Kagnew Mekonnen
Graphic Artist/Educator/Painter
bornAddis Ababa, 1943
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1966
careerHigh School art instructor, Dessie, 1967, 68; Graphic artists, Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts Gallery, 1966,1967, 1979
public collectionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts
mediaWatercolor, Oil, Pen & Ink
 Kassa Aregahgne
Painter
educationChurch education
careerIlluminator and church painter
public collectionsSt Gabriel church, Addis Ababa
mediaGouache
 Kassa Bekele
Painter
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, Diploma 1979; Further education USA.
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery, 1979
public collectionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Kassa Wondemagegenhu
Painter
educationSelf-taught
membershipEthiopian Artists Association
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery, 1977
mediaGouache
 Kassa Workenhe
Painter
educationSelf-taught
membershipFounding member of Ethiopian Artists club
group exhibitionsHail Sellassie I Theater,Addis Ababa, 1960
mediaOil, Tempera
 Kassahun Abebe
Painter
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1974
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts Gallery, 1974
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Kassahun Shewarega
Graphic Artist
bornAddis Ababa, 1967
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1988
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery, 1987, 1988
mediaWoodcut, Pen & Ink
 Kebebushe Chebsa
Painter, Sculptor
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1973
solo exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery, 1973
mediaMixed Media
 Kebed Wold Maryam
Painter
bornAddis Ababa, 1944
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1967; Further studies USA
solo exhibitionsGihon Hotel, Addis Ababa, 1966
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, 1966
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Kebed Zewde
Painter
educationKine Tibeb School, Addis Ababa, 1947
careerArtist, Ministry of Education
membershipFounding member of Ethiopian Artists Club
group exhibitionsHSI Theater, Addis Ababa, 1960
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Kebedech Tekleab
Painter, Poet
bornAddis Ababa
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, 1973; Howard University, Washington DC. BFA., 1992, MFA., 1995
careerArt teacher, Washington D.C., Art Summer Youth Program 1994; Teaching Assistant, College of Fine Arts, Howard University, 1994; Art Associate, Children's Studio School, Washington D.C., 1997; Art teacher, Montgomery College, Tacoma Park Campus, Maryland, 1998
writingsYETNEW, Amharic, Kuraz Publishers, Addis Ababa, 1990
awardsNational Dean's Award, Excellence in Scholarship and professional Achievement in Poetry, 1990; Outstanding Achievement Award, First Place; Multi cultural art exhibition, Martin Luther King Library, Washington D.C., 1994; Competition for Presidential Portrait, First Prize, United States Navy Memorial Archives, Washington DC. 1992; Special talent scholarship, Howard University, Washington DC. 1991-94
solo exhibitionsNorth Dakota State University, North Dakota, 1994
group exhibitionsOrlando Museum, Orlando Montgomery league, Tacoma, MD; Ayasso International Fine Arts Gallery, Washington DC.; Ghana, Accra International visual art exhibition; Cedarhurst Museum
mediaOil, Acrylic
address4241 South 16th Street #21
Arlington, VA. 22202
 Kebere Balcha
Sculptor
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1987
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery 1986; Addis Ababa University, 1991
public collectionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts
mediaPlaster, Concrete
 Keder Keri
Painter
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1989
group exhibitionsNational Museum, Addis Ababa 1989; Addis Ababa University, 1990
public collectionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Keder Shashe
Painter
educationAttended Addis Ababa School of Fine Arts, 1964
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts Gallery, 1966
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Keder Tenker
Painter
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1990
group exhibitionsNational Museum, Addis Ababa, 1990
public collectionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Kelemework Gebre Selassie
Painter
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1966
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts Gallery, 1966 & 1979, Addis Ababa University 1991
public collectionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Kelemua Hailu
Painter
bornAddis Ababa, 1969
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1990
careerFreelance Artist
membershipFOWA, Friendship Of Women Artists
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, 1990; German Cultural Institute, Addis Ababa, 1998
mediaOil, Watercolor
addressPO Box 110345
Addis Ababa
phone number44 42 74 - (301) 649 1025
 Kenfe Alemu
Painter
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1974
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, 1974
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Kenfe Michael Bethe Selassie
Sculptor-Painter
bornDire Dawa, 1951
educationLycee Franco-Ethiopien, Addis Ababa; Self-taught artist
careerFreelance artist; Traveled Europe, Brazil, 1990; Haiti, 1989; S. Africa, 1995; Namibia, 1996
solo exhibitionsGalerie de la Licorne, & Theater Noir, Paris, 1985
group exhibitionsEthiopie d'hier et d'aujoud'hui, Paris 1985; Centre Culturel Francais, Belgrade, 1989; African Artists in Paris, Bomani Gallery, San Francisco, Art'93; London 1993; Munich, Monterey, Tunis, Barcelona, Geneva, & San Francisco, 1996
public collectionsCultural Forum, Blanc-Mesnil, France; De Stadshof Museum, Zwolle, Holland; Musee Van Reekum, Apeldoorn, Holland; Afrika Haus, Freiberg-AN, Germany
mediaMiscellaneous, Papier-mâché
address3 Allee Marc Chagall Atelier 35 75013
Paris
France
phone number45 86 15 41
 Kenfe Shewan Gizaw
Graphic Artist
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1981; Ukraine, MFA
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery, 1981
mediaWoodcut, Pen & Ink, Silkscreen
 Kenfu Gebre Mariam
Painter
educationKine Tibeb School, Addis Ababa, 1947
careerArtist, Ministry of Education and Fine Arts
membershipFounding member of Ethiopian Artists Club
mediaGouache, Watercolor
 Ketsela Atnafu
Painter
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1964
 Ketsela Markos
Painter/Restorer
bornGondar, 1942
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1963; Hungary, MFA
careerMuseum Technician, Restoration expert, Addis Ababa University Museum of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery 1977; FESTAC'77, Lagos 1977
public collectionsAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts
mediaOil, Watercolor
addressPO Box 1176
Addis Ababa
phone number11 29 89
 Ketsela Mengistu
Painter
bornAddis Ababa, 1969
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma, 1990
careerInstructor
membershipFOWA, Friendship Of Women Artists
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery 1990; Addis Ababa University, 1991; German Cultural Institute, 1998
mediaOil, Watercolor
addressPO Box 8411
Addis Ababa
phone number15 30 32
 Kidane Belaye
Sculptor
bornDessie, 1950
diedAddis Ababa, 2000
educationWoizero Sehen School Art Club, Dessie, 1967; Addis Ababa School of Fine Arts, diploma 1977; Kiev Fine Arts Academy, Ukraine, MFA., 1987
careerInstructor, Addis Ababa School of Fine Arts
membershipDimension group
group exhibitionsNational Museum, Addis Ababa 1990; Addis Ababa University, 1991
public collectionsHarar City Hall; Hero Center Debre Zeit; Armed Force Exhibition Hall
mediaPlaster, Concrete
addressPO Box 30704
Addis Ababa
 Kifle Assefa
Painter
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts
group exhibitionsAlliance Ethio-Francaise, Addis Ababa, 1997
mediaOil, Watercolor
 Kifle Beseat
Art critic
educationParis, France
careerImportant art critic in the late 60's
writingsAn Introduction to abstract painting in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 1971
 Konjit Kassaye
Graphic Artist
educationAddis Ababa School of Fine Arts, 1979
group exhibitionsAddis Ababa City Hall Gallery, 1979
mediaPen & Ink, Woodcut