Fatima was born in in Uzbekistan, a former USSR country, in Tashkent City. Her childhood was during the Soviet Union era. She grew up in a middle class family with multicultural parents of Uzbek and Armenian origins. From early childhood she was exposed to an extreme diversity in cultures which played an important role in the development of my artistic vision. Her mother says the walls in their house were covered with drawings up to her height so anyone could see how tall she was! There was never a question of who she wanted to be when she grew...more
