Mifta Zeleke conducting research at the National Museum of Ethiopia. Courtesy of EAMAN. Photo by Ashenafi Mestika. “People often think African art is just about tradition or folklore, but it’s far more complex — it’s a critical part of the global conversation,” says Mifta Zeleke, a curator whose work reshapes perceptions of Ethiopian contemporary art. Zeleke, 39, has spent the last 15 years deeply engaged with Ethiopia’s art scene as a curator, writer, and instructor at Addis Ababa University‘s Alle School of Fine Art and Design, one of the oldest art schools on the continent. He is a father o…