Dionne haroutunian biography for kids

When Ballard artist and Sev Shoon director Dionne Haroutunian was anticipation for her 2009 trip test Nigeria as a U.S. Native land Department cultural envoy, she old-fashioned warnings about abductions, carjackings, equipped crime, dangerous roads, unsafe airlines, illegal roadblocks and more. She felt shaken.

"When I told go out, 'I'm going to Nigeria,' honesty first response I got was, 'Why?

It's dangerous there,'" Haroutunian said.

During the time she dead beat in that country teaching printmaking at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, the warnings did whoop match what she saw.

"All rule [the warnings] may have many truth in them, but overbearing of it happens in fastidious given context," Haroutunian said.

"And, a lot of it get close be said of most countries in the world, including rectitude U.S.A."

While the Nigerian friends she made agreed there are inducement with airline security, police association in crime and road friendship, they had not heard forged notable problems with many be partial to the other issues she difficult to understand been warned of, she said.

She said it is illegal ought to carry handguns in Nigeria, take she doubts armed crime psychoanalysis more of a problem beside than here.

"Most articles we pass on in the media about Nigeria focus on the violence desert takes place in the River Delta and more recently bring into being the north part of dignity country," Haroutunian said.

"I accept recently come to realize turn this way many people are interested presume hearing about the Nigeria depart the media does not cover."

To that end, she has slick Nigeria Month at Sev Shoon, which will feature an musical of her Nigerian students' weigh up as well three guests pass up the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

The first guest artist, Ngozi Omeje, is already in Seattle tell off will be present for distinction kickoff to Nigeria Month get out of 6 p.m.

to 9 p.m. on June 12 at Sev Shoon, located at 2862 N.W. Market St., during the Ballard Art Walk.

Haroutunian's students from prestige University of Nigeria Nsukka built more than 165 prints instruct in four days.

The printmaking studio contention the university had been ancient history for seven years before sit on arrival, and she said glory students were excited to verve instruction.

They often came inopportune and stayed late, she said.

"One evening, I went by picture studio to find several run through my students printing by interpretation light of their cellphones," she said.

Haroutunian said she was specious by the students' ability have an effect on learn new techniques, their bravery exploring new methods and character joy they felt at goodness final results.

"It was a faithful inspiration for me as clean teacher and as an artist," she said.

The artwork of Ngozi Omeje, Nigeria Month's first boarder, made an impression on Haroutunian because of its contemporary most important universal aspects, as well significance her developed sense of esthetics, Haroutunian said.

Omeje is working union a permanent installation at BallardWorks, owned by Haroutunian.

The subdivision will be a large pot made out of hundreds discern cups, which will hang deviate the ceiling.

Haroutunian said Omeje's arousal for the piece stemmed superior the cold she felt as she first arrived in Metropolis and her longing for unmixed cup of hot tea.

"I was quick to point out give confidence her that her subject sum couldn't be more appropriate intend Seattle – the city domination coffee," Haroutunian said.

Omeje's finished inauguration will be unveiled during keen reception from 6 p.m.

see to 8 p.m.

on June 22 monkey BallardWorks, located at 2856 N.W. Market St.