Artist Wendwesen Kebede (Painter and Historian),Currently a Secretary General of All Ethiopians Visual Artists Association. *Born in 1983 Dukem town Ethiopia. *Elementary education ,Dejazmach FiqreMariyam elementary school. *Secondary education , Lielt Tenagneworke S.S. * BA degree in Applied History from Addis Ababa University. * BA degree in Painting from Addis Ababa University School of Fine Arts and Design. * M.A degree in History and Cultural Heritage management from Addis Ababa University.
Artist Wendwesen KebedeCurrently A Secretary General of All Ethiopians Visual Artists Association.
My name is Wendwesen Kebede Abera. I was born in 1983 I completed my elementary and secondary education in Dukem Odaanabee elementary school and Lielt Tenagneworke S.S. In 2001 I was one of the outstanding students to join Addis Ababa University for further education. With this regard I have graduated from Addis Ababa University Department of History and Heritage Management with B.A degree in the year 2004/5.Again the university has given me a chance to join A.A.U Fine Arts and Design school simultaneously with history in the year 2002.With confidential struggle I got my second B.A degree in Painting with distinction award on August 28, 2005/6. After I get out of the university I have tried to work as an employee for several governmental and privet institutions like collages schools and newsletters. More over; I narrated many short stories on radio like F.M Addis 97.1(mestawot program), Fana F.M 98.1 ( lewetatoch) .even I served as a reporter and journalist on few private newsletters. Again I won essay writing competition two times that prepared by A.A city government.
In addition to this I used to be cartoonist and Lay out designer of different newspapers such as Helina ( A.A.U’s students news paper). Also I was cartoonist and assistant designer of Ethiopian volunteer media professional against AIDS (EVMPA) Lambadina Youths news paper on both Amharic and English. During my education in History and Art school I exhibited my works in several places locally and abroad by deligates. In 2009 the university gave me the chance to continue my post graduate class and graduated in 2011 in writing “CONTEMPORARY ETHIOPIAN ART HISTORY AND ARTISTS SINCE 1920’S -1990’S”
Since the end of 2009 I started experimenting different forms of arts and painting as full time studio artist. With this regard I participated on different community and Art works such as
IIRR international institute of regular reconstruction
Free Art participation in Asni Art village for a week.
Instructing Art and History in Horizon Youth Academy for a year
SENIOR ESSAY FOR PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR HISTORY B.A (BIOGRAPHY of ARTIST ZERIHUN YETMGETA AND ANALYSIS ON SOME OF HIS WORKS).
Council member, layout designing and cartooning for Hillina ( A.A.U’s students news paper)
Graduation project for painting B.F.A.
Volunteer color therapy at Emanuel Memorial Hospital for patients
DILLA UNIVERSITY ODAYA COMPUS mosaic and sculpture project in 2017
Museum size paintings about hydro politic over blue Nile ,global warming vs. urban planning ,pan Africanism for the past 8 years
Several art works based on the hydro politics over blue Nile and its damming in collaboration with grand national dam collaboration and coordination committee
A steal statue that awarded to Gamo Bayira elders by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for their acheivements for calming the angry youngsters from vandalizing other people’s institutions and racial conflicts .
My Exhibitions
2005……….. Group Exhibition at Lidet hall A.A.U
2006…….…. Group exhibition at Technology institute of A.AU
2007………. Graduation project for partial fulfillment of B.F.A
2008……….. One man show at Horizon Youth Academy
2008 ………. One man show at Ethiopian National Theater
2008………… Group exhibition at Russian Culture for science (PUSHKIN)
2008 …………Group exhibition at New York City with official delegates
– Oct, 2009……One man show at Ethiopian National Theater
June,2010……One man show at Ethiopian National Theater
2010……… Ten Ethiopian Artists exhibition at Ethiopian National Theater
2011………..BAZ’ART at Alliance Ethio-France
2011………..Four Freedoms Art competition at America Embassy
2011……….. Fifteen Ethiopian Artists exhibition at K.Z International Hotel
2012…….. .. BAZ’ART at Alliance Ethio-France e
My Exhibitions
012……… Women Association Art Competition at National Theater
2012…………THE BATTLE OF VICTORY OF ADWA at Ethiopian National
Theater.
