Julie Mehretu
Julie Mehretu | |
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Mehretu in 2020 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) |
| Education | East Lansing High School |
| Alma mater | Kalamazoo College, Rhode Island School of Design |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellow |
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.