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Ethiopia

Lalibela iconography meets Addis avant-garde.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Ethiopia's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Amara Achebe

Amara Achebe

ADDIS ABABA · ETHIOPIA

Amara works between Addis Ababa and the broader East African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Amara's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Ethiopia.

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ALSO FROM ETHIOPIA

  • Issa Mwangi

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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  • Kwame Adeyemi

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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  • Kofi Dlamini

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Ethiopia

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After the Pulse by Issa MwangiAVAILABLE

ISSA MWANGI · 2019

After the Pulse

Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 105 × 102 cm

Price Upon Request
Horizon Diaspora by Kofi Dlamini

KOFI DLAMINI · 2019

Horizon Diaspora

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 187 × 64 cm

Exhibition only
Threaded Return by Amara AchebeAVAILABLE

AMARA ACHEBE · 2020

Threaded Return

Acrylic and gold leaf · 145 × 63 cm

Price Upon Request
Rituals of Memory by Amara AchebeAVAILABLE

AMARA ACHEBE · 2022

Rituals of Memory

Bogolan textile on stretcher · 199 × 115 cm

Price Upon Request
Mapping Thread by Kwame AdeyemiAVAILABLE

KWAME ADEYEMI · 2018

Mapping Thread

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 81 × 63 cm

Price Upon Request
Ancestral Return by Kwame AdeyemiAVAILABLE

KWAME ADEYEMI · 2024

Ancestral Return

Archival pigment print · 187 × 79 cm

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EDITORIAL

Stories from Ethiopia

Editorial image from Ethiopia
A studio afternoon in Addis Ababa

STORIES FROM ETHIOPIA

A studio afternoon in Addis Ababa

Inside the studios shaping Ethiopia's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Amara Achebe on process and place

VOICES FROM ETHIOPIA

Amara Achebe on process and place

Lalibela iconography meets Addis avant-garde. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the east African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Addis Ababa

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM ETHIOPIA

Emerging voices around Addis Ababa

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Ethiopia's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Ethiopia

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Threads of Ethiopia

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Ethiopia

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Addis Ababa

East Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

East Currents

Group show · touring East Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Ethiopia pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Ethiopia.

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