Worku Goshu

Worku Goshu was born in Ambo in 1942. He graduated in 1963 from the Addis Ababa University Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, where he was an Instructor for 27 years till 2001. Worku Goshu completed his Master’s Degree studying Pure and Applied Art at Krakow Academy of Arts in Poland where he met his life-time partner Barbara Goshu. He run the Goshu Art Gallery in Addis Ababa for almost two decades till recently. In addition to many solo and group shows in Ethiopia, Worku also participated in several group and solo exhibitions around the world. Worku Godhu’s eminent stylistic on iconography is a phenomenal transformation of Ethiopia’s traditional painting style to a modern one.

Art Works by Worku Goshu

Artist: Worku Goshu
Title: Savior
Media: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2007