She is best known for her public artworks in Eritrea and Ethiopia, and her commissions for Emperor Haile Selassie.

[1][2] She began training under the artist Eso Peluzzi, and early in her life she married before moving to Eritrea.

Within these works, she sought to merge mid-20th century art movements with the African culture of her surroundings.

[1] These large-scale mosaics were created in public squares, churches such as the Mariam Orthodox Cathedral in Asmara,[5] the City Hall in Addis Ababa,[6] United Nations buildings in Addis Ababa,[7] and educational institutes.

[8] A retrospective of her work entitled Artist Without Borders was shown at the America-Italy Society of Philadelphia,[6][9] and her work has also been exhibited in institutions including the Museo d’Arte di Palazzo Gavotti.