Betelhem Makonnen

Betelhem Makonnen is a curator at Fusebox. She has a background in visual arts curation and programming with independent artist-run spaces and community arts events. She is also a practicing conceptual artist who exhibits work both nationally and internationally at galleries, museums and cultural centers. A native of Ethiopia, she received her undergraduate education from the University of Texas in Austin and the School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro, and is currently an MFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.