Betiel Ghirmay Araia

Held In Layers lll

Mixed Media
2026
20''
This work explores how identity is shaped through community and lived experience, expressing how heritage remains active through artistic reinterpretation.

“Held in Layers III continues the approach introduced in Held in Layers II. The circular form, layered faces, and netsela remain consistent, with the dyed surface reinforcing connection and continuity.”

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Held In Layers lll
Held In Layers lll

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Betiel Ghirmay Araia

Drawing and Painting

“My work explores how Eritrean identity continues and evolves within the diaspora through material and making. Working across sculpture, painting, and mixed media, I draw from personal experience and...” [More]