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Ethiopian art. Ethiopian art is the manifestation in art of the Ethiopian civilization, an African Christian [1] civilization that developed for millennia in relative isolation (since the 7th century, the expansion of Islam separated it from the rest of Christianity ). The main artistic expressions have been architecture, painting and goldsmithing.
Afewerk Tekle (1932–2012), painter, stained glass artist; known for Ethiopian Orthodox religious art. Kebedech Tekleab (born 1958), painter, sculptor, poet. Adamu Tesfaw (born 1933), painter known for Ethiopian Orthodox religious art. Abel Tilahun (born 1983), sculptor. Michael Tsegaye (born 1975), photographer, painter.
Wosene Worke Kosrof (born 1955) [2] is an Ethiopian painter and mixed-media artist. Wosene (his professional name) was awarded his B.F.A. from the School of Fine Arts in Addis Ababa in 1972, and received an M.F.A. from Howard University in 1980. [2] He is best known for his inventive renderings of the Amharic script; and he is the first ...
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Gebre Kristos Desta (Amharic: ገብረ ክርስቶስ ደስታ; 1932–1981), also known as Gebrekristos Desta, was an Ethiopian painter and poet. [1][2] He is credited with bringing modern art to Ethiopia [3] Both his paintings and poems stirred controversy among his countryfolk. [4] He died young, at age fifty as a refugee living in the ...
Washington D.C., United States [1] Nationality. Armenian, Ethiopian. Known for. Painting, Sculpture. Alexander " Skunder " Boghossian (July 22, 1937 – May 4, 2003) was an Ethiopian - Armenian painter and art teacher. He spent much of his life living and working in the United States. [2] He was one of the first, and by far the most acclaimed ...
Zerihun Yetmgeta. Zerihun Yetmgeta (born 1941) is an Ethiopian artist. His paintings and mixed media pieces combine elements of contemporary art with traditional forms of Ethiopia, particularly from the icons and scrolls of Ethiopian Orthodox art.
MacArthur Fellow. Julie Mehretu (born November 28, 1970) is an Ethiopian American contemporary visual artist, known for her multi-layered paintings of abstracted landscapes on a large scale. Her paintings, drawings, and prints depict the cumulative effects of urban sociopolitical changes. Mehretu is included in Time ' s 100 Most Influential ...