Etiyé Dimma Poulsen
Female, Person
1968 –
Who is Etiyé Dimma Poulsen?
Etiyé Dimma Poulsen is an Ethiopian-born sculptor known for her work in ceramics.
Until she was six, Poulsen lived in Ethiopia, moving to Tanzania and then Kenya with her adoptive parents. They were Danes, and moved the family to Denmark when she was fourteen. There she studied art history in college and taught art in various youth programs. At 23 she moved to France and began working with clay; currently, she lives and works at a studio in Antwerp, Belgium.
Her inspiration comes from traditional statues or tribal styles but with her own feelings and memories worked into them.
Poulsen's work is in the collection of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC.
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