Past
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When Home Won’t Let You Stay
Nahom Teklehaimanot 30 Jun - 31 Aug 2024 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is pleased to present Nahom Teklehaimanot’s first solo exhibition at Addis Fine Art, Addis Ababa. Nahom Tecklehaimanot’s (b. 1991) large-scale canvases speak to the poignant experience of migration and the unifying weight of lived experience. His works explore the emotional and physical toll inherent in leaving one’s... Read more -
Floating City
Addis Gezahegn 31 Mar - 15 Jun 2024 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition of works by Addis Gezahegn at our Addis Ababa Gallery. Featuring large scale canvases, Addis Gezahegn continues to reimagine Addis Ababa and its unrestrained urbanity. Simplifying backgrounds of these floating cityscapes, Addis has painted a panoptic view of the state... Read more -
In the Presence of Light
Melaku Ayele 3 Dec 2023 - 24 Feb 2024 Addis Ababa We are pleased to announce Melaku Ayele's solo exhibition at Addis Fine Art Addis Ababa. The works in In the Presence of Light were produced in the past six years, inspired by Melaku's lived experiences and his perspective on modern society. Each piece is intentional and precise, drawing from the... Read more -
Energy Circles
Tesfaye Bekele 21 May - 19 Aug 2023 Addis Ababa Tesfaye Bekele (b.1982) is a painter living in Addis Ababa. Tesfaye searches for order within complex systems, a contemplative process that investigates his personal relationship with time and space. He zooms in and out of segments and subsections of the physical world, taking time to enrich his work in great... Read more -
Alle Legends
Group show 8 Jan - 1 Apr 2023 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is pleased to announce the opening of 'Alle Legends' at our Addis Ababa gallery. The exhibition opens Sunday, 8 January and runs until Sunday, 25 March 2023. This large-scale group show features the works of 19 artists who have played a pivotal role in shaping and influencing... Read more -
Addis Calling V
25 Sep - 24 Dec 2022 Addis Ababa We are delighted to announce the opening of Addis Calling V, at our Addis Ababa gallery this Sunday, 25 September. The fifth iteration of our annual Addis Calling group show continues to spotlight and showcase some of the most exciting emerging artists from the Addis Ababa art scene. We will... Read more -
Silent Dialogues
Dawit Adnew & Seyoum Ayalew 18 Apr - 4 Jun 2022 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art, Addis Ababa is pleased to present Silent Dialogues, an exhibition of new paintings by rising stars of the Addis Ababa art scene, Dawit Adnew & Seyoum Ayalew. Seyoum Ayalew (b. 1970) lives and works in Addis Ababa, and studied art formally at the Alle School of Fine... Read more -
Addis Calling IV Group Show
Addis Fine Art, Addis Ababa 28 Sep 2021 - 15 Jan 2022 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is proud to present Addis Calling IV, our regular group show featuring new works by a selection of exciting talent across Addis Ababa and the Horn of Africa. This year, Addis Fine Art is proud to introduce the following artists: Eyasu Telayneh, Kerima Ahmed, Micheal Hailu, Wendemageng Gashawm, Yasmeen Abdullah and Michal Mamit Worke. Read more -
ህብር (Hēber)
Tizta Berhanu 21 Dec 2020 - 27 Feb 2021 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is delighted to announce Hēber an exhibition by Ethiopian painter Tizta Berhanu, on view to the public from 21 December 2020 – 27 February 2021. This marks the opening of the gallery’s large exhibition space in Addis Ababa.
