Afarin Rahmanifar

Biography

Afarin Rahmanifar received her MFA in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking from the University of Connecticut. She specializes in mixed media painting, installation, book Illustration, film production, and Persian miniature painting. Rahmanifar’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work was featured on the cover of Eastern Art Report Magazine (London, UK) and in a documentary film, Where Lies Beauty, produced by Mattatuck Museum (Waterbury, CT).

Research Interests

• Female Identity
• Persian Poetry (The Book of Kings)

Of Note

Rahmanifar curated and directed the exhibition, Benevolence, at the Marillyn Brewer Community Gallery as part of the Tirgan Biennial Cultural Festival in Toronto, Canada. She is represented by SOHO 20 Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.

Teaching Interests

• Painting and Drawing
• Mixed Media
• Design and Illustration

Publications/Exhibitions

2018 Solo Exhibition, Women of Afarin Rahmanifar, Three Rivers Community Art Gallery, Norwich, CT

2017 Solo Exhibition, Memory Between, Women of Shahnameh, SOHO 20 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2017 Director and Producer, 8-Minute Animated film, Women of Shahnameh (animation by Lora Lee), SOHO 20 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2016 Cover and Interior Illustrations, It Was a Beautiful Day, E- Book by Raouf Mama

2015 Solo Exhibition, Unraveled, Museum of Art, Juniata College, Huntington, PA

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