Sultan Mohamed

I was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1962 and have resided in Seattle, WA since 1982. I received my B.F.A. from the University of Washington in 1991, and a teaching certificate from Western Washington University in 1994. I am currently teaching art for the Seattle Public School District at Asa Mercer Middle School. I have had the opportunity to return to Ethiopia in order to study traditional paintings and frescos.

As an Artist and educator "I believe that the past is intricately linked to the present; they cannot be separated. Although I studied Western Art during my university course work, I have never strayed far from my cultural influences, which are symbolically represented in my art by human figures, colors, lines, and shapes."