Roya Movafegh is a multi-media artist. Her work explores the dynamics of assimilation, the multiple facets of cultural identity, and freedom.
Born in Austria to Iranian parents, she and her family moved to Tehran in 1976 only to escape it five years later due to the persecutions they faced as Bahá’ís. From an early age, she learned what it meant to be a foreigner, a person on the run, a refugee, and an immigrant. After living in Germany, the United States, and Canada, she moved to New York City in 1998.
She is currently working on her photo-based installation piece "Search for Simurgh", a sequel to her novel “The People With No Camel”.
Born in Austria to Iranian parents, she and her family moved to Tehran in 1976 only to escape it five years later due to the persecutions they faced as Bahá’ís. From an early age, she learned what it meant to be a foreigner, a person on the run, a refugee, and an immigrant. After living in Germany, the United States, and Canada, she moved to New York City in 1998.
She is currently working on her photo-based installation piece "Search for Simurgh", a sequel to her novel “The People With No Camel”.
