About Me

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS:

2012 Plaque of Appreciation, Consulat General of the Russian Federation in Isfahan, Iran

2008 Letter of Appreciation, State Welfare Organization, Isfahan, Iran

2007 Letter of Appreciation,Photography Center of of Youth Cinema Association of Isfahan, Iran

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2020 Artistic Portfolio Review of Apadana gallery and Jila Mannani’s art, Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art, Isfahan, Iran

2018 Painting exhibition, Areas of Art Gallery (Hozeh Honari), Isfahan, Iran

2018 Painting exhibition, Tar-o-Pood Gallery, Shiraz, Iran

2015 Painting exhibition, Apadana Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2008 Painting exhibition, Areas of Art Gallery (Hozeh Honari), Isfahan, Iran

2007 Watercolor painting exhibition, Naghsh-e-Jahan Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2007 Painting exhibition, Areas of Art Gallery (Hozeh Honari), Isfahan, Iran

2007 Painting exhibition, Apadana Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2006 Painting exhibition, Shirin and Farhad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2005 Painting exhibition, Soureh Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2004 Painting exhibition, Shirin and Farhad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2016 Rite of Passage group exhibition, City Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA

2016 Group painting exhibition, Apadana Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2014 Group painting exhibition, Apadana Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2013 Group self-portrait painting exhibition, Apadana gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2012 Annual art auction, Apadana Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2011 Group exhibition for women artists, Apadana Gallery and City Center Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2011 Annual art auction, Apadana Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2011 Group Abstract painting exhibition, Apadana Gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2010 Group painting exhibition, Farshchian Complex, Isfahan, Iran

2010 Group painting exhibition, Khaneh Honarmandan Iran, Tehran, Iran

2010 Photograph and painting exhibition of St. Petersburg and Isfahan, Farshchian Complex, Isfahan, Iran

2009 Group painting exhibition, Apadana gallery, Isfahan, Iran

2008 Group painting exhibition, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran

2007 The first exhibition on select artworks of Iranian galleries, Roudaki Hall, Tehran, Iran

CHARITY/VOLUNTEER WORK:

2007 Painting exhibition, Proceeds were donated to International Society for Children with Cancer (MAHAK institute), Areas of Art Gallery (Hozeh Honari), Isfahan, Iran

2005 Painting exhibition, Proceeds were donated to Isfahan Multiple Sclerosis Society, Soureh gallery, Isfahan, Iran

BOOKS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

1. Title: After the storm: In Praise of Love (Pas Az Toofan: Dar Setayesh-e-Eshgh)

Author: Farid Ghadami

Painter: Jilla Mannani

Publisher: Eijazz, Tehran, Iran

Publication year: 2017

ISBN: 9786009671496

Deway Classification: 8F A8/862

National bibliography No. 4204830

2. Title: 8th city 1390 (Selected works of Iranian watercolor artists in 2011)

Author and curator: Ahmed Moghadasi

Publisher: Horoufieh, Tehran, Iran

Publication year: 2011

ISBN: 978-964-7700-82-5

Deway Classification: 759/955

National bibliography No. 2518523

Page: 175/25 (Painting by JILA MANNANI, Size: 50*70 cm)

3. Title: Femlink-Art (Video-Collages of the International Collective Les Collages-Video Du Collectif)

Publisher: Escourbiac l’imprimeur,Graulhet, France

Publication year: 2015

ISBN: 978-2-9553761-0-2

Page: 64

Autobiography, 2004 by Negar Behbahani / Actors: Jila Mannani, Shirin Khodadad, Nasim Rohi, Neda Dadkhah

PRESS COVERAGE:

1. A tribute to Apadana Gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Arts, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA), News Code: 99081408857, 11/05/2019

2. Gallery management is a balancing act: Interview with Jila Mannani, Isfahan-e Ziba Newspaper, Special issue in the New Season, Number 8, Appendix 3113, Sunday, January 7, 2018

3. Interview with Jila Mannani, creative director of Apadana Gallery: A New phenomenon in art management, Baraye Farda Monthly, No. 20, October 2017

4. Interweaving painting and writing: After the Storm: In Praise of Love, Isfahan-e Ziba Newspaper, No. 2992, Monday, August 7, 2017

5. Interweaving painting and writing: After the Storm: In Praise of Love, News Agency (IBNA), News Code: 250693 Sunday, August 7, 2017

6. Unveiling of the joint book by Farid Ghadami and Jila Mannani at the book fair, Honar online, News Code: 98213, 05/06/2017

7. An interview with the director of Apadana Gallery about the situation of Isfahan galleries during Ramadan, Isfahan-e Ziba Newspaper, No. 2407, Thursday, July 2, 2015

8. The Third Annual Auction of Apadana Gallery, Isfahan-e Ziba Newspaper, No. 2326, Tuesday, March 10, 2015+

9. Interview with Apadana Gallery: The presentation of artworks: From the exhibition of women artists to an exhibition in a shopping center, Isfahan-e Ziba Newspaper, No. 1887, Wednesday, August 28, 2013

10. 333 signed paintings are being sold for a low price, Isfahan-e Ziba Newspaper, No. 1887, Thursday, August 15, 2013

11. Holding a group exhibition of portraits + self-portraits at Apadana Gallery: This exhibition is a very good one for adventurous people, Isfahan-e Ziba Newspaper, No. 1866, Wednesday, July 24, 2013

12. Visual narration of Isfahani people from Russia, Khabaronline, News Code: 282344, 03/15/2013

13. Isfahan has always been one of the most important cultural centers of Iran, Isfahan-e Ziba Newspaper, No. 1770, Sunday, March 10, 2013

14. Interview with Jila Mannani, the director of Apadana Gallery. Issues in gallery management in Isfahan, IMNA News Agency, News Code: 85695, 01/07/2013

15. Call for paintings about Russia by Apadana Gallery in cooperation with the Russian Consulate, IMNA News Agency, News Code: 87611, 12/27/2012

16. Director of Apadana Gallery: The first Isfahan Art Expo will be held at Apadana gallery, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA), News Code: Isfahan-7786, 02/01/2012

17. Take a look at the watercolor works of Jila Mannani, an artist who has returned from abroad ‘ Creation and no more’ (An exhibition for Children with Cancer (MAHAK institute), Naghsh-e Jahan Newspaper, No. 282, Monday, September 3, 2007