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Artist profile

Julie Mehretu

Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian-born American painter recognized for her monumental, multi-layered abstract paintings that overlay architectural plans, socio-political dynamics, and gestural abstraction.

Ranking metrics

Cofactor

121.82

Credential score

2513.5

Reference 80×100cm

$151,050

Credentials

Nationality
Ethiopian, American
Museum exhibitions
70
Solo exhibitions
35
Group exhibitions
220
Museum collections
Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, Centre Pompidou
Gallery representation
Marian Goodman Gallery, White Cube
Private collections
250
Press
2000
Scholarly articles
110
Books
18
Auction record
$10,700,000

Last updated 2026-08-08.

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Average field confidence 63% · 13 imported fields · 8 without a field-level source

Identity

Nationality

Ethiopian, American

47%

Birth / death years

1970

47%

Mediums

painting, drawing, printmaking

47%

Prices

Auction record

$10,700,000

89%

Representation

Gallery representation

Marian Goodman Gallery, White Cube

89%

Museum collections

Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, Centre Pompidou

89%

Private collections

250

47%

Exhibitions

Museum exhibitions

70

89%

Solo exhibitions

35

89%

Group exhibitions

220

47%

Bibliography

Books

18

47%

Press

2000

47%

Scholarly articles

110

47%