I had the honour of welcoming the newly appointed French Consul General
into my studio. We wandered through works in progress and finished pieces,
speaking of art not only as form but as language — something that travels
beyond borders, carrying emotion, history, and presence.
It was a conversation shaped by curiosity and openness, where each piece
seemed to breathe a little deeper under attentive eyes. I'm deeply grateful
for this visit — for the time, the exchange, and the shared belief that art
continues to connect us in ways words alone cannot.
Special Collection — a December exhibition
December 2024 · Vancouver
An exhibition of new work opened 5 December at 1063 Hamilton Street,
Vancouver — a special collection marking the direction of the studio's
newest paintings.
Vancouver Canucks — Black History Month jersey
February 2023 · NHL
The Vancouver Canucks unveiled special-edition warm-up jerseys for Black
History Month, designed by Yared. Drawing on his Ethiopian-Canadian
background, he re-imagined the Canucks orca with the colours, patterns and
textile designs of Ethiopia; the shoulder patches carry Genna sticks, used
in traditional Ethiopian field hockey, and each player's number is rendered
in Ge'ez numerals from the Amharic language.
In Oscar de la Hoya's collection — The Wall Street Journal
Private collection · Las Vegas
Boxing great Oscar de la Hoya acquired one of Yared's large urban
canvases for his Las Vegas home — and when The Wall Street Journal
featured the house, the painting appeared in its pages. Fighters have long
run through Yared's work, from his fighter series to his portrait of
Georges St-Pierre; a fitting room for this piece to hang in.
A solo exhibition of urban paintings on Main Street, Vancouver. The same
season, the Art Lab hosted an evening for TD Bank and its guests — wine,
canapés, and art.
Recognition from the Embassy of Canada to Ethiopia
July 2017 · Canada 150
For Canada's 150th anniversary, the Embassy of Canada to Ethiopia
profiled Yared — his path from Addis Ababa to galleries in Vancouver,
Whistler and Victoria, and his ambition to serve as a cultural ambassador
between his two countries: promoting Ethiopian artists and craftsmen, and
giving them a platform to show their work locally and internationally.
That spring he presented “My Canada”, a group exhibition in
Victoria celebrating the anniversary.
