He obtained the second position in the national ceramic exhibition held in Hamedan

Ozhen Siroosi

Born in 1959, Tehran, Iran

Member of the Center for Development of Visual Arts

Member of the Selection Committee, the 9th Biennial of Contemporary Iranian Pottery and Ceramics, Tehran, Iran, 2009

Held 5 solo exhibitions in Iran from 1986-2006

Mohammad-mehdi Anooshfar

Born in 1945, Tehran

Education:

BA in sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University

Activities:

Teaching pottery at Faculties of fine arts and art universities in Tehran, Kashan
He has written the first technical book on ceramics and tile manufacture in Iran (1975).
He is one of the three revivers of golden glaze in the world and in addition he has carried out valuable research on Sassanid, Neyshabur and Seljuq glazed tiles and potteries.

Exhibitions:

He has held more than 50 solo and group exhibition in Iran, Germany, England, Greece, Italy and…

 

Manijeh Armin

 

BA in Sculpture from Tehran university
BA in Psychology from Tehran university
MA in Consulting from teacher training university
A member of Abi Bikaran Institute
A member of Qualam Community
A member of Journalists Community
A member of International Federation of Journalists(IFJ)
More than 30 years of teaching and educational/psychological consulting
27 years of activities as a journalist
26 years of novel and short story writing
30 years of expirience in drawing and pottery
with more than 45 individual and in-group exhibitions in Iran and abroad.