Born in Asmara, Eritrea (1972), Petros fled his birth country for Canada as a child with his parents and three siblings. After completing his undergraduate studies in Montreal he relocated to Boston, where earned a Master of Fine Arts at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. His photographic practice has evolved from straight documentary portraiture, notably a series of portraits of North American-Eritreans, to encompass aspects of conceptual photography and performance art. Widely exhibited internationally, he has presented three solo exhibitions, most recently a self-titled one-person show at Alexander Gray Associates, New York. The recipient of numerous awards and grants, he was a 2008 artist-inresidence at the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York. Dawit L. Petros lives and works in New York.
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