Betelhem Makonnen

A native of Ethiopia, Betelhem Makonnen earned a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as a New Artists Society Scholar. Working with a variety of mediums, she researches questions of perception, presence, purpose, and place rooted in the relational dynamics of a diasporic consciousness. In addition to maintaining her own art practice, she is an active member of the Austin-based contemporary arts collaborative Black Mountain Project.

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