1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair : Tewodros Hagos

13 October - 16 October

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
Tewodros Hagos
Tewodros Hagos

Tewodros Hagos (b. 1974, Addis Ababa) graduated from Addis Ababa University School of Fine Arts and Design in 1995. Today, Hagos is considered to be one of the most promising artists of his generation. His works have been exhibited in Ethiopia, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the US. Hagos’ work is often inspired by contemporary journalistic imagery wherein he explores the many layers of social injustice experienced by migrants. At home in Ethopia, his paintings are witness to the profound transformation and evolution of Ethopia.
- Solo exhibitions include Mirage, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin (2022); The Desperate Journey II, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2021); The Desperate Journey, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2020); LeLa gallery, Addis Ababa (2019); LeLa gallery, Addis Ababa (2017); Alliance Ethio-Francaise, Addis Ababa (2016); LeLa Gallery, Addis Ababa (2015); Alliance Ethio-Francaise, Dere Dawa (2014); Ethiopia cultural centre, Los Angeles (2013); Alliance Ethio-Francaise, Addis Ababa (2010); Gallery BEK, Leuven (2007); Gallery KN10, Antwerp (2004); kappelen cultural center, kappelen (2000); Studio am schloos, Berlin (1998); Futuro cultural center, Rome (1998).
  
  Group exhibitions include The Unseen, Whitechapel Gallery, London (2022); Unsettled, Duende Art Projects, Antwerp, Belgium (2022); Young Curators: Melketenner / Milk Teeth, Nitja Centre of Contemporary Art, Lillehammer, Norway (2022); Facing the Sun, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Schloss Görne, Germany (2021); 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Somerset House, London (2021); LeLa gallery Addis Ababa (2018); Lela art gallery, Addis abeba (2016); laphto art gallery Addis Ababa (2015); LeLa gallery, Addis Ababa (2014); Atelier Fine Art Gallery, Addis Ababa (2012); Studio am Scholes Berlin (2008); Biblotheek Permeke, Antwerp (2007); Biblotheek Durne, Antwerp (2005).
- Highlights and collections. In 2021, Tewodros Hagos received the second prize award from the Ethiopian Ministry of Culture, which followed his award, in 2017, of the prestigious “Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters” from the Culture and Communication Minister of France. Hagos’ works can be found in many public and private collections worldwide, including the Kistefos Museum, Oslo (Norway); Laurent Dumas, Farida et Henri Seydoux Collection (France); Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection (USA); Arthur Lewis Collection (USA); Easton Capital Collection (USA); Birchby Collection (USA) and the C.C.H. Pounder Collection (USA).
In his latest series of paintings, Ethiopian artist Tewodros Hagos celebrates the power, beauty and resilience of women. Since November 2020, the artist’s home country has been wrought by an ongoing civil war that has had devastating impacts on the local communities, especially women who are frequently reported as the victims of abuse. However, rather than choosing to portray suffering and hardship, Hagos seeks to convey his subjects as complex, emotional individuals who are at once proud and vulnera- ble. ‘I am interested in exploring how our perception of women is limited by cliched understandings of what a woman is or should be,’ says the artist. Rendered in exquisite detail, each of the portraits possesses a distinct atmosphere and character. The women appear against vividly coloured backgrounds dressed in richly patterned clothing and golden jewellery, while their gaze is often turned outwards as if challenging the viewer to stay looking, to see them for who they are, without expectation or judgement.
- Tewodros Hagos, Woman (1), 2022

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