Between departures, returns and excesses of image, Part I
Artist
Petros, Dawit L.
Eritrean, b. 1972
Date2021
MediumSerigraph on canvas
Dimensions35 x 44 in. (88.9 x 111.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2024:344
About the ArtistVisual artist and researcher Dawit L. Petros is currently associate professor in the Department of Photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Petros completed the Whitney Independent Study Program, an MFA in visual art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, a BFA in photography from Concordia University, and a BA in history from the University of Saskatchewan. A recipient of awards including a Terra Foundation Research Fellowship, the Paul De Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography and a Fulbright Fellowship, Petros’s multidisciplinary work has been exhibited at Tate Modern, London; Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City; and the Bamako Biennale, Mali, among other venues.