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Tsédal (Inner Radiance)
Selome Muleta 14 Sep - 21 Nov 2020 Addis Ababa Selome Muleta (b. 1992) is quickly becoming one of the most exciting artists to emerge from the Ethiopian visual arts scene. Her latest work, a series of figurative portraits, is a continuation of Selome’s thematic interest in the lives of women behind closed doors. Selome uses these female figures as an entry point into a wider investigation into nature; thereby positing femininity as an essential element of the natural world. Read more -
Liberty
Adiskidan Ambaye 2 Mar - 30 May 2020 Addis Ababa Adiskidan Ambaye's abstract sculptures are nearly always preceded by gestural two-dimensional sketches, which delineate the foundations for her three-dimensional compositions. The wooden sculptures appear moulded from a single block of wood but are actually composed of as many as sixty handcrafted smaller slices of plywood. Read more -
No Country for Young Men
Tesfaye Urgessa 30 Dec 2019 - 15 Feb 2020 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is pleased to present Tesfaye Urgessa’s solo exhibition No Country for Young Men. Opening to the public in Addis Ababa, on 30th December 2019 and running until 15th February 2020, the show celebrates the artist’s debut with the gallery. Read more -
Meklit
Lulseged Retta 23 Sep - 9 Nov 2019 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is pleased to present, Lulseged Retta’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. The show will take place at the Addis Fine Art Gallery in Addis Ababa, opening on Saturday 21 September from 6 – 9 PM, and on view from Monday 23 September – 9 November 2019 and 10 am – 1 pm & 2 – 6 pm. Read more -
Addis Calling III Group Show
Yohannes Tesfaye | Tizta Berhanu | Frew Kebede 29 Jan - 23 Mar 2019 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is proud to present Addis Calling III a yearly recurrent group show featuring new works by a selection of exciting talents, Frew Kebede, Tizta Berhanu and Yohannes Tesfaye. Read more -
Mutual Identity
Dawit Abebe 18 Sep - 22 Dec 2018 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is pleased to announce Mutual Identity, Dawit Abebe's first solo exhibition at Addis Fine Art's main gallery space in Addis Ababa from 18 September - 10 November 2018. Read more -
Pillars of Life: the power and grace of market life
Tadesse Mesfin 12 Jun - 28 Jul 2018 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is very privileged to present Pillars of Life: the power and grace of market life, a solo exhibition of new oil paintings by legendary modernist painter and veteran professor at the Addis Ababa School of Fine Art, Tadesse Mesfin, at Addis Fine Art Gallery 3rd Floor Wold Fiker Building, Bole Medhane Alem, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between 12 June - 28 July 2018. Read more -
FLOATING CITIES / DETACHED PERCEPTIONS
Solo Exhibition by Addis Gezehagn 30 Jan - 31 Mar 2018 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art is pleased to present, Floating Cities / Detached Perceptions, a solo exhibition of nine new works by emerging painter, Addis Gezehagn, sponsored by East African Properties. Read more -
ENDURING SPIRIT
Solo Exhibition by Tibebe Terffa 10 Jun - 22 Jul 2017 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art gallery is pleased to present, Enduring Spirit, a solo exhibition of works by Tibebe Terffa (b.1948). Read more -
Addis Calling II Group Show
Annual Group Exhibition of New Talent From Addis Ababa 25 Mar - 20 May 2017 Addis Ababa Addis Calling II, a group exhibition featuring works by Addis Gezehagn, Mulugeta Kassa, Abiy Solomon and Bezawit Wondwossen is an exciting mix of painting, glass mono-prints and photography, representing a new selection of local talent engaged in a diverse range of artistic expression. Read more -
Corporeal Contemplation
Merikokeb Berhanu 2 Jul - 27 Aug 2016 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art gallery is pleased to present, Corporeal Contemplation, a solo exhibition of new and recent works by emerging female painter, Merikokeb Berhanu (b.1977). Read more -
Process & Progression
Leikun Nahusenay Solo Exhibition 16 Apr - 11 Jun 2016 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art gallery is pleased to continue its programme with a solo exhibition of works by multidisciplinary artist Leikun Nahusenay (b.1982), featuring works in photography, painting, mixed media, and sculpture. Read more -
Addis Calling
Inaugural Exhibition at AFA Gallery Addis Ababa 9 Jan - 26 Mar 2016 Addis Ababa Addis Fine Art announces the official launch of its new gallery space with the inaugural exhibition Addis Calling. Read more
