Michael Adonai is one of Eritrea’s most celebrated contemporary artists and writers. His traditional “Coptic Art” depicts the plights and fortitudes of the Eritrean people. He has exhibited internationally; won awards including the Raimok Award, one of Eritrea’s highest national awards; and been nominated by an international arts jury to represent Eritrea in a United Nations global art exhibition. In 2012, he was selected by UNESCO to be featured in the Oxford Dictionary of African Biography.