Ephrem Solomon / Ethiopia

Ethiopia born 1983

The works from Ephrem Solomon’s Signature, 2016, series show the artist’s bold graphic style and unusual medium, which combines hand-carved wood panels, collaged printed text and hand-colouring. Solomon’s images are inspired by the residents of his hometown Addis Ababa, where a large part of the population lives in difficult circumstances, with very few social, political or economic opportunities. As Solomon states, ‘My works portrays the distance between what the governed people need and want, and what the response is from the governors. I have tried to picture, as precisely as possible, the actual and innocent feeling of the governed’.

BIO

Solomon has exhibited widely in Africa and participated in several exhibitions in Europe. His works are held in private collections in Dubai, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and the United Kingdom.

Supported by the NGV Foundation.