How Ethiopian-born abstract artist Julie Mehretu is helping African artists

World-renowned contemporary visual artist Julie Mehretu is known for her large-scale abstract works exploring themes of ...
Essence

This Ethiopian Artist Designed The Latest BMW Art Car For One Of The Biggest Motorsport Races In The World

PARIS, France—Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu debuted the 20 th BMW Art Car last week in Paris. With her design, Mehretu fused industrial design objects, creating a “performative painting” on the ...
insider.si.edu

National Museum of African Art Opens Exhibition by Artist Tsedaye Makonnen

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced the exhibition “Tsedaye Makonnen—Sanctuary.” Opening Dec. 13 and remaining an ongoing display, the exhibition features seven sculptures ...
Hyperallergic

Ethiopia’s Art at the Crossroads of Traditions

BALTIMORE, Maryland — Dark-eyed saints and apostles parade across a long stitched goatskin in robes of red, yellow, green, and blue. These holy figures are paired in conversation across accordion ...
Forbes

Connected At Crossroads, Toledo Museum Of Art Brings Ethiopia To Northwest Ohio

Deep thinking. Given the luxury of time to think–surrounded by the world’s greatest artwork–museum curators find linkages between people and places not readily apparent. Ways of seeing the world ...
BroadwayWorld

Sharjah Art Foundation to Present Exhibition of Ethiopian Artist Henok Melkamzer

Sharjah Art Foundation, in collaboration with The Africa Institute, Global Studies University (GSU), and Sharjah Museums Authority, will present Henok Melkamzer's first international solo exhibition ...
Observer

Curator Sophie Ong Discusses the Genesis of ‘Ethiopia at the Crossroads’ at TMA

Sophie Ong is the coordinating curator of “Ethiopia at the Crossroads” at the Toledo Museum of Art. Courtesy Toledo Museum of Art What’s the origin story of this exhibition? Why Ethiopia? Why now? The ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Ethiopian-American Artists Make Their Mark

Author Dinaw Mengestu is among a generation of Ethiopian Americans whose families fled the East African nation in the 1970s and '80s. Now their... Ethiopian-American Artists Make Their Mark ...
Hyperallergic

In Ethiopia, Artists Protect the Environment Through "Plant Graffiti"

Two years ago, on a trip to visit family, Jemmal Wako observed snowfall for the first time in his hometown of Kofele. As a diaspora Ethiopian now living in Vancouver, Wako couldn’t believe his eyes — ...

‘Deeply moving’: PM Modi shares video of Ethiopian artists singing Vande Mataram | Watch

A rendition of India's national song, Vande Mataram, by Ethiopian singers struck an emotional chord with Prime Minister ...
The Washington Post

Finally, a sweeping look at Ethiopian art

correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly said the Byzantine Empire, Armenia, Coptic Egypt and Ethiopia all shared a common Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The last three churches are ...