Beyond the Portfolio

Other
Work

Exhibitions, press, talks, and works in progress.

Press

— selected coverage

Adera Lije; Adera Lijen

“This feeling of nostalgia is both grief and joy at the same time:” Curator Makeda Tadesse in conversation ↗ MPLSArt, Scott Melamed · 2024 Building bridges of self acceptance in Africa and Minnesota ↗ Northeast Minneapolis Arts District · 2024 Dual exhibit spotlights East African diaspora, Black trans lives ↗ Power 104.7, Myah Goff · 2024

Current & In Progress

— ongoing
Neighborhood Resurrection Ongoing IRB Certified · Pratt Institute Return, Remains — Digital Repository Ongoing Digital Humanities · Oral History

Curated Exhibitions

— 2021–Present
Lost and Found: Mapping It Out Pratt Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery · August 2026 Adera, Lije; Adera Lijen ↗ Public Functionary · Aug 2024 Blood Memory: Candida Gonzalez ↗ Public Functionary · March 2024

Talks & Presentations

— selected
Nafyar and Addis Alemu in Conversation with Makeda Tadesse ↗ Public Functionary · 2024