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visual arts biennial exhibition of Iran. A year later. Khooy-Fard designed an emblem for the Zoroastrian Women's Organization in honour of the fourth annual Women's International Conference held in China. One of her still lifes was featured in the book Iran: Contemporary Painting. While living in Iran. Khooy-Fard maintained a busy schedule working as the president of the art department for the Zoroastrian Women's Organization and as the art director of the Green Gallery. She also served as an artistic adviser and instructor at the Attlich Kara. In recent years, Khooy-Fard has used her artistic skills to create dry flower paintings: unique three dimensional pieces constructed from dried fruit, nuts, seeds, and found objects. Creating dry flower paintings is a labour-intensive process; hours are spent shaping flowers from such unlikely materials as shellacked walnuts and orange peels. Khooy-Fard moved to Canada with her family two years ago. Despite her successful career in Iran, she has struggled for recognition in her new home. She currently works at the Seymour Art Gallery, where she teaches pastel painting and drawing techniques. Khooy-Fard has exhibited her work at the North Vancouver City Hall, the North Shore Arts Commission, the Harmony Festival, and at the North Vancouver Arts Council Art Rental show. One of her dry flower paintings was recently given as a door prize at Lonsdale Quay's Night of Worldly Delights, a Tribute to Chief Dan George, plaster model, by Tudor Serban (below) Monument for Heroes of th< Revolution, plaster model, by Tudor Serban (above) As he puts his life back together, Shabahang is slowly becoming more active in North Vancouver's Iranian community. He has been able to recreate some of his research on traditional Iranian art and is gradually resuming his career as a painter. Shabahang recently contributed several works to the North Vancouver Arts Council Art Rental exhibit. Mahnaz Kian Khooy-Fard Mahnaz Kian Khooy-Fard is a gifted Iranian artist who has studied under three of Iran's most respected painters: Morteza Katozian. Vali. and Javadi Pour. Over the course of her career. KhooyFard has worked with many different materials, including oil paints, charcoal, and recycled objects. Her favourite medium, however, is pastels. Khooy-Fard likes working with pastels Please phone the North Community for more information Vancouver 988-6844 Arts Council at artists. about these and because they are easy to manipulate, allowing her to create the delicate and highly textured still lifes and portraits that have become her trademark. Khooy-Fard has exhibited her work throughout Iran. In 1994. she was chosen as a representative for the second other emerging