TEHRAN -– An exhibition of paintings by Iran’s female artists is to open on June 19 at the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Maroussi, Greece, Iranian cultural attaché in Athens told the Mehr News Agency on Saturday.

“Thirty works by Homa Khoshbin, Fereshteh Ghazirah, Foruzan Farzam, Shirin Ettehadiyeh, Shahla Habibi, and Sharareh Zandiyeh will be on display in the weeklong event organized by Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art,” Mohammadreza Darbandi added.

He explained that they have held several painting exhibitions over the past four years, aiming to familiarize the Greeks with Iranian art and culture.

To Darbandi, painting is the easiest means one can communicate with people of different cultural background at anytime.