Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis (born October 21, 1946) is a painter, art historian, and visual culturalist who focuses on African American, modern and contemporary African art, African Diaspora, and modern European Art and Primitivism. She is Professor Emerita, Departments of African-American Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies, and Art,

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. In 2021 she was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 31st Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art at Howard University.

Education

Tesfagiorgis received her A.A. from Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, her B.S. from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, her M.A. and M.F.A. from

, and her Ph.D. from

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Publications

* Tesfagiorgis, Freida High W.. 1987. “Afrofemcentrism in the Art of Elizabeth Catlett and Faith Ringgold.” ''Sage; Atlanta, Ga.'' 4 (1). * Tesfagiorgis, Freida High W. 1993. “In Search of a Discourse and Critique/s That Center the Art of Black Women Artists.” Included in: :* 1993. ''Theorizing Black Feminisms: The Visionary Pragmatism of Black Women'', edited by Stanlie M. James and Abena P. A. Busia. London ; New York: Routledge. :* 1997. ''Gendered Visions: The Art of Contemporary Africana Women Artists'', edited by

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and Salah M. Hassan. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press. :* 2001. ''Black Feminist Cultural Criticism. Keyworks in Cultural Studies'', edited by Jacqueline Bobo. 3. Malden, Mass: Blackwell. :* 2015. ''Feminism-Art-Theory: An Anthology 1968-2014'', edited by

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. Second Edition. Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell. * High, Freida. 1999. “An Interwoven Framework of Art History and Black Feminism: Framing Nigeria.” In ''Contemporary Textures: Multidimensionality in Nigerian Art'', edited by Nikru Nzegwu. Binghamton, N.Y: International Society for the Study of Africa, Binghamton University.

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