Hena Hanzali Zadeh

About Me

Sara Ashrafi painter , lives and works in Tehran –Iran, Her interest in the visual arts begins very early. Mainly self-taught, she participates in professional development workshops when she was 13 years old and worked as a Cartoonist for Iranian famous Magazines at the age of 19.

She is the winner of gala art for Harvard university 2019 .illustrated a book for Emory university about dreams. Her painting titled  Inner child is part of treasure of Tehran contemporary art museum.

She is invited to prestigious symposium and exhibitions, in particular Tehran-Iran and Italy_  Bratislava Denmark _ France  Slovakia  Sirilanahka _Hudson _ New York _ switzeland _  armenia . Her works are part of many public and private collections in Iran, and Europe.

Artist statement

Through my work, I want to identify and convey the emotional impression I feel about a subject. I paint in Acrylicl for its rich colors and creamy texture. I am passionate in painting about normal routine life and social issues. In all my painting I try to achieve a memorable moment in the depths of the mind. Sense of longing for someone is always present in my work. My paintings are intended expressionist, with textured brushstrokes that draw the focus where I want to lead the viewer. They are imprints of social life , sometimes dramatic, where the pictorial quality tends to create an impression of the subject, leaving to the viewer his share of dreams.