ARTIST TALK: ABEL TILAHUN - 21.07.15

Artist Talk with Ethiopian Animator and Artist Abel Tilahun.

By bringing classical training in drawing and sculpture into the digital realm, Abel Tilahun’s work explores the space between traditional and emerging art forms in different cultures and contexts. Currently based in Washington, D.C., Tilahun maintains a studio practice in both the U.S. and Ethiopia, where he was born. In 2014, he led a tour of his exhibition, Interface Effect, at the Alliance Ethio-Francaise for the Curatorial Intensive in Addis Ababa. Tilahun will discuss the transnational nature of his work with ICI’s Renaud Proch and present his practice through recent and upcoming exhibitions and projects.

Abel Tilahun was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1983 and grew up in artistic environments, such as backstage at the Ethiopian National Theatre. He earned his BFA in Sculpture from Addis Ababa University’s Alle School of Fine Arts and Design in 2006. After moving to the United States, he earned his MA in Fine Art from Adams State University in 2010. He currently teaches at American University in D.C. as an adjunct professor of digital imaging, motion graphics, and animation.

Tilahun’s work was recently featured in the exhibition Curvature of Events, curated by Meskerem Assegued, in Dresden’s New Master’s Gallery at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.

This event is free and open to the public. To attend, please RSVP to rsvp@curatorsintl.org with ABEL in the subject line.