Yeggy Michael complited and insttaled of his latest artwork on the Ethiopian Village building at 8323 Rainier Ave S, South Seattle, WA. This four-story mural celebrates cultural heritage with a modern touch, blending vibrant colors and traditional symbols such as the Kirar and Ge’ez Fidel. The project has been both…
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It’s the first week of the New Year, and people’s spirits seem to be at an all-time high. Resolutions boldly made and the year starting fresh, the residents of Asmara walk past seasonally decorated windows and shops with a slight spring in their steps. The New Year always brings new hopes. It’s the middle of…
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ARTE NOIR EDITORIAL BETWEEN SEATTLE AND ERITREA, YEGIZAW MICHAEL FUSES ART + COMMUNITY Seattle, like so many American cities, is not unique in its “out with the old, in with the new” mentality when it comes to physical structures. As much as there is a push to include art in new development and…
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Seattle CityClub is thrilled to announce that award-winning artist Yeggy Michael will create an art installation for a new festival that celebrates civic life for all Seattleites. Flag Day Festival: Celebrating Seattle’s Civic Life on June 14 is a free public event which will feature a naturalization ceremony for new citizens, a “sworn again” oath-taking…
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Yeggy is honored to have his paintings hanging in Seattle Mayor’s office, right next to the work of the famous Jacob Lawrence! This showing is part of the Seattle Public Utilities Portable Works program, which collects artwork for display at Seattle Public Utilities locations and other City of Seattle offices. Seattle has done a remarkable…
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Starting in January Yeggy’s “Left Behind” installation, along with several paintings, will be featured at the Kennedy Museum of Art as part of a group show called Wax and Gold: Contemporary Artists from the Horn of Africa. Wax and Gold exhibits for the first time a group of artists from several countries in the Horn of Africa,…
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Yeggy’s latest public installation entitled “Harmony” was featured on the Seattle Globalist. “Harmony” is a seven foot tall mosaic sculpture that weaves a message of multiculuralism and peace at Kebero Court, the first new building to be constructed in the Yesler Terrace redevelopment. The Yesler Terrace low income housing community is home to a large…
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