ABOUT NETSANET (NET)

Netsanet (Net) Tesfay is an illustrator and designer who lives and works in Northern California. She is a native of Ethiopia and her award winning colorful art is influenced by her joyful and rich Ethiopian culture.

Net loves working and experimenting with a wide range of mediums and finds endless inspiration in culture, issues of social justice and all things flora & fiona.

On any given day, Net can be found creating and/or designing in her home-studio, goofing around with her two young kids, thrift-hoping at her favorite second hand shops and enjoying the outdoors.

If you have a project idea in mind, reach out!

Let’s create something magical together.

SELECT CLIENTS

Simon & Schuster

Target

Barefoot Books

Little, Brown and Company

Bedford Gallery

City of Walnut Creek

Rise Up Against Racism

“Cut Paste Create: The Art of Collage”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek  CA 2024

“Black Artists of Northern California”, Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma  CA 2024

“The deYoung Open 2023”, de Young Museum, San Francisco CA 2023

“If A Tree Falls: Art Of The Boundary Oak“, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek CA 2022

California Arts Council *Award: Established Artist Fellow,  2021

“Bird, Nest, Nature”, Bedford Gallery, Wanut Creek CA 2020

“Library Community Art Gallery”, Walut Creek Library, Walnut Creek CA 2019

“The World of Frida”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek  CA 2018 *Award: Gift Certifate & Package/Selected to travel nationally (2019-2021)

“Walnut Creek Turns 100: Celebrating the City Through Art”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek CA 2014 *Award: Honorable Mention

GALLERY SHOWS AND AWARDS

PRESS AND MENTIONINGS

FOLLOW NET @KOKEBSTUDIO

I got to dress up and read aloud to the kiddos the other day. They loved it, I loved it, most of all they loved my GABI! I did a little show and tell during my book reading for, The Gabi That Girma Wore (@littlebrownyoungreaders) and they absolute
I think by now for most us in the US the choice of who we are voting for in the upcoming election is pretty clear. This is just a reminder to not get emotionally caught up with the crazy shenanigan Trump keeps throwing at us, but to really do the wo
Final weekend to catch CUT PASTE CREATE -The Art of Collage @bedfordgallery in Walnut Creek, California. This is my piece “Angelic Faces” inspired by ancient church paintings of Ethiopia. It’s my homages to my culture and my ever
Bay Area friends, I have the honor of participating in two different exhibitions this summer along with some amazing talents, which I hope you get the chance to check out. - CUT PASTE CREATE-The Art of Collage At Bedford Gallery, @bedfordgallery On
The best part of my work and living my creative dream is sharing it with my family. Today I got to do that, seeing 2 of my picture books at my local Barnes & Noble. @bnwalnutcreekca . Feeling so grateful🙏🏾❤️ The Gabi that Girma Wore -Little

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net@kokebstudio.com