Sofia Kifle from Ethiopia taught herself to paint and then earned a masters in Fine Arts. In her four evocative paintings she speaks to us of man’s inhumanity to man. Confinement l elaborates on a difficult theme and asks the viewer to consider all the ramifications of the term and how it impacts mind, body and spirit. Exodus demonstrates powerfully, yet minimally the drain or break up of strength and power as people flee from their homeland because of war, politics and death. Faces of Ethiopia, a build up of acrylic on acrylic, touches our hearts as we see the sorrowful eyes of four faces peer out from behind the tangled web. For Sofia, “Ethiopia speaks with the eyes, icons and crosses.” Sofia now resides in the United States.