2018
HANA YILMA GODINE
Born in Arsi Negele, Ethiopia. Lives and works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.




Hana Yilma Godine's work is influenced by observations of her surroundings and social structures during her upbringing in the multicultural metropolis of Addis Ababa, and while traveling and studying in Europe and the United States.
Godine received an MFA from Boston University in 2020, having previously studied at the Abyssinia School of Fine Art and Design, and the Ale School of Fine Art and Design, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Godine’s first institutional exhibition premiered at the National Museum of Ethiopia in April 2021. Her paintings are in the collections of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC, Inhotim Museum in Brazil, and the Sharjah Foundation, UAE.
Press
Hana Yilma Godine: Substance in Ethiopia
By Charles Moore
The Brooklyn Rail
May, 2022
Hana Yilma Godine’s Paintings Depict Ethiopian Traditions with Modern Style and Flair
By Taylor Michael
Hyperallergic
March 3, 2022
Hana Yilma Godine Imagines Scenes of Transcendent Repose
By Ryan Waddoups
Surface
February 23, 2022
A New Art Show Looks at the Role of Women in Ethiopia
by Kerry Nolan
wnyc
February 3, 2022
by Julia Halperin
artnet news
February 1, 2022
Must See: "Hair Salon in Addis Ababa" at Fridman Gallery
ARTFORUM
January 27, 2022
Your Concise New York Art Guide for January 2022
By Cassie Packard
Hyperallergic
January 2, 2022
10 New Public Art Installations in NYC January 2022
by Irene Madrigal
untapped new york
January, 2022
Artists to watch at this year’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
By New African
New African
October 14, 2021
Hana Yilma Godine: Spaces Within Space
C&
September 29, 2020
At Gallery 263, Hana Yilma Godine's 'Spaces Within Space' Creates Room for Interpretation
wbur, The ARTery
January 17, 2020