Tadesse Belayneh

Born 1943 in Addis Ababa, Tadesse Belaineh is
a world-renowned artist. Having received multiple
national and international recognition, including the
Gold Mercury International Award n 1982.
He attended the Addis Ababa Fine Arts School from
1958 to 1962. After which he took further studies in
Russia’s Repine Academy of Painting, Sculpture &
Architecture in St. Petersburg, graduating with a
Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture. In 1985, he
took additional training in modern ceramics in Berlin.
From 1969 onwards, he taught at the Addis Ababa
University School of Fine Arts and Design. Moved on as
Arts Section Head at the Ministry of Culture & Sports
in 1985. Joined the faculty of the Addis Ababa School of
Fine Arts in 1988. Becoming Head of the Department
of Sculpture until 1991 then Director until 1998.
Through solo and group exhibitions, his work has been
showcased around Ethiopia as well as Finland, Germany,
Italy, USA, former USSR and Yugoslavia.

Source: Art of Ethiopia 2009, exhibition catalogue, 2009.