michaeltsegaye:: CV

Education

Diploma in painting, Addis Ababa University School of Fine Arts and Design, 1998 – 2002
BA Economics (not completed), Addis Ababa University:, 1993 – 96

Group Exhibitions

2009

Aksum Rediscovered: the Reinstallation of the Obelisk, UNESCO House, Paris, France

Sicherheit Entwickeln–Entwicklung Sichern, GTZ House, Berlin, Germany

Spot on …Bamako VII. Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie, Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany

2008

Snap Judgments – Nieuwe standpunten in hedendaagse Afrikaanse fotografie / New Positions in Contemporary African Photography, Het Stedelijk Museum, Amesterdam

Snap Judgments : New Positions in Contemporary African Photography, Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN

2007

Africa=Hot, Oude Kerk, World Press Photo Exhibition, Amesterdam,Netherlands

Africa=Hot, Tour & Taxis, World Press Photo Exhibition, Brussels, Belgium

VII Rencontres Afrcaines de la photographie: In the city and beyond, Bamako, Mali

Ethiopia on the Move,National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, Netherlands
Engineering Tomorrow, Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Technology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography, Museo Tamayo, Mexico City

2006

Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography, Miami Art Central, Miami, Florida, USA

Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography, International Centre of Photography New York, USA

Kwas Meda, Goethe-Institute, Gebrekristos Desta Centre, Addis Ababa

2005

Religious Ceremonies, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa Colours In Us, Alliance Éthio-Française, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

2004

Expressions 2, Bulgarian Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Guramayle, Alem Art Gallery Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Expressions, Alem Art Gallery Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Art for Solidarity, German School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2003
Foreign, Goethe-Institute, Gebrekristos Desta Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2003
Self-portrait, Alliance Éthio-Française Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2001
Faces and Identities,Goethe-Institute, Gebrekristos Desta Centre, Addis Ababa

Solo exhibitions

2008

Made in Ethiopia, GTZ Headquarters, Frankfurt, Germany

2007

Facets, Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Made in Ethiopia, Engineering Capacity Building Program (ecbp), Addis Ababa

2003

Out of the Blue, Goethe-Institute, Gebrekristos Desta Centre, Addis Ababa

2002

Visions of Addis, Goethe-Institute, Gebrekristos Desta Center, Addis Ababa

Catalogues and Reviews of work

2009
Michael Tsegaye: Home grown Photography, www.abesha .com, February 18,2009

2008
African Photography Encounters, Frieze magazine Issue 114, April 2008,

2007
BamakoVII. Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie : In the City and Beyond

2006
Snap Judgments: Contemporary African Photography

2006
Special mention in review of Snap Judgments exhibition, New Yorker magazine, April 24 edition

2004 - 06
Pictures, including front cover, interviews and reviews in various Ethiopian media, including Fortune, Capital, Addis Zena, The Monitor and The Reporter newspapers

Photo Publications in Newspapers and Magazines

2009
Im blauen Lichtder Zukunft, DIE ZEIT, 29 January 2009

2009
Ethiopia Shuts Down Coffee Exporters, New York Times Monday, April 6, 2009

2008
Front cover, World Heritage Magazine, nos 51, October 2008

2004
Front cover image African Politics magazine (France)

Photo journalism

2008-2009
UNESCO documenting re-erection of the Axum obelisk

2005 - 2008
GTZ/Engineering Capacity Building Programme, Addis Ababa and around Ethiopia Regularly document GTZ’s work in Ethiopia, including project visits, workshops, seminars and other events

2007
ZOA (ngo) Photography workshop with refugees in Sherkole camp

2007
African Humanitarian Action, Rwanda, Kiziba camp reportage about Congolese refugees in Rwanda

2007

World Food Programme(WFP)/ World Press Photo , Gao , Mali rice farmers

following a WFP irrigation project

2006
World Press Photo ,Addis Ababa and southern Ethiopia Photo essay about climate change for a pan-African exhibition to be held in Amsterdam in 2007, shot in a remote area .Selected as one of eight African photographers to represent Ethiopia,including participating in two-week workshop

2005
Produced images for 30-page photo story booklet raising awareness about the dangers of human trafficking, International Organisation for Migration, Addis Ababa

Annual Reports, Brochures

2009
Kofi Anaan International Peace Keeping Centre Annual Report, Ghana

2007
African Humanatraian Action Image Brochure

2007
Gesselschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (gtz) 2007 Image Brochure

Other projects

2006
Workshop facilitator for 15 graduating students in photography techniques specific to architectural images Addis Ababa University: School of Architecture, Addis Ababa

2006
Assistant to documentary filmmakers from Berlin, following early German explorers in Ethiopia and interviewing people with Ethio-German links, to be distributed to European film festivals

2005/ 06
Pact Ethiopia, Addis Ababa and Gambella Facilitated series of community art workshops with 150 participants as part of conflict resolution program, organised publicity materials, including calendar, and exhibition at Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa

2005
Director of photography on Amharic language romantic comedy feature film, including storyboard and set photography Cassopeia Film Productions, Addis Ababa