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Anna Boghiguian was born in 1946, an Armenian in Cairo. Living a nomadic life, the artist has constantly moved between different cities across the globe, from Egypt to Canada and India to France. She studied political science at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and Arts and Music at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. The artist investigates subjects such as the history of the cotton trade, the salt trade and the life of Egyptian Greek poet Constantin Cavafy.

In 2017 she had two solo exhibitions, at Castello di Rivoli and at Index The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm. She has been gaining more notoriety in the art world and in recent years her works have been part of numerous international group exhibitions, including Centro dos de Mayo, Madrid (2016), Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2015), the Armenian Pavillion at the Venice Biennial (2015), Istanbul Biennial (2015), New Museum, New York (2014), São Paolo Biennial (2014) and Documenta 13, Kassel (2012). Her works are part of important international collections as MoMA, New York; Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi, The Art Institute of Chicago; Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Torino, among others.