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Kidist Hailu Degaffe
Ethiopian artist (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kidist Hailu Degaffe (born 1969) is an Ethiopian contemporary artist and women's rights activist.[1]
Biography
Degaffe was born in 1969 in Ethiopia.[2][3] She was educated at Addis Ababa University, graduating with a degree in English and Literature.[2] After working in the airline industry, journalism and marketing, Degaffe became a professional painted in 2004.[3] She moved to Switzerland in 2009.[4]
Degaffe has exhibited internationally, with a solo show at Galerie Basta in Lausanne, Switzerland.[4] She has also had works shown in group exhibitions, including at the Galerie Kleiner Prinz in Baden-Baden, Germany, and the Skoto Gallery in New York, United States.[4] Her works are held in the collections of the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the Gallery Brulhart in Geneva, Switzerland.[5][3]
She raises awareness through her painting about issues including poverty, famine, girls' early marriages and obstetric fistulas on the African continent.[3][5] Her painting style is to use quick brush movements.[6]
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Awards
- Médaille d’Honneur, Talents des Arts d’Aujourd’hui 2011, France[6]
- Special Prize, International Postage Stamp Design Contest, 2008, Republic of Korea[6]
- Certificate of recognition, the National Museum of Ethiopia, 2006[6]
- Certificate of Appreciation, USAID, I.O.M., 2005[6]
- Letter of recommendation, Embassy of Japan, 2008, Addis Ababa[6]
- Letter of recommendation, Embassy of the State of Palestine, 2006[6]
- Certificate of recognition, Ministry of Transport and Communication, 2007, Ethiopia[6]
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Gallery
Painting from the series iMigration (2015)
Degaffe at Gallery Bruhlart in 2021
References
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