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Tariku Shiferaw

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Visual artist working in painting and installation art.

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Today is the last day for my solo show at @galerielelong

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“A Strange Place to Cast Our Dreams” 2022. acrylic paint, canvas, ceramics, chain link fence, sound. Dimension variable.

On view through August 7th @smackmellon

Curated in a group exhibition titled “You’d Think By Now” by @rachelvera_s by @abstractexit

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🌌Emerging Artist Spotlight🔦: TARIKU SHIFERAW @abstractexit 🌌We’re thrilled to highlight the incredible ceramics of Tariku Shiferaw that were on view at Galerie Lelong & Co @galerielelong in fall of 2023 for Shiferaw’s solo exhibition, “Marking Oneself in Dark Places.” Shiferaw’s piece, “A Sign in Space” (2023) transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with a stunning night sky painted across panels of unstretched canvas, surrounding 24 ceramic sculptures. Each sculpture emanates a “sonic constellation” of sounds, representing the rich and diverse heritage of the African diaspora. 🎶✨ This installation is part of Shiferaw’s “Mata Semay” series and continues their exploration of cosmic themes, following the success of “A Strange Place to Cast Our Dreams” (2022) at Smack Mellon @smackmellon, Brooklyn. Drawing inspiration from Italo Calvino’s “Cosmicomics,” the piece speaks to the universal desire to leave a mark—just as the primordial being attempts in Calvino’s story “A Sign in Space.” 🌠

Swipe through to see this inspiring work, and stay tuned as we continue to celebrate emerging artists pushing boundaries in contemporary ceramics.
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#EmergingArtist #CeramicArt #InstallationArt #AfricanDiaspora #ContemporaryArt #CosmicInspiration #ArtSpotlight #ItaloCalvino #MataSemay #SupportEmergingArtists #ArtCommunity #MuseumHighlight taken in Galerie Lelong, New York by @abstractexit

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Last weekend to see “Hulet Semāi (Two Skies)” at Nevada museum of art @nevadaart

“Hidden Histories”, 2026, acrylic on canvas, 72x72 inches.

On view through October 18th. taken in Nevada Museum of Art by @abstractexit

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@brooklynrail article by Suzanne Hudson covering the solo exhibition “Hulet Semãi (Two Skies)” at Nevada Museum of Art @nevadaart . The exhibition is on view through October 18th.

A Joyner/Giuffrida Visiting Artist Program, solo exhibition curated by Apsara DiQuinzio

#tarikushiferaw #paintings #nevadamuseumofart taken in Nevada Museum of Art by @abstractexit

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So grateful for an incredible @brooklynrail article by Suzanne Hudson covering my solo exhibition “Hulet Semāi (Two Skies)” at Nevada Museum of Art @nevadaart . The exhibition is on view through October 18th.

A Joyner/Giuffrida Visiting Artist Program, solo exhibition curated by @apsaradq

#tarikushiferaw #paintings #nevadamuseumofart taken in Nevada Museum of Art by @abstractexit

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Solo exhibition by Tariku Shiferaw on view at @nevadaart through October 18th. Curated by @apsaradq

#tarikushiferaw #painting #nevadamuseumofart taken in Nevada Museum of Art by @abstractexit

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Now on view | “Tariku Shiferaw: Hulet Semãi (Two Skies)” A Joyner/ Giuffrida Visiting Artist Program at @nevadaart

@abstractexit organizes his paintings into two interconnected bodies of work, One of These Black Boys and Mata Semay (Amharic for “night sky”), using mark-making as a form of image and knowledge production. In One of These Black Boys, the mark becomes a means of challenging systems of representation and recognition, while Mata Semay investigates the mark as a site of knowledge production, drawing from diverse mythologies and cosmologies to explore inherited systems of knowledge. This solo exhibition presents a selection of paintings that position abstraction as both a formal language and a conceptual mode of inquiry.
“Tariku Shiferaw: Hulet Semãi (Two Skies)” is a Joyner/ Giuffrida Visiting Artist Program, and is on view through October 18, 2026.

Public conversation with @erinzulie September 30th 6pm PDT at Nevada Museum of Art

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Tariku Shiferaw
The Persistence of (Selective) Memory, 2026
Acrylic on canvas
72 × 72 in (182.9 x 182.9 cm)
#painting #markmaking taken in Nevada Museum of Art by @abstractexit

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Come to our 3rd Annual Ball for Art on September 12 from 2-6PM at the Houston Street Basketball Courts In Sara D. Roosevelt Park!

Supporting arts nonprofits @nyccultureclub @artolution @artsconnection @artnoirco @silverartprojects

Thank you to @abstractexit for the amazing design for this year’s jerseys and flyer.

Thank you to our awesome sponsors @goldengoose @christiesinc @williamsburgpizza @casathirteennyc @casa13urger

DM @ballforart if interested in playing - limited spots available. by @abstractexit

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Now on view | “Tariku Shiferaw: Hulet Semãi (Two Skies)” A Joyner/ Giuffrida Visiting Artist Program at @nevadaart

@abstractexit organizes his paintings into two interconnected bodies of work, One of These Black Boys and Mata Semay (Amharic for “night sky”), using mark-making as a form of image and knowledge production. In One of These Black Boys, the mark becomes a means of challenging systems of representation and recognition, while Mata Semay investigates the mark as a site of knowledge production, drawing from diverse mythologies and cosmologies to explore inherited systems of knowledge. This solo exhibition presents a selection of paintings that position abstraction as both a formal language and a conceptual mode of inquiry.

“Tariku Shiferaw: Hulet Semãi (Two Skies)” is a Joyner/ Giuffrida Visiting Artist Program, and is on view through October 18, 2026.

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Tariku Shiferaw
Day ‘N’ Nite (Kid Cudi), 2026
Acrylic on canvas
72 × 60 in (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

#kidcudi #painting #markmaking taken in Nevada Museum of Art by @abstractexit

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taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @abstractexit

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This Saturday, August 22 | Go behind-the-scenes with a conversation discussing art and music, featuring a live beat breakdown with Kendrick Lamar’s hit collaborator Tane Runo and world-renowned painter Tariku Shiferaw. The two will analyze Shiferaw’s abstract painting, Element (Kendrick Lamar). The painting—on view in the High’s galleries—is directly inspired by @kendricklamar’s discography, and Shiferaw’s practice connects abstract geometry with popular music culture. by @abstractexit

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