Tadesse Mamechae

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Tadesse Mamecha
Born
Tadesse

1941 (age 83–84)
Debre Sina
Other namesTadesse Mamecha Gebre-Tsadik
CitizenshipEthiopia
EducationLeningrad Academy of Arts
Alma materAddis Ababa
OccupationSculptor

Tadesse Mamecha (born 1941, also known as Tadesse Mamecha Gebre-Tsadik) is an Ethiopian sculptor. His most famous sculpture is "The Afar" which stands in front of the National Theater on Churchill Road. [1]

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Education and Career

Tadesse Mamecha studied at the Art School in Addis Ababa from 1958 to 1962. The continued his studies by attending Leningrad Academy of Arts (U.S.S.R.) from 1963 to 1970 and earned a M.A. in Fine Arts. He returned to Ethiopia and served as a teacher at the Addis Ababa Arts School. [2]

His work has been exhibited in Addis Ababa, Sweden and Denmark. His works have been exhibited at the National Museum in Addis Ababa as recently as February 2011. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Tadesse, Taye. Ethiopian Artists. Kuraz Publishing, 1991, p. 247.
  2. ↑ Tadesse, Taye. Ethiopian Artists. Kuraz Publishing, 1991, p. 246.
  3. ↑ "Modern Blends with Custom in Double Exhibit", Addis Fortune, February, 2011, accessed July 26, 2011.


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