Quranic Artworks by Spanish Calligrapher to Be Put on Display in Mashhad

The expo will be launched on Saturday, December 26, at Rezvan Gallery and will run for five days.
It will also include Islamic and Quranic calligraphy works by Nuria’s husband, Bahman Panahi.
The exhibition will welcome visitors from 9 to 12 in the morning and 5 to 8 in the evening.
Born in 1978 in Ibiza, Spain, Nuria Garcia Masip grew up in Spain and the US. In 1999, after completing her BA in French and Spanish Literature at The George Washington University, USA, she traveled to Morocco where she developed an interest in Islamic Art.
In 2000, she returned to Washington DC where she started studying the Rik'a , Sulus , and Naskh scripts with calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya.
In 2004, she moved to Istanbul where she continued to study the Sulus and Naskh scripts with the Hasan Çelebi, and with Davut Bektas. In 2007, she received her diploma in these two scripts, signed by her three teachers, under the auspices of IRCICA (Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture).
Nuria is currently living in Paris where she teaches and works on calligraphy. She has won prestigious prices in international calligraphy competitions, has given workshops and conferences in many different countries and continues to exhibit her art internationally.