BIOGRAPHY

Originally from Ghana, I studied painting at The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Art, Kumasi, Ghana, where I earned a BA in Art: Painting and Drawing (1989) and an MA in Art Education (1991).  I later received an MFA in Painting and Drawing (2001) from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.
I moved to England in 1991 and finally settled in the United States in 1994 after a major solo exhibition of my works created in London were exhibited in Accra, Ghana at The Artists Alliance Gallery. I am currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Art, SUNY at Buffalo (2006-present). My paintings, performances, and installations have been shown internationally in locations such as: Perez Museum, Royal Ontario Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, National Football Museum, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and Museum voor Zuid-en Noord-Beveland. The following museums have collections of my work: Royal Museum of Ontario, Harn Museum of Art, Iwalewahaus and the Ghana National Museum.

Statement

My work uses the history of colonialism as a basis to highlight parallels between colonial history and contemporary global conflicts. I interpret the spectacle of news, history and social engagement by borrowing imagery from global popular culture such as sports and ritual. I revisit the harsh realities of colonialism and its current ramifications through humor and metaphor.