Amasaka Gallery exhibition Patterns Through Time, features seventeen works from two contemporary artists based in Addis Ababa, Birhanu Manaye and Tibeb Sirak.
Art Reviews
Natnael Ashebir is a multi-disciplinary artist (b.1995, Ethiopia) who has completed a BFA from Alle School of Fine Art and Design in 2021, a Diploma from Entoto Polytechnic College in 2016, and a certificate from Abyssinia Fine Art School in 2013.
My artwork, “Patterns of Life,” primarily focuses on patterns and how they relate to our daily lives. I use primary aspects from Somali and Ethiopian culture to convey this idea. – Tibeb Sirak
We each play a role in this life and the bigger picture, spanning in the element of who we are individually and how it reflects the bigger part of society.
Fridah Ijai (b. 1995) is a Kenyan visual artist based in Nairobi. She recently attained a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Kenyatta University.
“I first drew the figure looking down not only to express uncertainty in the future but also to give a glimpse of hope…”
Born in Saudi Arabia, in 1994, Sudanese visual artist and graphic designer Wafa Salah works and lives between Khartoum, Sudan and Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Sheila Bayley (Kenyan, born in 1986) is a contemporary artist and poet living and working in Nairobi.