Lulseged Retta

Biography

Lulseged Retta was born in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia 1952 andgraduated from the Addis Ababa School of Fine Arts. In 1986, he achieved his MFA from the Repine Academy of Arts in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Through a mosaic interest and a concern for African motif, Artist Lulseged has developed different philosophical approaches to his work. He has created modern art by studying traditional Ethiopian Art. Artist Lulseged has served as a civil servant at the Ministry of Culture and Information as well as the Ethiopian Tourism Commission. He runs a private studio in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.  He is a fellow of Ethiopian Studies at the Addis Ababa University.

Exhibitions

2011
Art of Ethiopia 2011
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2011
Art in Embassies Program
U.S. Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2007
Continuity and Change: Three Generations of Ethiopian Artists.
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida. Gainsville, Florida, USA,  

1997
Revue noire 24: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea
Paris, France

Selected Images