Wikipedia:WikiAfrica/Stubs/Meskerem Assegued

Meskerem Assegued is an Ethiopian anthropologist, curator, 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, Ethiopia. Meskerem has curated numerous exhibitions both in Ethiopia and abroad over the last 16 years

International curation career
Meskerem has participated in arts events such as Giziawi #1 which was an art happening in Addis Ababa in 2012, Devine Light by David Hammons at ZCAC in 2013, the Green Flame with Elias Sime, Ernesto Novelo, and Julie Mehretu; and she the co-curated Eye of the Needle, Eye of the Heart by Elias Sime with Peter Sellars (2009). Meskerem was a member of the selection committee for the 2004 Dak’Art Biennale and the 2007 African Pavilion of the 52nd Venice Biennale. In 2010, Meskerem was a member of the curatorial team for the Spier Contemporary that took place in Cape Town, South Africa.