July 9, 2024 art show, book signing

BOOKISH: Solo Art Exhibition in Los Angeles 7/13

Susie Ghahremani will be in attendance for her solo exhibition opening on July 13th for “Bookish.” Bookish will feature Ghahremani’s signature original art pieces that have adorned the walls of GR2 and Giant Robot Store for decades. They are often composed of cute animals in a colorful settings. Bookish will feature original pages from her “Memory Garden” Children’s Book and Susie and her mother, Zohreh will be signing “Memory Garden” during the exhibition reception, 6-9pm at GR2. We will have Susie’s merchandise and copies of her previous titles as well.

SUSIE GHAHREMANI is an award-winning illustrator, an internationally exhibiting artist, a designer, and an educator. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design where she has also taught. She is the recipient of awards and honors from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, American Illustration, the Society of Illustrators New York, and the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, and has been profiled in several publications, including The New York Times. She served on the board of ICON the Illustration Conference. Ghahremani lives and creates art in San Diego, CA.

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90025

Artist reception and book signing with Susie and Zohreh Ghahremani, 6pm

Art live at 12pm PST: https://www.giantrobot.com/search?page=1&q=ghahremani&type=product

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/449314914648038?ref=newsfeed

Also, coming soon in San Diego: https://mingei.org/events/lecture/coffee-and-conversations-23

Coffee and Conversations

Inspired by Persian Gardens: Memory Garden with author Zohreh Ghahremani and illustrator Susie Ghahremani

PART OF THE COFFEE AND CONVERSATIONS SERIES at the Mingei Museum, San Diego, CA

Jul 19, 202410:30 – 11:30amAt Frances Hamilton White Art Library

$10 Members / $15 Non-members

In a departure from the usual lecture format, Museum Librarian Kristi Ehrig-Burgess will interview mother-daughter creative team, author Zohreh Ghahremani and illustrator Susie Ghahremani. They will read their new children’s picture book, _Memory Garden, _then discuss the cultural inspirations behind it. They will explore the importance of Iranian gardens, where children played, through which streams flowed and where the gracious custom of drinking tea took place. Inspired by the Persian gardens of her youth, Zohreh Ghahremani writes of a grandmother’s gentle reminiscences as she works in her American garden with her granddaughter in this children’s book about storytelling, gardening, and immigration. Illustrator Susie Ghahremani has never been to Iran, but has had the good fortune to grow up in a family where its ancient culture is a natural part of daily life. Her brightly colored illustrations reveal an abundance of recognizable blooms and even some flowers that might bloom only on Persian rugs and inhabited by kind, gentle creatures, both animal and human. Copies of _Memory Garden _will be for sale in Shop Mingei. If purchased early, the Ghahremanis will sign them.

This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Cups and Connections.

About Zohreh Ghahremani Zohreh (Zoe) Ghahremani is a former children’s dentist and professor, award-winning author, and renowned voice of the Iranian diaspora who has been featured in media internationally. Her debut novel, Sky of Red Poppies, was a KPBS One Book and her sophomore novel, The Moon Daughter, won a Writer’s Digest Book Award for Best Literary Fiction in 2019. Born in Torbat, Iran, she now lives in Southern California. Memory Garden is her first picture book. Visit: https://zoeghahremani.com/

About Susie Ghahremani Susie Ghahremani is an award-winning illustrator whose artwork is exhibited and sold in galleries and boutiques internationally. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), she is the author-illustrator of STACK THE CATS — named best book of the year by Amazon and Kirkus — and the illustrator of many other books. She paints in traditional media (gouache) drawing inspiration from the natural world around her here in San Diego. Visit: https://www.boygirlparty.com / @boygirlparty on social media

Caption: Memory Garden, image courtesy Susie and Zohreh

RVSP Required | Space limited $15 non-members | $10 members | $10 Seniors

There have actually been about a million things to update!

Memory Garden earned a starred review from School Library Journal and was featured here on KPBS (at about 30min in), here on GirlTalkHQ, and here on LitHub — and at the LA Times Festival of Books!

Susie Ghahremani and Zohreh Ghahremani signing picture books at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

We had incredible launch events in February at the Book Catapult, and in April at the Library Shop here in San Diego, and signed during the San Diego Book Crawl at Mysterious Galaxy and the UCSD Bookstore.

Susie and Zohreh Ghahremani celebrate the release of Memory Garden at the Book Catapult in San Diego, CA

The 2024 San Diego Book Crawl Pin designed by Susie sold out yet again!

2024 San Diego Book Crawl Enamel Pin designed by susie Ghahremani / boygirlparty.com for San Diego Independent Booksellers.

I’ve been posting regular updates over at Patreon: https://patreon.com/boygirlparty

And, I’ve made my Instagram account private at https://instagram.com/boygirlparty due to their AI scraping policies and lack of creator consent… so please follow me over at BlueSky, Cara, or Patreon!

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR MEMORY GARDEN:

“After a long stretch of days, I was to escape to the green world of this warm picture book, where a young girl and her grandmother are planting together… I particularly how the bright illustrations across each page, connecting past to the present.”
—Lit Hub

”A moving tale about a young girl connecting her elder relative among a fantastical hopes learning about her family’s past. Yes, it’s a children’s book, adults likely be moved to tears as well.”
–San Diego Tribune

“Amber-toned illustrations and lyrical, child-friendly paint a poetic picture of both the and the past.”
–Kirkus

Book Launch Party for Memory Garden at the Book Catapult

Upcoming events in Southern California:

February 27, 7pm: Book release party the Book Catapult

March 2, 10:30am:
Baby/Toddler Storytime at the Kensington Library, San Diego

March 16, 10am:
SCBWI ART DAY with Children’s Book Professionals in Laguna Beach

April 13th, 12pm — MEMORY GARDEN: An Afternoon with Zohreh and Ghahremani in the Neil Auditorium at the San Diego Central Library — an afternoon with cultural food, music, and creativity!

April 27-29, 2024 – San Diego Book Crawl!

May 9th, 9am — ONLINE — Creative Aging Symposium. Discover how investing in tiny habits can infuse our lives with boundless creativity, seamlessly integrating inspiration into our daily routines.

April 13th, 12pm -- MEMORY GARDEN: An Afternoon with Zohreh and Ghahremani in the Neil Auditorium at the San Diego Central Library -- an afternoon with cultural food, music, and creativity!

ORIGINAL ART and SHOWS

My artwork is currently on exhibit in several shows:

Red Envelope Show by grumpybert at Harman Projects, New York.
I created the paintings below, cats each other in brick homes.

Susie Ghahremani at the Red Envelope Show, Harman Projects in New York

Neko Show at Giant Robot, Los Angeles, and other artwork available at GR. I this painting in to my never ending “to be read” book pile. The dragon paintings were the lunar year themed show — of dragon!