Tamrat Gezahegne

11 July 2012 / Acting Archives, Conversation

Tamrat Gezahegne presents a series of drawing and painted works done in the studio and outdoors. He shows these and other large paintings, which he then discusses with the group.

Short biography

Tamrat Gezahegne holds a BFA in painting from the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design. He has had several solo and group exhibitions in Ethiopia, and has participated in group exhibitions at the Museum of Yugoslav History in Belgrade, at Tana Sachau Gallery in Frankfurt am Main, and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. He is one of the founders of NAS (New Art Space) and Netsa Art Village in Addis Ababa. His painting and drawings take inspiration from the physical and spiritual surroundings he encounters.