A free solo exhibition by Ethiopian contemporary artist Tewoldebrehan Kidane, titled GEREZAT (ግርዝት), runs at Fendika at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Addis Ababa through Monday, October 19, 2026.
The show opened with a reception on Wednesday, September 23, according to a listing reported by Tewnet. Curators Hailu Kifle and Yoseph Sebioksa prepared it, with Fendika Cultural Center and Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa listed as joint organizers, and visitors enter free through Estifanos Church.
GEREZAT opens in Meskerem, the first month of the Ethiopian year. Tewnet described Meskerem as a season of renewal for many Ethiopians, when the rains ease and Addis Ababa feels open again. It said the hotel setting places Ethiopian art where guests, workers, and city residents can meet.
Tewnet reports that Kidane is an Ethiopian contemporary artist and educator whose work connects ancient spiritual traditions with modern visual art, shaped by six years of studying sacred art and cultural stories in the monasteries of Lake Tana and Axum, both central to the history of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Tewnet also describes Kidane as a mentor and studio founder. Ribka Sisay, who curated Elemental Motions, a February 2026 group show at Addis Cinema Complex Art Gallery that paired his work with that of Abel Lemma, Simon Abrham and Leul Mekonnen, has described exhibitions of his work at international embassies and private venues, Tewnet says.
Fendika Cultural Center is an Addis Ababa meeting place for music, dance and visual art, known for azmari evenings of traditional singers and poets who perform with instruments such as the masenqo. According to Tewnet, Fendika Art Gallery opened in 2016 and offers free exhibition space to established and new Ethiopian artists.
Tewnet reports that Fendika deepened its partnership with Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa, now a key site for the center’s public events, after its original compound in the Kazanchis neighborhood went through major change.
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