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Armita Raafat
Born1976
EducationAl-Zahra University,Tehran, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known forSculpture
Movement[[]], Abstract art
Websitehttp://www.armitaraafat.com

Armita Raafat is an Iranian-American artist based in New York City. She is primarily a sculptor, and interprets the Middle Eastern architectural element muqarnas in plaster, mirror, and pigment instead of traditonal stucco treatment. In Raafat's wall installations, the crumbling works suggest ruins.[1]

Early life and education

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Raafat was born in Chicago, IL, and moved to Iran with her family in 1980Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). returning to the U.S. in 2003.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).



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Shotgun Seamstress Zine[2]

  1. ^ Snodgrass, Susan. "Armita Raafat". Art in America.
  2. ^ Atoe, Osa. "Shotgun Seamstress". Shotgun Seamstress.