About

Mamak Razmgir (b. Booshehr, Iran) lives and works in Lubbock, Texas.

Mamak Razmgir’s art work is a storytelling journey through an imaginary world that combines aspects of Surrealism and Persian miniature painting, among other sources. This allows her to explore ideas of freedom, agency, and the strength of women. She is inspired by the power of contemporary Iranian women striving for freedom and using dance as a way of fighting for their own basic rights. The evocative world of surrealism allows a similar freedom for her as an artist, and dance is an essential metaphor for freedom and agency in Razmgir’s works.

Razmgir is Master of Fine Art candidate, Texas Tech University, Lubbock. She previously earned a BFA in Graphic Design from Tehran University of Art and an MFA in Illustration from the University of Tehran. After illustrating books for children and adults published by Iranian publishers in Iran such as the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults Publication, She came to United State in 2022 to pursue her dream of being an international visual artist. An artist who tells the stories of her own life in relation to contemporary issues in Iran to create a space for conversation, rethinking and changing our minds.