<strong>Biography</strong>
Endale Desalegn was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he continues to live and produce richly symbolic, experimental paintings. Endale’s work is distinguished by his strikingly expressive use of acrylic and oil paint and his characteristically monochrome palette with sparing use of color.

Endale has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in painting, from Alle School of Fine Arts and Design in Addis Ababa (2008). He has done residencies in Lisbon, Portugal (2011, 2016) and has had solo exhibitions in Ethiopia, South Africa, Portugal, and the United States in addition to various group shows. Endale has also lectured at Addis Ababa University’s School of Architecture and the Teaching College in Hawassa, Ethiopia.Collaboration History.

<strong>Collaboration History</strong>
In 2014, Endale Desalegn visited Johannesburg, where he had his first residency with David Krut Projects (DKP), followed by a solo exhibition, titled <em>A Single Vibration</em>, at the David Krut Projects gallery at Arts on Main.

In 2015, he returned to DKP for a second residency, which was followed by another solo show, <em>Two Social Pacifiers</em>, in which Endale meditated on two economic and social systems – communism and capitalism – in relation to Ethiopia’s communist history and capitalist present.

During his residency programs, Endale had access to a printing press for the first time, through which he collaborated with South African artist Senzo Shabangu and Zimbabwean artist Tendai Mupita. He also worked closely with David Krut Workshop (DKW) printer Kim-Lee Loggenberg to produce a series of monotypes.

In 2016, a self-titled solo exhibition of Endale’s work was presented at the David Krut Projects gallery in New York.

Represented by David Krut Gallery