Addis Ababa, October 26, 2020 (FBC) –The renowned Ethiopian painter Laureate Lemma Guya has passed away at the age of 92.
He was an expert in painting portraits on goat skin.
He had painted over 10,000 skin-mounted portraits over the past 65 years, including photographs of all 53 founding members of the African Union (AU).
He was also the author of a book entitled “Teaching yourself Art.”
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism expressed its condolences over the passing of the the late Laureate Lemma.