Ekua Holmes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ekua Holmes

American children's book illustrator

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1955

Place of Birth: Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: illustrator, visual artist, collagist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ekua Holmes (born in 1955) is a native of Roxbury, MA and a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt).
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.
Ekua is currently working in Boston as an assistant director at the Center for Art and Community Partnerships at MassArt.