Mostafa Azimitabar, a refugee held for eight years in Australia’s hardline immigration system, has been named a finalist in the country’s top art prize for a self-portrait he painted with a toothbrush.
Azimitabar, a Kurd who fled persecution in Iran and is better known as Moz, said being a finalist for the prestigious prize was “one of the best moments of my life”. The Archibald Prize for portraiture is worth 100,000 Australian dollars ($72,192).
