Afewerk tekle biography in amharic language

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    AFEWERK TEKLE, Ethiopia’s leading artist, was born on October 22nd, 1932 from Woyzero Feleketch Yematawork and Ato Tekle Moamo in the old historic city of Ankober in Shoa Province, Ethiopia. As a school-boy in the then recently liberated Ethiopia, Afewerk revealed an intense artistic interest in life around him. He was ever funnen busy with pencil or pen sketching and drawing, even during chemistry, mathematics or history classes.Sent to England in 1947 to become a mining engineer, his artistic talent was soon perceived. He was accepted at the huvud School of Arts and Crafts in London and later went to the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of London, the famous “Slade”. While studying in England he made several artistic pilgrimages to the continent of Europe.On the completion of his studies he returned to Addis Ababa where he held a one-man exhibition at the Municipality ingångsrum in 1954. It was the first significant art exhibition of post-war Ethiopia.

    Soon after his exhibition he

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    Afewerk Tekle

    Ethiopian artist (1932–2012)

    This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Afewerk, and not as Tekle.

    Afewerk Tekle (Amharic: አፈወርቅ ተክሌ; 22 October 1932 – 10 April 2012) was an Ethiopian artist, particularly known for his paintings on African and Christian themes as well as his stained glass.[1]

    Early life and career

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    Born in Ankober, in Shewa Province, to ethnic Amhara[2] parents Feleketch Yamatawork and Tekle Mamo, Afework grew up under the Italian occupation during the Second World War. Following the war in 1947, Afewerk decided that he wanted to help rebuild Ethiopia and elected to travel to England to study mining engineering. Before departing, Afewerk, together with other students leaving to study overseas, was addressed by Emperor Haile Selassie. Afewerk recalls being told "you must work hard, and when you come back do not tell us what tall b

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    He is among a handful of Ethiopians who have made it to international celebrity status this century. He is one of the definitive figures of contemporary Ethiopian art, a giant recognized in Ethiopia, on the African continent and in fact the world over. His career spans five decades and three political regimes, and he continues to work today in Villa Alpha, his home and studio. He has elevated the social status of the artist in Ethiopian society. He has produced a tremendous body of work amongst which is the magnificent stained glass mural greeting visitors at the UNECA’s Africa Hall. He is the Honorable Laureate Maitre Artiste Afewerk Tekle.

    He was born in the North Shoa town of Ankober in October, 1932. At school he demonstrated a gift for mathematics and drawing and in 1947 was sent to England to study mining engineering. His artistic interests and talent, however, led him to drop engineering and pursue studies in art. HMAL Afewerk Tekle studied at the Central School of Art

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