Artist Bios

Kofi Agorsor completed Ankle College of Art in Accra in 1989. This is after a two year stint studying architecture. He was born in the Volta region of Ghana. Agorsor works predominantly in painting and sculpture but he also has a vibrant musical practice. In his...

Whenever the scroll rolls away, the eyes comes into contact with majestic surroundings of colourful coral reef that team up with life, and exert the most affectionate and creators of art to devise, such pictures of hope, thus paintings, movies, animation, music,...

Daniel Nana Yaw Arthur-Baidoo was born on June 25, 1987 in Accra and he practices painting and stone carving. Daniel Nana Yaw Arthur-Baidoo knew at an early age that he loved drawing and painting. It was no surprise then that Yaw Arthur as he prefers to be called...

The young artist, whose interest lies in abstract art, was born in Ghana on the 5th of February, 1977.He obtained a diploma in painting, after which he begun to practice on his own. Prince started selling his art in 1993, during his 2nd year in Art College and had his...

Amadu Baba is one of Africa’s most prominent collectors of African Art, with a collection comprising thousands of unique pieces. He is widely consulted by galleries, universities and museums looking to build African Art collection. Selections from Baba’s artwork have...

The artist who considers himself as ‘an artist without borders’, graduated from the Kumasi School of Fine Arts in 1982 after which he taught at that school for three years before deciding to pursue his career as an artist. Born in 1957 in a forest region in eastern...

The man who displayed the attributes of a future made certain for a young artist, Seth Nii Clottey was born in 1962 in Accra, Ghana where he currently lives and works. Had his education at the Ghanatta College of Art in Accra and has exhibited his work throughout...

The accountant who, realized that he would never be fully happy in this profession and diverted to art, after many years was born in 1966 in Accra, Ghana. He spent most of his childhood in Togo, went to school in Togo, Benin and Ghana where he was trained in...

Isshaq Ismail (Ghanaian , b .1989 ) is a versatile painter who works with varieties of media and techniques to spark a renaissance of contemporary African Art. In scope of his aesthetic strategies he creates grotesque figures and textures in his paintings. In 2015 and...

Hilton Korley as an artist went through high level part time tutorials under Ghanatta College of Art Masters after senior high in Teshie Presbyterian Senior High School. He was born August 1975 in Accra. I paint across all aspects of concept been landscape,figures and...

Nicholas Nana Yaw Kowalski, the master artist, is a native Ghanaian, born to Ghanaian and Polish heritage. He is a trained artist with a Bachelors and a Master’s degree in Drawing and Painting and Art History. He works in a variety of media including oils, acrylics,...

Wisdom Kudowor who is popularly known as “Wiz” is the “transcultural visionary” as described by art experts, was born in 1957 in Takoradi. Graduated with a first class honours degree in fine arts at the College of Art at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...

Raphael Adjetey Adjei Mayne was born 1983 in Accra-Ghana. He studied at the Ghanatta College of Art and Design in Accra-Ghana. Mayne is an artist whose mediums span from the stretched linen of a canvas to the cotton of African fabrics. The artist builds on his...

Born on the 8th of September 1964. His artistic potential was already evident while at school, winning 1st prize on several occasions .He obtained, The National Certificate of Education in 1983-1986, qualifying him for admission into The Ahmadu Bello University,...

Born on the 14th of January 1964 in Tarkwa, the Western Region of Ghana. He attended the Ghanatta College of Art and design. Kofi Nduro creates from sober recollection and imagination. He sees himself essentially as an African traditionalist who is deeply steeped in...

On March 14, 1972, one of Ghana‘s premier young contemporary artists, Kobina Nyarko was born in Takoradi, Ghana. He was formally trained at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He graduated in 2003 with a BA in Industrial Art. Nyarko’s recent work...

Benjamin Offei Nyarko, popularly referred to as BON, was born in 1951 at Atibie/Mpraeso. He is a leading Ghanaian painter and former pupil of Ablade Glover. He obtained his B. A. Art degree (First Class honours) in Painting in 1976 from the College of Art, Kwame...

Nii T Mills was born in 1963 in Ghana. Graduated in 1987 from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. Worked as a teaching assistant at KNUST up till 1989. Has worked since then as a full-time artist.Featured Work[dgpc_product_carousel...

He was born in Ghana in July 1957. Graduating in Architecture from the University of Science and Technology Kumasi in 1986, Obuobi migrated to Canada to practice architecture whilst simultaneously developing his work as an artist. He experimented with different media,...

He was born on May 17, 1983 in Accra. Derrick had a talent for painting and studied at Ghanatta College to further develop this ability. After completing art school, he continued to practice his techniques and sold some of his paintings. His interest lies in abstract...

Born on the 23rd of March, he is a graduate and former Lecturer of the College of Art at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at Kumasi, Ghana. Oko has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Ghana and the USA. His works are widely...

The “Contemporary traditionalist” as he refers to himself was born in Accra, Ghana in the year 1956.He holds a Master’s Degree in African Art and Comparative Literature from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has been making art since he was a...