Artistic background

Born in Asmara (Eritrea) I also grew up in Ethiopia. After high school I lived 5 years in Italy and one year in US studying. Afterwards I went back to Addis Ababa to establish myself permanently where I considered and felt was home for me. As a victim of the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea I was deported in 1998, because of my Eritrean background.

Destiny brought me to Norway at the end of 1998. While at the refugee camp painting was kind of a light to the sad room or situation I was living in. Finally, collecting all the piece I have been painting, I was accepted into the Rogaland School of Art, were I received a basic education in the arts. These two-year allowed me to keep painting and develop, and I wanted to get more education. I therefore went on to study at The Bergen National Academy, department of Fine Arts. The creativity has held me in good stead, overcoming the sense of drift, displacement and exile.

CURRICULUM VITAE

  Academic Background 

   2001 –  2006   Diplom/Master in Fine Art Bergen Norway
   1999 –  2001   Kunst Skolen i Rogaland Stavanger Norway;
               1996   Course in Italian Cuisine Arte Culinaria Cordon Blue Firenze
               1995   UC Berkeley Extension General Business Knowledge
               1994   UC Berkley Extension Intensive Language Program  
     1986 - 1990   Diploma in Accounting Galileo Galilei Italian School  A. Ababa  

 Technical and Specialized Skills

  Driving Restaurant (Chef Cook)

 Exhibitions

       2001        Stavanger group final Exhibition
       2001        Stavanger Gallery Holmen Solo Exhibition
       2002        St. Petri Kirke Stavanger Painting and text Solo
       2003        “Heimat”  Museo Revoltella  Trieste Italy group Exhibition
       2005        Stavanger  Josephine Café’  Painting  Solo Exhibition.
       2005        World Expo Japan Tokyo 10 minutes Video
       2006        Bergen Group Exhibition  at USF verftet . Sound Installation