Hermela Abayneh

Artist Hermela Abayneh is an Addis Ababa-based artist whose practice includes art and film. Hermela graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Ale School of Fine Art and Design at Addis Ababa University in 2006, specializing in painting. In 2016, she also graduated with MA in film production from Addis Ababa University College of Performance, Visual Art, and Film Production department on the MA program. Hermela spent six years teaching art in different international and private schools in Addis Ababa; mainly, her art has been featured. In many group exhibitions in Addis Ababa and internationally, she has recently been focused on and influenced by women’s beauty within traditional Ethiopian hand woven fabric clothing and rich diversity. She has also focused on a colorful market scene for women. Her art work captures moments; it comes with a hidden concept; it has its own narrative and moments; it also has its own story; all of her ideas have been reflected in observations of her everyday life; she always composes and uses an ideal element to build specific stories. She mainly describes her work as a blend of beauty from many angles. In addition, as an artist and filmmaker, she tried to focus as much as possible on the beauty and diversity of Ethiopian culture and its traditions.
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