Tewodros Hagos was born in 1974 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He graduated from the Addis Ababa University School of Fine arts and Design in 1995. In 1998, Tewodros left for Belgium, where he stayed for over ten years living and working in Antwerp. Since his return to Addis Ababa, Tewodros has managed to establish a distinct style in portraiture in Ethiopian painters of his generation. His work has been presented at numerous solo exhibitions in Addis Ababa, as well as in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and USA.