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Julie Mehretu

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Julie Mehretu (born November 28, 1970) is an Ethiopian American contemporary visual artist, known for her multi-layered paintings of abstracted landscapes on a large scale. Her paintings, drawings, and prints depict the cumulative effects of urban sociopolitical changes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Julie Mehretu is the 2,018th most popular painter, the 69th most popular biography from Ethiopia and the most popular Ethiopian Painter.

Julie Mehretu is most famous for her large-scale, abstract paintings that combine elements of mapping, architecture, and gestural mark-making. Her work often explores themes of globalization, migration, and the complexities of urban environments.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Julie Mehretu ranks 2,018 out of 2,023. Before her are Kara Walker, Jenny Saville, Viktor Lyapkalo, Laurel Holloman, JR, and Shamsia Hassani. After her are Alfred E. Goodey, Nalini Malani, Jwan Yosef, Kseniya Simonova, Nadia Khiari, and Leon Botha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Julie Mehretu ranks 895. Before her are Paulinho Santos, Fahad Al-Mehallel, Dag Bjørndalen, Jan Petersen, Michele Serena, and Manuela Stellmach. After her are Jan Siemerink, Care Santos, Tony Kanal, Marsha Vadhanapanich, Fredrik Thordendal, and Mike Brown.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Julie Mehretu ranks 69 out of 105. Before her are Fita Bayisa (1972), Gadi Kinda (1994), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), and Almaz Ayana (1991). After her are Gezahegne Abera (1978), Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), Pnina Tamano-Shata (1981), Mohammed Aman (1994), and Tesfaye Tola (1974).

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Among PAINTERS In Ethiopia

Among painters born in Ethiopia, Julie Mehretu ranks 1. 

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