Artsworld - Liberia's flourishing post-war art - 15 June 09
- 12 years ago
Leslie Lumeh's life was turned upside down after he was forced to flee his home in 1997 at the height of Liberia's brutal civil war.
His paintings depicting the atrocities of the conflict had made him unpopular with the regime of president Charles Taylor.
It was to be eight long years before Leslie was able to return home in 2005 and fulfill his dream to give local artists an opportunity to promote their works.
The opening of the country's first post-war art gallery is a sure sign that Liberia is well on its way to healing old wounds.
His paintings depicting the atrocities of the conflict had made him unpopular with the regime of president Charles Taylor.
It was to be eight long years before Leslie was able to return home in 2005 and fulfill his dream to give local artists an opportunity to promote their works.
The opening of the country's first post-war art gallery is a sure sign that Liberia is well on its way to healing old wounds.