Author Dinaw Mengestu is among a generation of Ethiopian Americans whose families fled the East African nation in the 1970s and '80s. Now their... Ethiopian-American Artists Make Their Mark ...
Over the last five years contemporary Ethiopian artists have been making a name for themselves on the global art market, but it’s been a long time coming. After almost four decades of political ...
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced the exhibition “Tsedaye Makonnen—Sanctuary.” Opening Dec. 13 and remaining an ongoing display, the exhibition features seven sculptures ...
Hana Yilma Godine paints women in private moments: in repose on the couch, at the hair salon, preparing for a wedding. The artist, who received her MFA from Boston University in 2020, studied with ...
correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly said the Byzantine Empire, Armenia, Coptic Egypt and Ethiopia all shared a common Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The last three churches are ...
PARIS, France—Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu debuted the 20 th BMW Art Car last week in Paris. With her design, Mehretu fused industrial design objects, creating a “performative painting” on the ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This image depicts the burning of ...