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Tadesse Mesfin b. 1953

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  • Tadesse Mesfin and Ethiopian Modernism: Bridging Tradition and Innovation

    Alemayehu F. Weldemariam, Tadias Magazine, March 28, 2025
  • Connected Threads: Contemporary Art from the Horn of Africa and Diaspora

    NADA Exhibition Space, 311 E Broadway, Floor 2, New York, NY | Tuesday - Saturday, 11 am - 6 pm
    Tadias Magazine, May 7, 2024
  • Tadesse Mesfin, photographed in his studio in Addis Ababa in February 2022 Courtesy Lucy Emms Photography and Addis Fine Art

    Tadesse Mesfin's beaming visions of Ethiopia are pure joy

    Samuel Reilly, Apollo Magazine, November 2, 2022
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life, Guleet VI, 2021

    Eye of the Collector

    Mayfair Times, May 8, 2022
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Guleet VI, 2021, Courtesy of the artist and Addis Fine Art

    London Gallery Weekend returns to galvanise a city

    Melanie Gerlis, Financial Times, May 4, 2022
  • Merikokeb Berhanu. Courtesy of Addis Fine Art.

    Programme announced for African Art in Venice Forum 2022

    Editor, Art Africa , April 6, 2022
  • Installation view of 'From Modern to Contemporary', 2021. Courtesy of Sofia Johansson/CFHILL.

    Rakeb Sile, Mesai Haileleul and Michael Elmenbeck: Addis Fine Art x CFHILL

    Editor, Art Breath, June 30, 2021
  • Installation View of 'From Modern to Contemporary' at CFHILL Art Space, 2021. Courtesy of Sofia Johansson/ CFHILL.

    From Modern to Contemporary: Artists from the Horn of Africa and Diaspora – Group Show

    Editor, Contemporary&, June 16, 2021
  • Rakeb Sile & Mesai Haileleul. Courtesy of Addis Fine Art.

    Interview with Rakeb Sile & Mesai Haileleul | Addis Fine Art

    Editor, CFHILL, June 2, 2021
  • Event Images at Art Dubai 2021. Courtesy of Jalal Abuthina and Addis Fine Art.

    ART TALK: Tadesse Mesfin, Tsedaye Makonnen, Addis Gezehagn & Tizta Berhanu at Dubai 2021

    Editor, Tadias, April 9, 2021
  • Event Image of Art Dubai 2021. Courtesy of Jalal Abuthina and Addis Fine Art.

    Addis Fine Art gallery showcases Ethiopian work at Art Dubai 2021

    Staff Reporter, Capital Ethiopia, April 5, 2021
  • Event image of Art Dubai 2021. Courtesy of Jalal Abuthina and Addis Fine Art.

    Art Dubai, the First Major In-Person Art Fair Since the Pandemic, Proves That Collectors Are Ready to Show Up and Spend

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Artnew News, April 2, 2021
  • Installation views of Art Dubai 2021. Courtesy of Jalal Abuthina and Addis Fine Art

    On View: Addis Fine Art is Showcasing Tadesse Mesfin, Addis Gezehagn, Tsedaye Makonnen, and Tizta Berhanu at Art Dubai

    Victoria Valentine, Culture Type, April 2, 2021
  • Installation views of Art Dubai 2021. Courtesy of Jalal Abuthina and Addis Fine Art

    Addis Fine Art gallery showcases Ethiopian work at Art Dubai 2021

    Hams Saleh, Arab News, March 31, 2021
  • Installation views of Art Dubai 2021. Courtesy of Jalal Abuthina and Addis Fine Art

    Art Dubai Notches Early Sales as International Fairs Resume

    Rawaa Talass, Artsy, March 31, 2021
  • Tizta Berhanu, Dream intimacy, 2020, 90x90 cm, Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Addis Fine Art

    Art Dubai fair opens—in real life—with 'pay nothing up front' plan for galleries

    Anna Brady, The Art Newspaper, March 29, 2021
  • Addis Gezehagn Floating Tower V, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and Addis Fine Art

    Addis Calling: Vortic Edition

    Editor, Contemporary &, March 1, 2021
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Saturday Market VI, 2020 Oil on canvas, 161.5 x 130 cm. Courtesy of the artist, Lucy Emms and Addis Fine Art.

