Eritrea

Asmara, Eritrea (2014)

Eritrean Visual/Coptic Realism artist Michael Adonai

Adonai was born in 1962, in Asmara, Eritrea. He joined the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) in 1977, and began studying fine art at the EPFL Cultural Establishment in 1978. Upon the completion of his three-year training, he participated in a number of international art shows. His work has been shown in Eritrea, Europe, East and South Africa, USA, Middle East, Singapore, and Japan; his solo exhibitions include the 1993 exhibit at the National Museum of Ethiopia, the 2002 Earth Summit exhibition in Johannesburg, and Nature’s Wisdom exhibition in Japan in 2005. He is a five-time winner of Eritrea’s national painting competitions, including the prestigious Raimok prize in 2002. In addition to his visual art, he has authored five books and co-authored two.

Vintage Photo’s of Eritrean men from the Afar and Tigre (Beni-Amir and Mensa’e clans) ethnic groups.

Campo by D-Stanley on Flickr.