User:HAHA2424/Lemma Guya

Career[edit]
Lemma began to translate books gifted to him by many foreigners after his return from Asmara, among them "Sil yale astemari" which was the first one. By the time of any modernized printing machine nationally, Lemma became a good printer to multiply and distribute colorfully painted portraits of Ethiopian nations and nationalities, especially Oromo people.

Among his notable work 'Kuwanta ' has become very meaningful. On this portrait, Lemma tried to glimpse Africa's natural resource corruption. On this portrait there are 2 cats looking at meat that hung on horizontally tied rope.

'''In 1983 Lemma Guya opened an art gallery that was called Lemma Guya art gallery that was located in the Oromia region of Bishoftu. This art gallery began to be a place of study for african art and artist.'''

https://oromoculture.org/team/team2/

Death[edit]
Lemma had become sick since 2018, and was supported by national and international doctors. On October 26, 2020, he died in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopian News Agency on his official website noted that "Famous Ethiopian Painter Lemma Guya Dies at 92".

He had married Aster Bekele in 1960s, and together they had three sons, two daughters and eight grandchildren'''. Lemmas daughters continued to study and train to be painters. One of Lemmas sons is also took the painting career path and graduated from the Nigerian arts college.'''

https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/en_17967