Tegene Kunbi will represent the Ethiopian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026 with Shapes of Silence, curated by Abebaw Ayalew, with Yohannes Mulat Mekonnen serving as Curatorial Assistant at Palazzo Bollani from May 9 to November 22, 2026.

This marks Ethiopia's second Biennale participation, backed by the Ministry of Tourism and Primo Marella Gallery, featuring Kunbi's three-decades-spanning works through abstraction, textiles and assemblage to explore silence as a social and political condition.

Find more about Tegene Kunbi's National Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia 2026 on: https://www.ethiopianpavilion.com/

Key Details:
Palazzo Bollani
Castello 3647, 30122, Venezia (VE), Italy
9th May – 22nd November, 2026
Tuesday – Sunday | 11 am – 7 pm
From 29th September – 22nd November, 2026, the opening hours will be: 10 am – 6 pm

Opening Ceremony:
Palazzo Bollani
Castello 3647, 30122, Venezia (VE), Italy
May 7, 2026. Starting at 11:30 am
Find out more about the Opening Ceremony: https://www.primomarellagallery.com/