Her Voice: A Documentary Series on Ethiopian Women Visual Artists

Her Voice: A documentary series on Ethiopian women visual artists explores the lives and works of women artists based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as they navigate identity, culture, and creativity within a society that has often overlooked women’s contributions in the arts. Through interviews that center their lives and creative process, the film reveals how art can offer a space of resistance, remembrance, and self-definition. The film explores the everyday realities that these artists navigate, the challenges that they face, and the ways that their personal histories shape and inform their creative processes.

Language: Amharic with English subtitles

Following the screening, enjoy a discussion with the film's producer, Elisabeth H. Wold, and Heran Sereke Brhan,Deputy Director of the National Museum of African Art .

Elisabeth H. Wold is an Ethiopian, contemporary, visual artist whose practice spans installation, animation, video art, painting, collage, mosaic, and textile design. She is also deeply engaged in documentary series film projects on the lives and work of Ethiopian women artists reflecting her commitment to social and cultural responsibility.

This program is supported by a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.

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Host or Publisher National Museum of African Art