Overview
- Rama Duwaji, a Syrian-American illustrator, animator and ceramicist, is profiled for a multidisciplinary practice that includes work for Vogue, The New Yorker, Tate Modern, The Washington Post, the BBC, Apple, Spotify and Vice.
- She earned a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2019 and an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from New York’s School of Visual Arts in 2024.
- Duwaji recently created imagery for a Vogue feature on New York garment workers and shared the project with roughly 182,000 Instagram followers, drawing praise from Vogue’s Chloe Malle.
- While Zohran Mamdani took part in the final 2025 mayoral debate, Duwaji hosted a ceramics workshop at Huda in East Williamsburg and has largely avoided public political commentary, declining media requests.
- Married to Democratic frontrunner Mamdani after a civil ceremony in early 2025, she would become New York City’s youngest first lady if he is elected.