I am a multi-disciplinary designer and artist from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
My work thus far has been centered on the themes of social justice through speculative fiction and design, focusing on architecture, experiential and interaction design and landscaping/urban planning. I hold an MFA Interaction Design 2019 from the California College of the Arts and a BArch in Architecture from the Glasgow School of Art, as well as Part I of The Royal Institute of British Architects License.
Bay Area Video Coalition, San Francisco, CA, US, Game Code Instructor
Teaching game design & social justice at BAVC's after school program.
Will be back to teach again in the fall!
Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA, US, Curatorial Fellow
Working as the curatorial fellow. Reaching out to local and international artists to organize and design exhibitions and assist with public events.
zoma contemporary art center, Addis Ababa, ET, Architectural designer and 3D developer
Concept artist and designer for a vernacular art and contemporary museum, Zoma. Seasonal work
Grant writing
Concept designer, artist
Freelancer, Addis Ababa, ET, Freelance Landscape designer/consultant
Consulting and providing concept designs and assistance for a number of clients including Zoma Contemporary Art Center and Bekele Mola Resorts.
Zana Landscape and Contractors, Addis Ababa, ET, Architectural Designer
Design, render and detailing of communal outdoor spaces and architectural structures for GODA Bottle Factory in Northern Ethiopia.
Flinstone Engineering, Addis Ababa, ET, Intern
Working in a team for a project dedicated to Rural to Urban development and autonomous, modular and affordable design.
Tukuls-to-Dachas was a collaboration between three organizations: Flintstone Engineering, Weimar University and EiABC (Addis Ababa University - School of Architecture).
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, US, Masters, MFA of Design
Interaction Design Track: I mostly focused on VR development and other interactive and experiential designs
