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Rashin Kheiriyeh
راشین خیریه
Born1979 (age 45–46)
Khorramshahr, Iran
EducationAzadegan Art School,
Al-Zahra University (MFA, PhD),
New York University Institute of Fine Arts
Occupation(s)Children's book author, illustrator, animator, graphic designer, painter, muralist

Rashin Kheiriyeh (Persian: راشین خیریه, romanized: Rāshīn Khayrīyah; born 1979) is an Iranian-born American illustrator, children's book author, graphic designer, animator, and painter. She has written and illustrated more than 80 books.[1]

Life and career

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Rashin Kheiriyeh was born in 1979, in Khorramshahr, in the Khuzestan province of Iran. Her family was forced to flee the area after the Iran–Iraq War started in 1980, when she was 9 months old. They settled in Tehran, and Kheiriyeh spent her childhood in Iran. She studied art and design in high school, which is when she began to paint.[2][3][1] As a teen she studied at the Azadegan Art School in Tehran.[4]

She later attended Al-Zahra University in Tehran, where she graduated with an MFA degree in graphic design, and Ph.D in illustration.[1]

In 2005 and 2006, she was awarded the Best Book of the Year by the Tehran Book Council.[4] Her work was included in an exhibit of 30 Iranian artists in 2007, which was organized as a way to improve cultural relations between Iran and the US. The exhibit debuted in Washington, D.C. and then traveled to various US states.[5]

In 2011, she moved to the United States to take an art course at the New York University Institute of Fine Arts.[2] That same year, she had a studio in New York City.[4] She later moved to Arlington, Virginia, where she lived when her first book to be published in the United States, Two Parrots, was released. The children's book was the re-imagining of a story by the Persian poet Rumi. For the work, Kheiriyeh used oil paint on paper.[6]

In 2018, she designed a Google Doodle of the Iranian national football team for the FIFA World Cup.[2] Kheiriyeh used her experiences from her family's escape from the Iran-Iraq War as inspiration for her drawings in the 2020 picture book Story Boat.[3] She created a mural in Santa Monica that advocated for freedom of women in Iran, which was unveiled in 2021.[7]

Works

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Writing and illustration

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  • Two Parrots (2012)[6]
  • Saffron Ice Cream (2018)[8]
  • Bahar, The Lucky (2020)[9]
  • The Shape of Home (2021)[10]
  • Love on a Plate (2021)[11]
  • Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love (2024)[12]

Illustration

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  • Story Boat (2020), written by Kyo Maclear[3]
  • Gwendolyn’s Pet Garden, written by Anne Renaud[13]
  • A Persian Passover (2022), written by Etan Basseri[1]
  • Welcome Home (2022), written by Reid Aimee[14]
  • The Night Before Eid (2023), written by Khalil Aya[15]
  • Eli and the Uncles (2024), written by Jehan Madhani[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Refael, Tabby (8 April 2022). "Vibrant Children's Picture Book Explores Passover in 1950s Iran". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Iranian Designer Talks Of Her Collaboration With FIFA World Cup Google Doodle - Iran Front Page". Iran Front Page. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Balaban, Samantha (7 March 2020). "When 'Here' Is Home, But 'Here' Keeps Changing — A Family Flees In 'Story Boat'". NPR. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Iran chic: Rashin Kheiriyeh paints a quirky collection of vogue women". Missoula Independent. 1 December 2011. p. 38. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  5. ^ "In pictures: Iranian art in the US". BBC. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b Ghaman, Allie (14 July 2014). "'Two Parrots,' by local author Rashin Kheiriyeh, is fun and feathery". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Essential Arts: The 'Women, Life, Freedom' rallying cry is louder than ever in new murals and other art". Los Angeles Times. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  8. ^ Russo, Maria (13 July 2018). "Standout Summertime Picture Books". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  9. ^ Fakih, Kimberly Olson (1 April 2020). "Bahar, the Lucky". School Library Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  10. ^ Krauss, Jennifer (27 August 2021). "Finding Your Own Way With Words, and Images". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  11. ^ Fakih, Kimberly Olson. "Love On a Plate". School Library Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  12. ^ Zuffa, Rachel (12 April 2024). "Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love". School Library Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  13. ^ Solow, Jan Aldrich (1 July 2021). "Gwendolyn's Pet Garden". School Library Journal.
  14. ^ Lauer, Louie. "Welcome Home". School Library Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  15. ^ Nolan, Amy. "The Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story". School Library Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  16. ^ Khuri, Ronny (November 2024). "Eli and the Uncles". Booklist. 121 (5/6): 78. ISSN 0006-7385.
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