Dawit L. Petros

Dawit L. Petros is a visual artist and educator whose work examines the intertwined and multiple narratives of African and European colonialism and modernity. He holds a BA in History from the University of Saskatchewan, a BFA in Photography from Concordia University, an MFA in Visual Art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, and completed the Whitney Independent Study Program. His recent awards include the Scotiabank Photography Prize and a Terra Foundation for American Art Research Fellowship. Petros is co-founder of Black Athena Collective and Associate Professor of Studio Art at Dartmouth College. He is represented by Tiwani Contemporary, London, and Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal.