19 x 27 cm (7.5 x 10.5 in.) Ink and Watercolor on paper
$450Peter Makela was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1985 and lives and works in Bhutan. Makela studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and holds a B.F.A. from University of Applied Arts Vienna. He has received a National Endowment of the Arts, Fantasy Foundation Fund Grant, (2007) and an Achievement Enhancement Award and Merit Scholarship from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in (2008). Peter has exhibited at Last Projects, Hollywood (2014), Parade Ground Gallery, New York (2013) and at Bushwick, Open Studios at Space 23, New York (2012).
EFA Morocco provides marginalized girls in rural Morocco with access to education. By eradicating the logistical, economic and social obstacles to high quality education, EFA enables these young women to fulfill their true potential.
EFA does this by building and running boarding houses for teenage girls close to schools, ensuring the girls can easily attend class every day and obtain a Baccalaureate degree.