Kidist Hailu Degaffe | |
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 Degaffe in 2010 | |
| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) Ethiopia |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University |
| Website | degaffesart.com |
Kidist Hailu Degaffe (born 1969) is an Ethiopian contemporary artist and women's rights activist. [1]
Kidist Hailu Degaffe | |
|---|---|
| Degaffe in 2010 | |
| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) Ethiopia |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University |
| Website | degaffesart.com |
Kidist Hailu Degaffe (born 1969) is an Ethiopian contemporary artist and women's rights activist. [1]
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]
