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ABEBE'S ART GALLERY

Abebe's style, a mix of traditional and  modern art, relies on the use of  the wood of wanza, a tree native to Ethiopia.  Abebe engraves his carefully selected wood pieces before painting them using mixed media. To give more depth to the scenes, he also inlays various materials such as beads, and silver and copper jewels. His two major themes are music and family life.

EXHIBITION

        Azmari Biet                      Sidamo Girl  

        Fruit of Love                      Pit & Pebble Game 

        Portraits 1                        Composition 3

        City Girl                            Nomad Life

        Vicious cycle                    AIDS

        Rhythm                            Cooking 

        Under the Sun                   Genesis

        Oromia                             Mother & Child 1  

        Tradition 1                         Tradition 2    

        Tradition 3                        Tedj Biet

ABEBE ZELELEW 

 Abebe Zelelew was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1964. There, he attended the School of Fine Arts where he graduated in graphic design in 1985. After working as a graphic artist with the Ethiopian Nutrition Institute for 8 years  he decided to devote himself completely to his art. A  prolific artist, Abebe has produced more than 3000 works. He has held solo and group exhibitions in several countries among which Ethiopia (Hilton Hotel Gallery, City Hall Gallery, Alliance Française, National Museum), Djibouti  (Centre Culturel IRIS, Centre Culturel Français Arthur Rimbaud), France, China.

Abebe's work travels around the world and hangs in private collections. In 1996, some of them were selected to represent Ethiopian modern art in the "Aethiopia" exhibit that travelled across Europe.