Dawit L. Petros is known for his thoughtful engagement with photography, video, sculpture, and installation. From the Edge of the Horizon, an exhibition presented in two parts at the University of Saskatchewan’s College Art Galleries and Remai Modern, traces the arc of Petros’ career, gathering works that chart his longstanding inquiry into geography, identity, and migration. 

Petros’ practice is informed by studies of global modernisms, theories of diaspora, and postcolonial studies. Throughout the past decade, he has focused on a critical re-reading of the entanglements between colonialism and modernity.

Image 2) Dawit L. Petros, Shahee (Tea), Archival pigment print, 30 x 17.50”, 2005. Courtesy of the artist, Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal and Tiwani Contemporary, London © the artist, 2025.

Dawit L. Petros is a visual artist, researcher and educator. Born in Eritrea, Petros also lived in Ethiopia and Kenya before his family moved to Canada. Arriving in Saskatoon as a young child, he entered a landscape and culture very different from his East African origins. Over time, he and his family became part of a close-knit Eritrean community and established a strong sense of connection in the Prairie city. Petros has described Saskatoon as foundational to his artistic practice.

Petros completed the Whitney Independent Study Program, an MFA in Visual Art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University; a BFA in Photography from Concordia University and a BA in History from the University of Saskatchewan. Petros is represented by Tiwani Contemporary in London, UK and Bradley Ertaskiran in Montreal, Canada.

Image 3) Dawit L. Petros, Untitled (Prologue II), Nouakchott, Mauritania, 2016, archival color pigment print, 30 x 37.50”. Courtesy of the artist, Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal and Tiwani Contemporary, London © the artist, 2025.