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Iranian artist Azam Amiri Siavashani is widely recognized as one of the leading pioneers of Persian miniature art in Iran. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Persian Miniature Painting (Negargari) and has earned professional and technical certificates in Persian Miniature Painting, Gol-o-Morgh painting, and Tash’ir and Tazhib from the Asia Institute. She also holds an official Handicraft Artist Card in Persian Miniature Painting.
With more than twenty-three years of continuous professional practice, she has taught Persian Miniature Painting, Gol-o-Morgh, and Tazhib at the Kamal Honar Art Institute. She has also served as an instructor at the Naghsh-o-Rang Art Institute and as a Tazhib instructor at the Khavaran Cultural Center. She is a member of the Iranian Society of Miniature Artists and the Institute for the Development of Visual Arts.
Throughout her career, she has participated in more than twenty national and international exhibitions and artistic events, including the Algeria Art Festival, the Fajr Visual Arts Festival, the International Quran Exhibition, and exhibitions held at the Malek Museum, Iran Art Museum, and Dafineh Museum. She also participated in the Ravagh-e Honar workshops at Milad Tower in Tehran.
First Prize in Miniature at the Muscat International Award for Innovation and Creativity
Azam Amiri Siavashani achieved international recognition by winning the First Prize in Miniature Art at the Muscat International Award for Innovation and Creativity, held in Muscat, Oman, in 2012. The award carried a prize of US$2,500 and was organized within the framework of the Muscat International Festival for Arts, Crafts and Heritage, whose total awards amounted to US$150,000.
This prestigious distinction stands among the most significant milestones of her artistic career and reaffirms her status as one of the foremost contemporary masters of Persian miniature art in Iran and beyond.
Source: Professor Nezih Maruf
