Mitra Jashni
Iranian writer and artist (born 1976)
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Mitra Jashni (Persian: میترا جشنی; born 16 December 1976) is an Iranian visual artist and political activist, of Kurdish ethnicity. She works in the mediums of painting, drawing, and sculpture; as well as works as an art teacher, poet, and singer of Iranian contemporary music.[1][2][3][4] She is one of the founders and executive director of Farashgard, an Iranian political party and activist group based in Washington, D.C.[5][6]
Mitra Jashni | |
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میترا جشنی | |
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| Born | 16 December 1976 Mashhad, Iran |
| Education | Soore University |
| Known for | Visual art, activism |
Biography
Jashni was born in Iran on 16 December 1976 in Mashhad, Pahlavi Iran.[citation needed] In 2008, she received a MA degree in painting from Tehran's Soore University.[citation needed]
As of 2014[update], she had worked as an artist for more than ten years in Iran, Canada, South America, and Europe.[7][8][9]
