Kidist Paulos Asrat has studied film and photography at Ryerson University, and textile design in Ontario College of Art and Design. Her visual arts training also covers drawing and painting.
She has had her film and photography exhibited in Canada and Europe, and most recently in Mississauga, Ontario.
Her professional activity combines the graphic and textile arts. Her textile designs incorporate many of her photographs, drawings and paintings.
She has a broad theoretical and historical knowledge of the arts. Her vision of trying to understand and build upon this art history and theory has enabled her to write many articles on art, society and culture.
Her other artistic achievements include ballet training as a young girl, winning a regional prize, and more recently, as a performing member in a modern dance ensemble. She has studied the piano starting at the age of six, and has given many public performances.
