A refugee held for eight years in Australia's hardline immigration system earned a finalist spot in the nation's top art prize recently - for a self-portrait he painted with a toothbrush.
For artist Mostafa Azimitabar, a Kurd who fled persecution in Iran, the honour came just over a year after he was released from one of Australia's notorious immigration hotels.
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