Palestinian artist born in New Jersey, lives and works in Pennsylvania

After an extensive career in graphic design, Rajie Cook began to explore the creation of assemblage. His assemblage work often articulates the circumstances and experiences he encountered while in the US Task Force for the Middle East and traveling on fact-finding trips to Israel, Jordan, the West Bank, and Gaza. His hand-made boxes expresses both graphically "and more powerfully than words" his deeply felt concern for human rights. His use of photography and found objects put his feelings and insights into tangible form.