Julie Mehretu
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.
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Education | East Lansing High School |
| Alma mater | Kalamazoo College, Rhode Island School of Design |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellow |
Mehretu is included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020. The following year, The New York Times described her as a "rare example of a contemporary Black female painter who has already entered the canon."
In October 2023, Mehretu broke the auction record for an African artist at Sotheby's Hong Kong, with her piece Untitled (2001), which sold for $9.32 million.
She is one of two women to have made the top 10 auction lots sold in 2023.
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