In 2016, Rakeb Sile and Mesai Haileleul co-founded Addis Fine Art, creating the first white-cube gallery space for modern and contemporary art in Ethiopia. Described as one of the “Most Important Young Galleries in the World” (Artsy 2019), the gallery has since then grown to become one of the leading galleries in Africa, establishing a prominent international platform for artists from the Horn of Africa. (Main image: Tadesse Mesfin Oil on canvas 145cmx180cm 2022)
In October 2021, the gallery will move into expanded premises in London, opening a two-storey gallery space in the heart of Fitzrovia. The London gallery programme will encapsulate Addis Fine Art’s commitment to heightened international exposure for, and critical reappraisal of, African art on the world stage. The gallery’s Addis Ababa space will continue to be an incubator for emerging talent, facilitating critical engagement within the local market and encouraging the growth and development of the artworld ecosystem on the continent. The gallery will also serve as a space for artists from the diaspora to return to the continent and share and develop their practice.
Frieze London | Selome Muleta
12 – 16 October 2022
The Regent’s Park
Booth H33
1-54 Art Fair
13 – 16 October 2022
Somerset House
Booth E05
Column of Rhythm | Tadesse Mesfin
Private view, 13 October, 6-9 pm
21 Eastcastle Street, W1W 8DD