2013…………BAZ’ART at Alliance Ethio-France.
2013…………A group art fair exhibition at Tropical Garden.
2013{April}……A GROUP ART EXHIBITION AT ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL MUSIUM.
2013 {March}……..grand group Painting exhibition at Ethiopian National Museum about 2 years of the damming of Blue Nile.
2013{June}…….group art exhibition in Greece by delegates.
2013…group art exhibition in Dubai by delegates.
2013………E.C ………….One man show at CMC Indian residence.
2013……….E.C………….In the near future Group art exhibition in titled by “ZIKRE ADWA””A VICTORY OF THE BATTLE OF ADWA.
2013……….{June}….Group art exhibition at Tayitu Hotel
2014…{October}…group art exhibition at the UNITED NATIONS EXHIBITION CENTER.
2014………. {November}GROUP ART FAIR EXHIBITION …at Tropical Garden.
My Exhibitions
2014 {November}…art fair at Sanford School.
2014 {December}…..group art fair at Taitu Hotel.
2014{March}art fair at Tropical garden
2014{March}Adds Art Fair at the Millennium Hall
A group painting exhibition at Greece Club
2014{March} a grand group painting exhibition at National Museum
2015 {November }art far at Hamle 19 resort
2015{January} art fair on Selam Festival at the tropical garden
2016[December] an art fair at Golf club
2016{January}a group art exhibition at the Millennium hall
2016{an art fair at Golf club}
2016 {MARCH} group art exhibition in SOUTH KOREA SEUL MUSIUM organized by COFFE AYSINICA COMPANY.
2016 Annual art of Ethiopia at Ethiopian Sheraton Addis Hotel
2017 {SEPTEMBER} group art exhibition at Ethiopian National Museum in commemoration of MASTER ARTIST TESFAYE ASEFA.
2017 {NOVEMBER] ART FAIR AT GOLF CLUB.
2017{ DECEMBER] 10th year of art of Ethiopia at ETHIOPIAN SHERATON
ADDIS HOTEL
March (2018)group painting exhibition “II WORLD SUBMMIT OF ARTS FOR PEACE “in ECUADOR QUITO CITY”
April (2018)residency ,workshop and exhibition in EGYPT “GABAL EL TAIR INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM “at MANIYA UNIVERSITY
April 2018 A Big Art Sell at Hilton ,Ethiopia
2019 Organized and participated on “Art for Peace” at The Millinium Hall prepared by Ministry of Peace
2019 Organized and partisipated on “Art for Development” at the Millinium Hall prepared by Ministry of Revenue
May 2019 Organized and participated on “Art for Humanity” at Ethiopian Hilton Hotel a fund raising exhibirion for those displaced citizens in collaboration Red Cross.
My Exhibitions
Qatar lnternational Art Festival 2019 in Doha Katsra Cultural Village.
Paris Art symposium organized by UNESCO (FRANCE/PARIS)2020
2020/(November) Group painting exhibition in COLOMBIA /BOGOTÁ Intittled with “BEST OF THE BEST ARTISTS OF THE WORLD PAINTING EXHIBITION 2020”
January 2021 a group painting exhibition at the Embassy of Czech Republic. N. M
REFERENCES
Ato Nega Instructor at Addis Ababa University ——– 0913- 62-03-15
Ato Behayilu Shiferaw Senior reporter of EVMPA/ Lambadina news paper —–Tel 0911- 01-22-92
Prof Shiferaw Bekele Instructor at Addis Ababa University Department of History and Heritage management—— 0911-44-00-97
Dr. Tekelehimanot G/Silassie former dean of History Department —-0911-93-12-52
Ato Tadesse Mesfin instructor at Addis Ababa University School of Fine Art and Design—-0911-03-27-44
ETV “Mezinagna program :- interview on my history and works.
ETV “mezinagna program”[2011 ] an exclusive interview on my paintings which I have done the last 7 years entitled with” the hydro politics over BLUE NILE”.
ETV “Tibeb Zigijit” professional interview on contemporary art of Ethiopia with 3classes. Specifically on works of famous Ethiopian modern artist Gebrekristos Desta and Professor Zerihun Yetim Gaeta’s work.
EBS TV “Habesha weekly program” .
ETV….Sun