Workneh Bezu Kassa born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Workneh began drawing from a very young age, taking drawing lessons in elementary school and showing great artistic ability. Although his family encouraged him to become an auto mechanic, Workneh was destined to follow his passion for art and enrolled at the prestigious Addis Ababa University School of Fine Art and Design, to study under some of the masters of Ethiopian painting and sculptor. For Workneh, art is his life, his passion and his dreams. Receiving formal training gave Workneh the techniques and academic skills he needed to bring his dreams to reality. Workneh experiments with different artistic forms and has become one of the pioneers of children’s puppet film and short animation film in Ethiopia. Included in his creations are rug puppets, paintings in oil and watercolors, sculptures and graphics art.
In 2001, Workeneh established Habesha Art Studio with other emerging Ethiopian artists.