    The London Collective: How 21 of the capital’s galleries teamed up for a pandemic-proof online art space

    Nancy Durrant, Evening Standard, February 22, 2021
  • Pillars of Life by Tadesse Mesfin at Cromwell Place. Photography by Lucy Emms

    Art and the Home

    Harriet Griffey, The London Magazine, February 4, 2021
  • Installation View of Pillars of Life: Tadesse Mesfin at Cromwell Place. Courtesy of Lucy Emms.

    In Conversation with Tadesse Mesfin on “Pillars of Life”

    Roli O’tsemaye, The Sole Adventurer, December 20, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Saturday Market VI, 2020 Oil on canvas

    On my radar: Lemn Sissay's cultural highlights

    Kadish Morris, The Guardian, December 5, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin: Pillars of Life at Cromwell Place Installation View . Photography by Lucy Emms

    ART TALK: Tadesse Mesfin's 'Pillars of Life' at Addis Fine Art

    Tadias Staff, Tadias, November 20, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Saturday Market VI, 2020 Oil on canvas 161.5 x 130 cm

    Ethiopian Artist Tadesse Mesfin’s First Solo Exhibition in London

    Lydia Kakwera Levy, Omusana Review, November 16, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life:Market Day IV, 2020. Oil on canvas, 130 x 161.5 cm

    Spotlight on Ethiopian Art

    Daisy Bernard, Cromwell Place, November 16, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life:Patience II, 2020, Oil on canvas, 162 x 130 cm

    Installation View #museumshutdown | Tadesse Mesfin: Pillars of Life

    Editor, Contemporary And, November 11, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin , Pillars of Life at Cromwell Place. Image courtesy of Lucy Emms and Addis Fine Art

    The Art Market: England locks galleries down again

    Melanie Gerlis, Financial Times, November 5, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Installation view of Pillars of Life at Cromwell Place. Image courtesy of Lucy Emms and Addis Fine Art

    Volti Di Una Svolta

    Elisa Pierandrei, DLui la Repubblica , November 1, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Saturday Market V, 2020, Oil on canvas, 180 x 130 cm. Image courtesy of Eyerusalem Jiregna and Addis Fine Art

    Tadesse Mesfin: Pillars of Life

    Contemporary &, October 28, 2020
  • 'Pillars of Life' Installation at Cromwell Place. Image courtesy of Lucy Emms and Addis Fine Art.

    15 Things To Do This Weekend In London: 30 October- 1 November 2020

    Victoria Purcell, The Resident, October 26, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Saturday Market IV, 2020, Oil on canvas, 161.5 x 130 cm.

    Around the Galleries

    Samuel Reilly, Apollo Magazine, October 1, 2020
  • Eyerusalem Jiregna, The City of Saints X, 2017.

    How Ethiopian art secured its spot on the world's stage

    Ginanne Brownell, CNN, July 31, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin in his Addis Ababa studio

    When He is Not in His Painting Studio, Tadesse Mesfin is Training the Next Generation of Ethiopian Artists

    VICTORIA L. VALENTIN, Culture Type, May 23, 2020
  • Tesfaye Urgessa, No country for young men IX, 2019

    Art Dubai was online only this year, and there were 53,520 visits

    Alexandra Chaves, Arts & Culture, March 30, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life Grace III, 2020

    A New Future For Art Fairs? Highlights From Art Dubai’s First Digital Program

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Arab News, March 24, 2020
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Gathering, 2019, 116 x 89 cm

    8 Galleries Opening in 2020, from New York to Rome

    Alina Cohen, Artsy, February 2, 2020
  • 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London 2019 Installation shot

    Why Do We Need An Art Fair Dedicated To African Art?

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Harpers Bazaar, October 13, 2019
  • Merikokeb Berhanu, Untitled XXXVI, 2019

    African art unpacked at 1:54

    Melanie Gerlis, Financial Times, October 11, 2019
  • Merikokeb Berhanu, Untitled XLII, 2019

    At London’s 1–54 Fair, Curator Azu Nwagbogu Lays Out the Pitfalls of the New Wave of Interest in African Contemporary Ar

    Kate Brown, Artnet, October 4, 2019
  • 1-54 London 2019 Installation shot

    What To See And Buy At The African 1-54 Art Fair In London

    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, October 4, 2019
  • Addis Fine Art Founders Mesai Haileleul and Rakeb Sile. Courtesy of Addis Fine Art

