Meskerem Assegued

Born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Meskerem Assegued is a curator, anthropologist and writer. In 2002, she founded ZCAC (Zoma Contemporary Art Center), an artist residency located in Addis Ababa and Harla, a small village south of Dire Dawa. Assegued’s curatorial practice began in 1992 at Oton Gallery in Yellow Springs, Ohio, owned and built by a local artist Alan McBeth. Since 1998, Assegued has curated numerous exhibitions, both in Ethiopia and abroad. From 1999, she cofounded ArtSpace with Yasser Bagerash.