Elizabeth Habte Wold
Elizabeth Habte Wold | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Education | School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University Baltimore City Community College Howard University (MFA) George Washington University (certificate in interactive multimedia and web design) |
| Known for | Mixed-media collages exploring displacement and diaspora |
| Notable work | Works in Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora (2003, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian) |
| Style | Mixed-media Collage Digital media Computer animation |
| Movement | Contemporary Ethiopian diaspora art |
Elizabeth Habte Wold (born 1963) is an Ethiopian artist known for her mixed-media work. Her works in a 2003 exhibition were described thus: "Wold's small collages, made from torn newspapers and magazines, ponder the fragmented lives of displaced people, both [in the U.S.] and in Ethiopia."[1] These works were included in a group exhibition called "Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora" at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.[2] Her work has also been exhibited at the National Museum of Ethiopia and Gebre Kristos Desta Center.[3]
Wold's recent works sometimes include computer animation.[4]
Education
She completed degrees in fine arts at the School of Fine Arts in Addis Ababa[5][6] and Baltimore City Community College in Maryland, and an MFA at Howard University. She became interested in digital media through a certificate program in interactive multimedia and web design at George Washington University. She has worked since the mid-1990s as a multimedia designer, and lives in Addis Ababa.[4]
Exhibitions
- 2024 Inspired Women 5, Laphto Contemporary Art Gallery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2022 Voices of Women, Hyatt Regency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2017 Erasen Be Ras, Modern Art Museum, Gebre Kirsto Desta Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2016 A Day Without Migrants, National Museum of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2013 Africa Rising, African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2013 Solo Show, Tempo, Asni Gallery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2012 Inspired Women, Laphto Gallery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2011 Solo Show, Asni Gallery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2010 Nexus, Laphto Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2007 Solo Show, Listening Through the Eyes, Asni Gallery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 2007 Continuity & Change: Three Generations of Ethiopian Artists Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Florida
- 2006 Living Embodiments: Artistic Expressions of Being, Parish Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, DC
- 2004 Solo Show, Parish Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, DC
References
- ^ Lewis, Jo Ann (11 May 2003). "Homing In on Their Culture". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora". Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. 2002. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Artist's Bio". Elizabeth Wold Studio.
- ^ a b "Erasen Be Ras" (PDF). Elizabeth H. Wold. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Art From the Horn of Africa Makes Exciting Debut in Sweden". Tadias Magazine. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Giorgis, Elizabeth W. (2019). Modernist Art in Ethiopia. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-8214-4653-9.