Merikokeb Berhanu

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Merikokeb Berhanu

Born in 1977 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Merikokeb Berhanu graduated in 2002 from Addis Ababa University, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, with a focus on mural design.
Exhibitions Venice Biennale Merikokeb Berhanu 2022 Courtesy Lucy Emms Photography And Addis Fine Art
Exhibition view: The Milk of Dreams, Venice Biennale, 2022. Courtesy Lucy Emms Photography and Addis Fine Art

Introduction

Born in 1977 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Merikokeb Berhanu graduated in 2002 from Addis Ababa University, Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, with a focus on mural design. 

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Selected works

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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled XCVII, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
152,4 x 101,6 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled LXXXIII, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 122 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled LXXXII, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
183 x 122 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled LXXVIII, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
213,4 x 152,4 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled LXXI, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
182,9 x 91,4 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled LX, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 152,4 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled LIX, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 152,4 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled LVI, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
172,7 x 172,7 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled XLVIII, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
147,3 x 127 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled XLIV, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
172,7 x 172,7 cm
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Merikokeb Berhanu
Untitled XXXIV, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 91 cm
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Gallery Exhibitions

Twilight is a Place of Promise Eileen Agar, Bettina von Arnim, Merikokeb Berhanu, Huguette Caland, Caroline Coon, Hélène Delprat, Bracha...

Twilight is a Place of Promise

Eileen Agar, Bettina von Arnim, Merikokeb Berhanu, Huguette Caland, Caroline Coon, Hélène Delprat, Bracha L. Ettinger, Roey Victoria Heifetz, Andrea Joyce Heimer, Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju, Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, Pia Krajewski, Jinju Lee, Iva Lulashi, Isabel Nolan, Pan Yuliang, Isabel Quintanilla, Anys Reimann, and Cecilia Vicuña
Twilight is a Place of Promise. A group exhibition at Esther Schipper Berlin, with works by Eileen Agar, Bettina von Arnim, Merikokeb Berhanu, Huguette Caland, Caroline Coon, Hélène Delprat, Bracha L. Ettinger,...
June 29—August 24, 2024
Esther Schipper, Berlin

External Exhibitions

The Milk of Dreams With Merikokeb Berhanu

The Milk of Dreams

With Merikokeb Berhanu
Brimming with abstract forms, at the blink of an eye Merikokeb Berhanu’s canvases become recognisable cosmologies and topographies, bearing with them evocations of nature and its universal rhythms. Berhanu’s series Cellular Universe...
April 23—September 25, 2022
La Biennale di Venezia

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Now Representing – Merikokeb Berhanu

Esther Schipper is pleased to announce the partnered representation of Ethiopian artist Merikokeb Berhanu with Addis Fine Art and James Cohan Gallery. This collaboration aims to further elevate Berhanu's international presence and...
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Ethiopian artist, Merikokeb Berhanu invited to the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

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