Mekbib Gebertsadik
Mekbib received his BFA from Addis Ababa University of Fine Art, and is currently pursuing his MFA at Howard University with a broad emphasis on painting and illustration in all media. Subsequently, he added to his repertoire, a degree in graphic design including internet technologies and software programs. Mekbib has exhibited extensively in Ethiopia and other countries prior to coming to the United States with his wife, Meseret, in 2001. Once settled in Arlington, Virginia, his work has received wide acclaim in several shows in and around Washington, D.C.
Mekbib has created art his entire life and has been encouraged to do so by his family. Upon completing his higher education, Mekbib worked as a full-time studio artist, at one point in 2000 winning an international competition in the Netherlands called, “The Reason to Love the Earth.” His work concentrates on African motifs and traditions, both in color palette and technique. Making use of two-dimensional imagery and generous textural application, Mekbib intentionally references traditional African art forms, contributing to the establishment of a movement called, Africanism.
Mekbib has created art his entire life and has been encouraged to do so by his family. Upon completing his higher education, Mekbib worked as a full-time studio artist, at one point in 2000 winning an international competition in the Netherlands called, “The Reason to Love the Earth.” His work concentrates on African motifs and traditions, both in color palette and technique. Making use of two-dimensional imagery and generous textural application, Mekbib intentionally references traditional African art forms, contributing to the establishment of a movement called, Africanism.