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  • Joined AFI in 2024
  • Joined AFI in 2024

Visual Artist in Residence, 2024

Kabir Mokamel is a visual artist and activist who has enjoyed international success in his career as a painter, graphic designer, creative director, and graffiti artist. In addition to his work as co-founder and creative director of the art activism organization ArtLords, Mokamel continues his independent art practice, which focuses on the experience of war, displacement, and the ensuing issues of diaspora, conflict, and trauma.

Mokamel’s work with ArtLords has been featured in The Art Newspaper, NBC News, KUOW Seattle, Al Jazeera, and The Los Angeles Times, among others.

In partnership with AFI’s residency program and AAPP (Afghan Artist Protection Program), Kabir was hosted for a fellowship at The New School’s Parsons School of Design at The School of Art, Media, and Technology, made possible in partnership with the New University in Exile Consortium.

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