Kidist Hailu Degaffe

Kidist Hailu Degaffe (born 1969) is an Ethiopian contemporary artist and women's rights activist.

Biography Degaffe was born in 1969 in Ethiopia. She was educated at Addis Ababa University, graduating with a degree in English and Literature.

Degaffe has exhibited internationally, with a solo show at Galerie Basta in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Artwork in public collections The National Museum of Ethiopia and the Museum of Ethnography of Geneva have each an artwork from Kidist Hailu Degaffe.

Awards

Médaille d’Honneur, Talents des Arts d’Aujourd’hui 2011, France Special Prize, International Postage Stamp Design Contest, 2008, Republic of Korea Certificate of recognition, the National Museum of Ethiopia, 2006 Certificate of Appreciation, USAID, I.O.M., 2005 Letter of recommendation, Embassy of Japan, 2008, Addis Ababa Letter of recommendation, Embassy of the State of Palestine, 2006 Certificate of recognition, Ministry of Transport and Communication, 2007, Ethiopia

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