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The rock-cut Church of Saint George, Lalibela (Biete Ghiogis) Ethiopian painting decepting Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam and his armies. Prehistoric rock art comparable to that of other African sites survives in a number of places, and until the arrival of Christianity stone stelae, often carved with simple reliefs, were erected as grave-markers and for other purposes in many regions; Tiya is one ...
Skunder Boghossian (1937–2003), painter, art teacher; Ethiopian of Armenian heritage Yadesa Bojia (born 1970), artist, designer; lives in Seattle Nicolò Brancaleon ( c. 1460 – after 1526), Italian painter whose adopted the art style in Ethiopia
Mickaël Bethe-Selassié was born on 15 February 1951, in Dire Dawa, in a small village in eastern Ethiopia.He was the youngest of three brothers. When he was barely two years old in 1953, his father died, causing his mother to make the decision to move to the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
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 People of 2020. [1]
Bojia was educated in the Art and Visual Communication field in Seattle. He came to the United States at age 25 in 1995 as a political refugee. [1] He is from the Oromo ethnic group, the largest in Ethiopia. [2] [3] His style as a fine art painter draws on African impressionism. He works primarily in acrylic and oil, using bold colors and shadows.
Ale Felege was a member of various art committees such as the Ethiopian Artists Club and the Ethiopian Artists Association, and helped to organize and participate in various art shows in and outside of Ethiopia. He took part in the 1961 exhibition ‘Contemporary Art of Ethiopia’ hosted in Moscow, and he helped organize the 1967 Montreal show.
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, contemporary Black artists from the African continent to gain international attention.
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