Eric Gottesman

Eric Gottesman is a collaborative artist working with photography and video.   For the last seven years, he has been working on a project with Sudden Flowers Productions, a children's art collective in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.   Together, they have produced imagery that describes the children's lives.   They have exhibited and published the work locally in English and Amharic and recently brought a public installation of the work to various towns throughout Ethiopia. Gottesman has exhibited and published his work on five continents.   His most recent exhibits were at Bard College in New York, Al Riwaq Gallery in Manama, Bahrain and Gallery Wedat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.   He has presented his work at international public health and human rights events.   His work has been supported by numerous organizations, including the Open Society Institute, the Opportunity Fund, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, the Ethiopian HIV/AIDS Secretariat, the Lilly Endowment and the Firelight Foundation.

For more information about Eric Gottesman and to view his work please visit: www.ericgottesman.net