Tewodros Kifle (b.1986, Ethiopia) received his MFA in Fine Arts (2025) and his BFA in Experimental Printmaking (2020) from the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University, and pursued a Diploma of Fine Art and Graphics from Entoto College (2010). He works across diverse media like printmaking, Installation, video, mixed media, and photography. Tewodros's work often engages with themes that bridge historical contexts and contemporary issues. In his artistic research and practice, he is particularly interested in how technology, capitalism, and urbanization shape socio-political realities. He also reimagines ancient letterforms to reflect on past, present, and future narratives. Currently, he works as a visual artist and an Assistant Lecturer at the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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Educational Background
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2023 - 2025, MFA In Fine Arts, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.
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2024 - Specialization Certificate, Modern, Contemporary Art and Design, The Museum of Modern Art, Online | www.coursera.org
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2016 - 2020, BFA In Experimental Printmaking, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.
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2008 - 2010, Diploma In Fine Arts and Graphics Art, Teferi Mekonnen Polly Technique College, Addis Ababa.
Work Experience
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2021 - Present, Assistant Lecturer, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.
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2019 - Present, Graphic Designer and Illustrator (Part-Time), Tsehai Publishers, Los Angeles.
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2013 - 2014, Graphic Design Instructor, Don Bosco TVET College, Addis Ababa.
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2010 - 2013, Illustrator, What’s Out Magazine, Cactus Communication PLC, Addis Ababa.
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2010 - 2011. Graphic Designer, ZOMA Magazine, Tihitina Publishing PLC, Addis Ababa.
Workshops and Fellowships
Conducting
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2020 - Present, Student-Run Event Supervision, Annual artist talk sessions, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa.
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2019, Stop Motion Animation Workshop, Stop Motion Animation lecture, Col. John C. Robson, American Center, Addis Ababa.
Participation
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2025, Extractivism & the Arts 03, research meetings, site seeing, and workshops, at Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.
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2024, Extractivism & the Arts 02, research meetings, site seeing, and workshops, at the Department of Creative Arts in the University of Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.
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2024, Extractivism & the Arts 01, research meetings, site seeing, and workshops, The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
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2023, Wulo Workshop, an integral part of the ‘WULO’ art exhibition by Berhanu Ashagrie. Collective dialogues and practices of mourning through aesthetic, pedagogical, and political languages at the Modern Art Museum-GKDC, Addis Ababa.
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2022 - 2023, Guest Lecturer Fellowship at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg, Teaching, learning, and studio practice. Hamburg.
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2021, Tibeb Badebabay, Interactive Public Art Project by Geoth Institute, Addis Ababa, Different Places, Addis Ababa.
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2019, Mapping The Invisible City, Workshop, Workshop by Makeda Begashaw (ETH), Polina Chebotareva (CPH), and Christina Werner (GER), Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa.
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2016, America in Movies, a ten-week course by Prof. Steven W. Thomas (US) at Col. John C. Robson, American Center, Addis Ababa.
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2016, Film Screenwriting and Producing Workshop, With Marie Dubas (FR) and Hiwot Admasu (ETH). Goethe-Institut, Addis Ababa.
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2016, International Animation Lab, the 2nd Bridging the Gap (BTG) Animation workshop. Valencia.
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2016, From Script to Screen, Film Directing Workshop, with Lucy Gebre-Egziabher (ETH/US), Rift Valley University, Addis Ababa.
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2015, Stop Motion Animation Techniques Course by Coke Rioboo Cortes (ESP), ACERCA Program of the Spanish Development cooperation. Spain Embassy, Addis Ababa.
Other professional experiences
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2019, Mosaic Art Project, Unity Park (Former National Palace), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2019, Public Mural Project, National Archival and Library Agency (NALA), Addis Ababa.
Group Exhibitions
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2025 (upcoming), Insensitive, Addis Ababa National Museum. Addis Ababa.
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2025, EMERGE, The Modern Art Museum - Gebre Kristos Desta Center, Addis Ababa.
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2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design Gallery, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.
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2023, Fellowship Exhibition, University of Fine Arts Hamburg, Hamburg.
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2022, Apart Together, Addis Video Art Festival, Gebre Kristos Desta Center-Modern Art Museum, and Different Locations, Addis Ababa
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2020, Home Is, Contemporary Video Art from Ethiopia and Etho-Diaspora, at the Israel Center for Digital Art, Israel (online).
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2020, BFA Graduation Exhibition, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.
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2020, Grounded in Movement, WINDX Festival of Moving Image, Winnipeg, Canada.
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2019, Addis Video Art Festival, Different Location, Addis Ababa.
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2017, Dare Carry On, Art for Agriculture, GIZ, Addis Ababa.
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2016, Addis Fotot Fest, Sheraton Addis Hotel, Addis Ababa.
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2015, Graduate Reunion Exhibition, National Museum of Art Gallery, Addis Ababa
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2013, National Museum Art Gallery, Addis Ababa.
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2011, Alliance Ethio-Francaise Art Gallery. Addis Ababa.
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2011, Poster Competition Exhibition, Goethe Cultural Institute Art Gallery, Addis Ababa.
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2010, Graduation Exhibition, Entoto TVET College Art Gallery, Addis Ababa.
Membership
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2011 - Present Ethiopian Visual Artists Association, Addis Ababa.
Mother Tongue: Amharic
Other Language: English