Meet Shervin - artist from Iran

Shervin

Shervin painting

We were delighted to hear that Shervin, a talented artist from Iran, has been given leave to remain after spending many months in a hotel for asylum seekers.  He was forced to leave Iran for his political and personal beliefs.
 
Shervin sent us his portfolio, below.
 
You can see that he started painting as a child and has won numerous awards and exhibited widely.  He is also a talented musician, author and broadcaster.

​He writes about his work:
 
“Having different experiences and many trips and living in different climates and lands has inspired him in the content of his paintings.   He tries to convey a message in his works that makes the audience think so that the world becomes a better place for future generation.”
 
You can see some of Shervin’s amazing art work here, and in the  exhibition at the St Albans Museum + Gallery during the whole month of June for Refugee Week.
 
Shervin kindly donated some of his paintings to raise much needed funds for us to continue to welcome and support refugees in Hertfordshire.  He has also helped run some art clubs for children at the hotel.
 
Volunteer Karen tells us that he has now managed to find his own bedsit and moved in yesterday, with the kind help of volunteer Sarah, and we received this lovely message:  ‘Dear Karen, Thank you for everything you and your friends made for me. I really appreciate all of you.”

Update: Shervin just sent us some more beautiful leaf designs which you can see below.  They are also now  included in Dontsendmeacard - Shervin has generously allowed them to be used to raise money for Herts Welcomes Refugees when you send e-cards.   Follow Shervin on Instagram at www.instagram.com/sherviniue

We are delighted that Shervin is also currently showing his work at Trestle Arts Base in the Patterns of Nature exhibition and have added these paintings to the slideshow below.

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Update April 2026:
Shervin has a new website https://sherviniu.netlify.app and recently sent a beautiful new painting: Dawn of Hope which you can see below.

Shervin writes beautifully about the message of this painting:

"Dawn of Hope" reflects the persistence of life within a fractured spatial field. This work does not focus on the rupture itself, but on the defiant grace of what emerges beyond it.

​It captures the moment where a sapling utilizes the very remnants of destruction as a scaffold for its growth. In this suspended moment, fragility and endurance coexist, proving that hope is not the absence of scars, but the radical strength to grow through them. It is the quiet yet powerful life that remains, and that rises, thereafter...

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Paintings by Shervin