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Available works · 4

Tesfaye Urgessa

Ethiopia, b. 1983

Urgessa’s paintings place expressive human figures within densely constructed spaces. Bodies, objects and fragments of interiors come together in compositions that feel both intimate and unsettled, with narratives that resist a single reading. His work offers physical presence and emotional complexity for a collector drawn to ambitious figuration. Selected for Ethiopia’s inaugural national pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, he has brought international attention to a distinctive contemporary Ethiopian painting practice.

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01

Of what once was, 2026

Oil on canvas · Two parts

270 × 260 cm

02

Dreaming about the Self, 2026

Oil on canvas

130 × 120 cm

03

Untitled, 2025

Oil and graphite on paper

100 × 70 cm

04

Untitled, 2025

Oil on canvas

25 × 25 cm