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Abraham Abebe was born and grew up in Ethiopia. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design at the Georgia College & State University. He came to Georgia College with the opportunity to develop two new curricula for the BA in Art with Graphic Design Concentration and Graphic Design Minor, which included the development and approval of seven new courses. Both programs were designed to better prepare students with the skills, creativity, and imagination. The curricula emphasize on design theory, history, and research to provide students direct and applicable methods to redefine design problems, adopt emerging technologies, and embrace design thinking to advance diversity.

Abraham has previously taught Graphic Design, Design Fundamentals and Drawing courses at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He also oversaw the Design Fundamentals III (Digital) class while teaching at UNLV. His ongoing research interest is centered around library signage, wayfinding system, security printing design (specifically developing currency and passport), and multiscript type development (focusing on Ethiopic and Latin writing systems). Most of his Ge’ez (Ethiopic) typefaces are being used by number of Ethiopian televisions, electronic medias, and print medias such as ARTS TV, Haleta TV, Awtar TV, Minber TV, Andafta Media, Zehabesha Media, Donkey Tube, Nahom Records, and Feteh (ፍትሕ) Magazine (the leading Ethiopian Amharic weekly publication). Abraham’s typefaces are being used in number of tv series and feature films such as Eregnaye (እረኛዬ) (the popular Ethiopian TV drama that has been aired on ARTS TV and streamed on YouTube). Sene ena Segno (ሰኔ እና ሰኞ) (drama series being aired on Fana Television), Min Litazez (ምን ልታዘዝ) (comedy series being aired on YouTube), and Doka (ዶቃ) (feature film released in theaters). His Ethiopic typefaces also used on the music albums titled “VI” by Rophnan, and “Lewit: ለውጥ” by Samon.

As a studio artist, Abraham exhibits regularly both in the USA and abroad. His paintings, drawings, and installations have been featured in eleven solo and more than fifty group exhibitions.
 
Abraham is the author of an experimental typography book, “Professor Fuzo: Poems and Short Stories”, published in 2018, and a book of poetry, “Eggmel”, published in 2012. Both books were written in his native language Amharic.

Abraham holds an MA degree in Type and Media from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK), The Netherlands, Postgraduate Certificate in Typeface Design from the Cooper Union, New York, Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Bachelor of Fine Arts (Cum Laude) with concentration in Graphic Design, Painting and Drawing from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Associate of Art Degree with Distinction from Truckee Meadows Community College as well as Diploma of Vocational in Business Office Technology from Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center.


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