b-side is delighted to announce Selome Muleta’s solo exhibition of new paintings, presented by 47 Canal.
Known for her depictions of women situated within domestic environments, Muleta often pairs vivid colors with wide and quivering gestural marks that impart her distinct facture and sensibility towards form and figuration. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this will be the artist’s first presentation in Asia.
Hosted by ROH, this exhibition marks the first in 47 Canal’s series of traveling exhibitions of the year, and reflects the enduring spirit of collaboration and friendship.
Selome Muleta
1 April - 3 May 2026
b-side
Pasar Antik 9-10
Jl Surabaya
Jakarta 10310
ARTIST
Selome Muleta(b. 1992, Ziway, Ethiopia) lives and works in Addis Ababa. Re-cent solo exhibitions include “Motion,” Jan Kaps, Cologne, Germany (2025); “Surface Tension,” Addis Fine Art, London, UK (2024); “Collapsing Space,” Addis FineArt, London, UK (2022); “In Relationship,” Alliance Ethio-Française, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2020). She has participated in group exhibitions at Alara Lagos, Nigeria (2024); Afriart, Uganda (2024); African Art Prize Finalists, Norval Foundation, South Africa (2024); CFHILL, Sweden (2021). Muleta’s works are part of the Nasjonaalmuseet, Oslo, the Artistic Museum of Contemporary Art, Cardiff, Wales andthe Denver Art Museum’s collection, where they are currently on view in the museum’s Modern and Contemporary Arts of Africa galleries. In 2024, she was nominated for the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, with her work exhibited at the NorvalFoundation in Cape Town.