Yonas Degefa

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Yonas Degefa was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1987 and began his artistic journey at the Russian Cultural Institute. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Design from Addis Ababa University in 2011, He was awarded an honorary diploma from the Republic of Ecuador.

His work is heavily influenced by Ethiopian iconography, historical artistic styles, and three core themes: the unconscious, romanticism, and the feminine figure. By incorporating these personal and external elements, Degefa has created a body of work that reflects both his rich heritage and his individual responses to Ethiopia's contemporary cultural landscape.

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