Ekua Holmes

Ekua Holmes
Born (1955-07-06) 6 July 1955 (age 69)
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Alma materMassachusetts College of Art and Design (BFA)

Ekua Holmes (born in 1955) is an American mixed-media artist, children's book illustrator, and arts organization professional. Holmes' primary method of art making is mixed media collage, by layering newspaper, photos, fabric, and other materials to create colorful compositions. Many of these works evoke her childhood in Roxbury's Washington Park neighborhood in Boston, MA.[1]

  1. ^ Matchan, Linda (January 19, 2015). "Roxbury artist creates Google Doodle for MLK Day". BostonGlobe.com. The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2019.