Shiferaw Girma’s Art Exhibition in San Jose

The passionate work of Ethiopian painter Shiferaw Girma will be presented at Red Ink Studios in San Jose, California, on February 28-29, 2004.

His subject matter is the people of Ethiopia and other African countries he has visited. His paintings portray an intimate, abstracted vision of daily life, transformed by Shiferaw’s brush into universal symbols of dignity and beauty. With roots in the hieratic symbols of the Coptic faith and strong influences from modernist movements within Ethiopia, Shiferaw Girma has infused his paintings with the totality of

his life experience, creating mosaics of meaning that explain what it is to be human. Shiferaw, who left a successful career as a studio artist in Ethiopia in 2002, and who has several individual and groups shows to his credit, now resides in Las Vegas with his family. With these paintings, Shiferaw Girma continues the tradition that has made his work prized by collectors throughout the world.

For more information on the show, please contact Nebabie Kebebew at (408) 505 - 4149.