Dereje Demissie, Weldegeorgis (1982) made his BFA in 2012, in Painting and in Mural arts in 2002 from Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was one of the founders of Nubia Visual Art Studio. Dereje has participated in group exhibitions in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Dubai, Germany and here in USA and has had seven solo shows, including the Modern Art Museum of Gebre Kristo Desta in2022 and the National Museum of Ethiopia in 2013.
PAUL DANIEL, an artist noted for kinetic sculpture, has exhibited work in numerous venues including Acknowledging the Wind, an exhibition of seven major kinetic sculptures at Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, MD. Mr. Daniel’s sculptures address nature (wind, light and movement). They respond to the currents and calm of environmental wind. Kinetic sculptural elements indicate the rotation of the earth, velocity of the wind and mark time.