Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh (Persian: زهره اعتضادالسلطنه; born 1962) also known as Zahra Etezad al-Saltaneh, is an Iranian visual artist, and teacher for the disabled. She is known for her paintings, calligraphy, and weaving. Saltaneh was born with a congenital defect and has no arms or hands, and she has learned to use her feet.
Biography
Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh was born in 1962 in Tehran, Iran. She was born with a birth defect affecting the development of her arms and hands. Saltaneh had nine siblings and she was taught by her mother at a young age to use her feet in order to help out in the household. She has learned to paint, write, and weave with her feet; as well as play ping pong, cook, feed herself, type on the computer, text, and more.
Saltaneh has received many international awards for her artwork, and has held over 60 art exhibitions around the world. She has taught young people with similar disabilities how to gain more control of their feet.
References
- ^ قرآن, خبرگزاری بین المللی (May 14, 2014). "بازتاب گسترده جهانی توانایی بانوی معلول ایرانی". International Quran News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Disabled Iranian smiles at life". Islamic Republic News Agency. May 4, 2015.
- ^ "راز عشق و نمایشگاه آثار نقاشی زهره اعتضاد السلطنه". پان آرت - اخبار هنری ، پژوهشی هنرمندان (in Persian). 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Armless Iranian artist to showcase paintings". The Telegraph. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11.
- "بازتاب توانایی حیرت‌انگیز بانوی بدون دست و هنرمند ایران در رسانه‌های بین‌المللی – DW – ۱۳۹۴/۲/۱۲". Deutsche Welle (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Ripley's Special Edition 2014. Scholastic. 2013-08-27. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-545-62260-8.
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