About The Artist

Lokho Kotile is an Oromo visual artist based in Minnesota. Her work involves the essence of storytelling. 

She believes in the power of creating vulnerability through her art. 

“Creation is the act of love.”

In her work, Lokho is able to express herself while bringing to light her vision of how she sees the world, through photography, poetry, film, animation and illustration.

She is especially interested in the theme of home and belonging. With each project she tries to create feelings of reflection. She wants her work to invoke questions within ourselves to ponder on, creating an intuitive state of mind.