Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh

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.[1][2] She is known for her paintings, calligraphy, and weaving.[3] Saltaneh was born with a congenital defect and has no arms or hands, and she has learned to use her feet.[4]

Biography

Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh was born in 1962 in Tehran, Iran.[3] She was born with a birth defect affecting the development of her arms and hands.[4] 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.[1] 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.[2][5][6]

Saltaneh has received many international awards for her artwork,[2][6] 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.[1]

References

1. قرآن, خبرگزاری بین المللی (May 14, 2014). "بازتاب گسترده جهانی توانایی بانوی معلول ایرانی". International Quran News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
2. "Disabled Iranian smiles at life". Islamic Republic News Agency. May 4, 2015.
3. "راز عشق و نمایشگاه آثار نقاشی زهره اعتضاد السلطنه". پان آرت - اخبار هنری ، پژوهشی هنرمندان (in Persian). 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
4. "Armless Iranian artist to showcase paintings". The Telegraph. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11.
5. "بازتاب توانایی حیرت‌انگیز بانوی بدون دست و هنرمند ایران در رسانه‌های بین‌المللی – DW – ۱۳۹۴/۲/۱۲". Deutsche Welle (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
6. Ripley's Special Edition 2014. Scholastic. 2013-08-27. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-545-62260-8.

External links

• Armless Iranian artist to showcase paintings