User:Nima eln/Reyhaneh Rahmati

Reyhaneh Rahmatimain areas of expertise include illuminated manuscripts, painting, miniature painting, calligraphy, traditional design, hairpin ornamentation, art restoration, and the restoration of historical books and manuscripts.

Reyhaneh Rahmati (born March 21, 1984) is an Iranian award-winning and internationally renowned artist and craftsperson specializing in Persian art. She is a self-employed craftsperson and artist in Iran for the past two decades, since early 2003. Her main areas of expertise include illuminated manuscripts, painting, miniature painting, calligraphy, traditional design, hairpin ornamentation, art restoration, and the restoration of historical books and manuscripts.

Rahmati began studying art during her high school years at Hemmat-e-Mardom Technical School, where she focused on painting. After graduating in 2002, she entered the art world in earnest and began working on a contract basis for a variety of clients and institutions, providing a wide range of services using her skills as an artist and craftsperson.

In 2010, Rahmati earned her Associate Degree in Persian Painting from Iran’s University of Applied Science and Technology. Between February 2012 and September 2021, she secured numerous contracts to produce a variety of artistic works and crafts for a diverse set of clients in Iran and abroad. This included work for the Art Creation Institute of Astan Quds Razavi, part of the Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum and Library Complex in Mashhad, Iran, where she restored and illuminated Quranic manuscripts and other works.

Rahmati’s work has been exhibited at various exhibitions and festivals in Iran and abroad, including the Grand Exhibition of the Holy Quran (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2011), the Quranic Works Exhibition at Nairobi University (Nairobi, 2011), the 8th Festival of the Youth’s Plastic Arts (Iran, 2011), the National Festival (3rd Festival of Illumination – Tazhib) (Iran, 2012), the Tehran International Exhibition (Iran, 2013), the Yassin International Exhibition (Iran, 2013), National Festival of Quranic Illumination at the Rezvan Exhibition (Iran, 2014), the 5th and 6th and 7th Safir Cultural Festival (Iraq, 2015/2016/2017), the 24th International Holy Quran Exhibition (Iran, 2016), the 7th Safir Cultural Festival (Iraq, 2017), and the 6th Masters of the Future: Traditional Arts and Design Competition, held by Turkey’s UNESCO-accredited Traditional Arts Association (Turkey, 2018). Her artwork is also currently on display in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA).

Throughout her 20-year career, Rahmati has received numerous awards for her artistic works and crafts. Highlights from her career include:


 * Placing    2nd in the Kufic Calligraphy category at the 11th International     Calligraphy Competition held by the Islamic History, Culture, and Art     Research Center (IRCICA) (Turkey, 2019)
 * Placing    1st in in the Illumination category at the 6th Masters of the Future:     Traditional Arts and Design Competition, held by Turkey’s     UNESCO-accredited Traditional Arts Association (Turkey, 2018)
 * Placing    1st in the Kufic Calligraphy Competition at the 7th Safir Cultural     Festival (Iraq, 2017)
 * Being    awarded a Plaque of Appreciation for the Kufic Incentive Prize in the 10th     International Calligraphy Competition held by the Islamic History,     Culture, and Art Research Center (IRCICA) (Turkey, 2016)
 * Placing    2nd in the Kufic Calligraphy Competition at the 6th Safir Cultural     Festival (Iraq, 2016)
 * Placing    4th in the Kufic Calligraphy Competition at the 5th Safir Cultural     Festival (Iraq, 2015)
 * Placing    1st in the Revival of Illuminated Manuscripts category at the 4th Quran     Illuminated Manuscripts Biennial (Iran, 2014)
 * Placing    2nd in the Quran Arrays category at the 4th Quran Illuminated Manuscripts Biennial     (Iran, 2014)
 * Receiving    a Commendation Plate at the 3rd Biennial Competition for Quran     Illumination for her work in Hair-Pin Ornamentation (Iran, 2012)
 * Being    awarded the title of Third-Rank Artist in Painting at the 8th Festival of     the Youth’s Plastic Arts (Iran, 2011)
 * Receiving    a Commendation Plate and being selected as the Appreciable Artist in the     field of Painting at the 7th Festival of the Youth’s Plastic Arts (Iran,     2010)

Rahmati is a highly accomplished and respected artist and craftsperson