DENA (artist group)

DENA (in Persian دنا) is an artist group that was founded in 2001 by Farah Ossouli and Gizella Varga Sinai in Tehran ( Iran ) and currently has ten members. The group takes its name from the highest point in the province of Kohkiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad within the Zagros Mountains. She also wants to express her respect for nature and its inherent creativity.

aims

The artist group aims to make Iranian full-time artists known in the country itself and abroad. The artists should speak with an independent voice, but should be able to present their different personal views of art. The artist group accordingly comprises three generations of women artists with their personal perspectives, artistic styles and backgrounds.

activities

The artist group organizes exhibitions to promote the artistic work of Iranian women in the world. This also includes support when starting a professional career.

The artist group organized and participated in many exhibitions in Iran and abroad.

Exhibitions

(Selection)

year	place
2001	Classic Gallery, Isfahan , Iran Kavir Gallery, Rafsanjan, Iran
2002	Villa del Cardinale, Naples, Italy Fabien Fryns Fine Arts, Marbella, Spain Palazzo Reale di Napoli, Naples, Italy United Nations building, Geneva, Switzerland Vigado Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Amber Gallery & Caro Gallery, Leiden, The Netherlands Finish group of artists exhibition (VISU), Helsinki, Finland
2003	European parliament building, Brussels, Belgium Haagse Kunstkring Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands Kokkola Museum, Kokkola, Finland Sala Uno Gallery, Rome, Italy City Hall Gallery, Radhuset, Oslo, Norway Yan-Huang Art Museum, Beijing, China Hubei Art Museum, Wuhan, China
2004	Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan , Iran
2005	Ludwig Museum Koblenz , Germany
2005	Persja Two Swiaty Galleries, Krakow, Poland Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Workshops

In addition, workshops are organized in various cities in order to reach as many women of all ages and nationalities as possible. The workshops are designed to promote women's self-confidence and psychological strength. Two workshops were e.g. B .:

year	title	place	country
2001 2006	Workshop for immigrant women Workshop for Children	Evry Abu Dhabi	France United Arab Emirates

Members

The members are currently (2008):

Aria Shokouhi Eghbal	Farah Ossouli	Farideh Lashai	Gizella Varga Sinai	Maryam Shirinlou
Massoumeh Mozaffari	Mitra Kavian	Nasrin Khosravi	Raana Farnood	Shahrzad Ossouli

Web links

www.denaartgroup.com