Engdaget Legesse

Engdaget Legesse was born in 1971 in Addis Ababa in the district of Zebgna sefer – the village of the guardians. An Ethiopian tradition is for children to draw small pictures to give to their neighbors or acquaintances during the New Year celebrations on 11 September. In return, they receive money for new school materials. Engdaget Legesse’s paintings were already something very special in his childhood. His mother encouraged his talent and introduced him not only to Ethiopian but also to European painting. It was she who gave him his first art book – an illustrated book about Renoir.

In 1988, Engdaget Legesse began his studies at the renowned Fine Arts School in Addis Ababa and, at the age of 16, was the youngest student at the academy. After his basic training in fine arts, he spent two years specializing in “Monumental Painting”. He completed his studies with distinction in 1993. From 2003 – 2005 he was awarded a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service.

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Engdaget is now regarded as one of the most innovative and successful Ethiopian artists of his generation. Against the backdrop of an Ethiopian, Christian-influenced painting tradition that has been handed down over many centuries, he has found the courage to translate themes such as fertility and vegetation into free abstract art. But the artist also translates observations of everyday life in Germany, such as carelessness in dealing with food. Traveling between continents is the source of inspiration for his work.

Engdaget Legesse has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in the USA, Africa and various European countries. Engdaget Legesse lives and works in Berlin.

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