Rifat is a visual artist based in Virginia. Her art work explores geometric patterns found in nature, traditional art, and architecture, drawing on these sources to construct a visual language consisting of simple forms, repetition, precision, and linearity.

III
24″x18″
Ink, 23k shell gold, and natural pigments (Lapis lazuli, malachite) on indigo dyed paper

IV
24″x18″
Ink, 23k shell gold, and natural pigments (Lapis lazuli, malachite) on indigo dyed paper

Merlon
Stoneware

Pattern No. 18
Natural pigments on tea stained paper
10″x12″

Pattern No.19
Natural pigments on tea stained paper
10″x12″