He was born in 1983 in Addis Abeba, being based and working in the district Guleley of the

Ethiopian Capital. In his studio of traditional architecture he mainly works on abstract paintings

dominated by the colours red, white and black. Already in the 9th grade he had  taken private

drawing lessons which he continued until the beginning of his studies in 2002. Until 2005 he

attended the School of Fine Arts and Design, University Addis Abeba, where Tadesse Mesfin was

his most important lecturer, and recieved a B.A. in Industrial Design. He works as Cartoonist,

graphic and storyboard designer. His works have been shown in numerous exhibitions in Addis

Abeba and in Berlin.

© Text: Kerstin Volker-Saad, Berlin (Katalog: Free Art Felega III, Goethe-Institut Addis Abeba)