Ethiopia

Curriculum Vitae

^{MULUGETA  GEBREKIDAN  DESTA}

^{Date of Birth: 9 October 1970}

^{Tel: 251 911 426075}

^{e-mail: mgkidan@yahoo.com}

^{Website links: www.vcca.com, www.codeplan.de, www.galerie-herrmann.com}

^EDUCATION

^{•           Addis Ababa University School of Fine Arts & Design (1989-1992) Diploma in Fine Arts}

^{SHORT TERM TRAINING}

^{•           International mass communication training}

^{•           Computer Graphics}

^{•           Publication production}

^{•           Curriculum development}

^{•           Art education}

^{•           Theatrical art and Literature}

 ^{PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE}

^{•           1992 – present, Professional studio artist}

^{•           2005 – Present Background artist and voice actor, Whiz Kids Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia}

^{•           2001 – 2003, Illustrator, cartoonist, designer "Brilliant Children's Newsletter” Two Wings Academy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia}

^{•           2001 – 2003, Computer graphics artist, Unity University College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia}

^{•           1999 – 2000, Stage designer, make up artist, costume designer Tigray Theatre Enterprise, Tigray, Ethiopia}

^{•           1995 - 2000, Workshop designer and trainer in arts education for GTZ/PEAP (German development program), USAID/BESSO (US development program), Tigray, Ethiopia}

^{•           1993 – 1995, Fine arts curriculum developer and illustrator for educational materials Tigray Bureau of Education, Tigray, Ethiopia}

^{SOLO EXHIBITIONS}

 ^{2005    Virginia Creative Center for the Arts (VCCA), USA}

^{2005    Volkshochschule Leipzig, Germany}

^{2005    Studio Am Schloss, Berlin, Germany}

^{GROUP EXHIBITIONS}

^{2008    “Abro Ethiopia-Embryo” Asni Gallery, Addis Ababa}

^{2008    “Free Art-Filega 2” Gebrekristos Desta Center, Goethe Institute of Addis Ababa}

^{2007    “Ethiopian New Millennium Exhibition”   Studio Am Schloss, Berlin, Germany}

^{2007    “Freedom In Love” a Performance Art Exhibition, on the Occasion of Celebrating Partnership Between the European Union and the African Union at Addis Ababa City Hall, Addis Ababa.}

^{2006    Saron art Studio, Addis Ababa.}

^{2005    Ethiopian Community Development Center, Washington DC, USA}

^{2005    Galerie Peter Herrmann, Berlin, Germany}

^{2004    Alem Gallery (‘Africa Unite’ in celebration  of Bob Marley’s 60th Birthday Art Festival) Addis Ababa}  

^{2004    Bulgarian Embassy, Addis Ababa}

^{2004    Addis Ababa University School of Fine Arts & Design}

^{2004    Goethe Institute of Addis Ababa}

^{2004    One-day exhibition, organized by the Asia-Africa-Institute of Hamburg University (Asien-Afrika Institut, Universitaet Hamburg), at the Museum of}

^{art and handicraft (Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe), Hamburg, Germany}

^{2003    Studio Am Schloss, Berlin, Germany}

^{2003    Hamburg University, Germany}

^{2003    “OLOMPIACOS” Greek Club, Addis Ababa}

^{2002    Addis Ababa Hilton International}

^{1995    Mekele (Northern part of Ethiopia)}

^{1992    Addis Ababa National Museum}

^{ART RESIDENCIES}

^{2005    (August and September) Virginia Creative Center for the Arts (VCCA), USA}

^{ART WORKSHOPS}

^{2004    “Free art-Filega 1” Addis Ababa School of Fine Arts and Design}

^{2008    “Free art-Filega 2” Gebrekristos Desta Center, Goethe Institute of Addis Ababa}

^{2008    Video art}

^{2008    “Abro Ethiopia International Art workshop}

^{Updated፡ July  2008}

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