    Contemporary Art From Africa Is Seizing Global Attention. Here’s Your Guide to Six Emergent Art Markets Making It Happen

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Artnet, October 2, 2019
  • 1-54 Art Fair London 2019 Installation shot

    Mulling Over Art: Artnet “Intelligence Report” magnifies African Art Market

    Andrew Mulenga, The Mast, September 24, 2019
  • Intelligence Report. Artnet News

    There Is No Such Thing as the African Art Market...Yet, in “Welcome to the Age of the Art Industry”

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Artnet News, Intelligence Report, September 10, 2019
  • Addis Fine Art Founders Mesai Haileleul and Rakeb Sile. Courtesy of Addis Fine Art

    Ethiopia’s Art Scene Has Long Suffered From a Disinterested Government. But Shifting Politics Might Soon Make Culture a

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Artnet news, July 23, 2019
  • Girma Berta, Moving Shadows II, X, 2017. Copyright of the Artist and Addis Fine Art

    Discovering Contemporary Art in Addis Ababa

    Selamta, July 19, 2019
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: My Sister's Keeper, 2019, Courtesy of the Artist and Addis Fine Art

    Addis Fine Art Returns to 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London

    Claire Selvin, Artnews, June 19, 2019
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Hope II, 2018. Courtesy of the Artist and Addis Fine Art

    Amid a Gloomy Economic Forecast and Simmering Political Tensions, Art Dubai Tries to Find Stability

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Artnet, March 22, 2019
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Strength II, 2019. Courtesy of the Artist and Addis Fine Art

    No mega-buck deals, but Art Dubai dodges economic doldrums

    Anna Brady, Artnewspaper, March 22, 2019
  • Addis Gezehagn, Floating City XIV, 2019. Courtesy of the Artist and Addis Fine Art

    Addis Fine Art: helping Ethiopian artists thrive at home and abroad

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, The National, March 21, 2019
  • Tadesse Mesfin, Pillars of Life: Guleet, 2018. Courtesy of the Artist and Addis Fine Art

    The Master and his Student Tadesse Mesfin and Addis Gezehagn

    Art Africa, February 13, 2019
  • Ooni of Ife, Obi of Onitsha, Yinka Shonibare MBE attend ART X Lagos | Main Image

    Ooni of Ife, Obi of Onitsha, Yinka Shonibare MBE attend ART X Lagos

    BellaNaija, BellaNaija, November 9, 2018
  • Lagosians, Luminaries Bask in Art X Lagos | Main Image

    Lagosians, Luminaries Bask in Art X Lagos

    Yinka Olatunbosun, This Day Live, November 9, 2018
  • This Art Fair Is Basically The Frieze of West Africa

    This Art Fair Is Basically The Frieze of West Africa

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Harper's Bazaar, November 1, 2018
  • 2019 SEED Awards to Honor Women | Main Image

    2019 SEED Awards to Honor Women

    Tadias Staff, Tadias Magazine, October 30, 2018
  • Art X Lagos: More Than an Art Fair, a Platform for Pan-African Creativity

    Art X Lagos: More Than an Art Fair, a Platform for Pan-African Creativity

    Victoria L. Valentine, Culture Type, October 30, 2018
  • A new wave of photographers in Africa State of Mind

    A new wave of photographers in Africa State of Mind

    Diane Smyth, British Journal of Photography, September 28, 2018
  • Uncovering The Gems At Ethiopia's Addis Fine Art Gallery | Harpers Bazaar Art Arabia | Image

    Uncovering The Gems At Ethiopia's Addis Fine Art Gallery

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, September 9, 2018
  • Addis Fine Art Presents Best Ethiopian Art Works In Johannesburg | New Business Ethiopia | Image

    Addis Fine Art Presents Best Ethiopian Art Works In Johannesburg

    Newbusiness, New Business Ethiopia, September 5, 2018
  • Ethiopian Painter Tadesse Mesfin’s Women of the ‘Guleet’ at Addis Fine Art Image

    Ethiopian Painter Tadesse Mesfin’s Women of the ‘Guleet’ at Addis Fine Art

    Rebecca Anne Proctor, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, July 26, 2018
  • Women and Guleet by Tadesse Mesfin

    Senait Feseha, The Reporter, June 16, 2018
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