 | James CudjoeJames Cudjoe, a new generation cosmopolitan artist, was born on September 7th 1971 in Takoradi, a bustling port city in Ghana. Since his graduation from Ghana`s private art college Ghanatta in 1996, James has participated in seven highly successful national group and solo exhibitions, and his work sells fast off gallery walls. His sure and steady rise as a prolific and bankable star-in-waiting is fuelled by a still-unfolding story art aficionados value but rarely get to follow: the mutual development of an artist`s life and aesthetic vision. To get to the heart of this story, we must start from the beginning, as James did, when we discussed his life and work.  
| | | |  | Joseph AmedokpoJoseph Amedokpo was born in Vogan, Togo (West Africa) in 1946, and moved to Lagos, Nigeria at the age of eight where he received his education and art training, receiving a scholarship to the Yaba Trade Center where he studied fine art from 1966-1968. After returning to Vogan in the early eighties to care for his family (he was the eldest brother) after his mother fell ill, he has from that time supported himself and his family through his painting.
Joseph Amedokpo has been selected by Dell Computers to design their (Product) RED laptop , benefiting the elimination of AIDS in Africa. The laptop, featuring Joseph`s distinctive design is available for sale now. | | | |  | Kobina NyarkoA painter & metal works artist, Kobina Nyarko explores the sub-aquatic world in his recent works. He succeeds in capturing the vibrant colors and motion of tropical fish, whilst playing with the metaphors of fish symbolism. | | | |  | Wiz KudoworBorn on September 19th 1957, Wisdom "Wiz" Kudowor studied at the College of Art, University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He graduated in 1981 with a first class honours degree in fine art.
"Wiz", one of Ghana`s premier and well-regarded contemporary artists, may be thought of as a trans-cultural visionary. His work simultaneously draws on and pushes beyond fixed spaces and identities in a dynamic search for unbounded universal truths. He has designed and executed public works in Ghana including a relief mural at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. His works are widely held in private and public collections worldwide. | | | |  | Ben AgbeeBorn in 1966, Ben Agbee discovered his artistic talents whilst in school. He found art as an easy way to express his thoughts. He decided to major in art, graduating in 1989. For the next 4 years Ben worked in advertising and design, whilst augmenting his income with paintings. The paintings sold rapidly. With this encouragement, Ben left his job and made art the source of his livelihood. Ben has participated in several collective and individual exhibitions in Ghana, Holland, USA, New Zealand and all around the world. | | | |  | Rikki Wemega-KwawuThe essence of my abstractions or near-abstractions is to try to find a visual imagery to deal with mystical realities of the African spiritual world; the thoughts of my people: their philosophies, sensibilities and values, their mode of worship, that which they believe in and which guides their day to day living. This has led to bold experimentation with traditional Ghanaian geometric and color symbologies, the adaptation and transposition of ancestral mask shapes, sculptural images, Akan classical icons, ideographs, pictographs, petroglyphs and mythical creatures, the latter which are a constant feature in our proverbs, aphorisms and legends of the past. These inspirational sources form our cultural heritage and it is this heritage which influences our thoughts and spiritual existence. | | | |  | Yinka AdeyemiHe began his life?s work with the well chronicled 1960`s Osogbo Arts Movement in Nigeria.
Yinka masterfully uses his indigenous wisdom to create visions that evoke the cultural mores of his people. He uses its virtuosity to juxtapose ageless customs with a markedly contemporary flair. His artworks are an exhilarating amalgamation of Western Culture and mythological beliefs of the Yorubas.
Yinka has participated in solo & group art exhibitions in his native Nigeria, Holland, Yugoslavia, The Netherlands and numerous cities in the United States. | | | |  | Godfrey NdabaGodfrey Sipho Ndaba was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1947. He is regarded as one of the best Soweto and South African artists. Although his success has flourished, Godfrey remains keen to show his work in the township where he grew up and began presenting garden art exhibitions, which proved a refreshing experience for those not used to the world of art. Godfrey Ndaba`s work has been shown in Germany, Israel, Greece, United States and South Africa. His first solo exhibition being in 1972, which was a sell out. Today Godfrey Sipho Ndaba` s work features in many collections, including the private collection of Thabo Mbeki, the current president of South Africa. | | | |  | Hargreaves NtukwanaWe are pleased to offer you this rare selection of apartheid era township art, from the Kaufmann collection. These works were painted circa 1985 by Hargreaves Ntukwana. It is unusual to find such a collection of his larger works for sale outside of South Africa.
Hargreaves Nukwana was born on 17 June 1938 in Crown Mines, Johannesburg. An accomplished visual artist and musician, he enjoyed critical acclaim for his unique style from the time of his first one man exhibition at the Adler Field Gallery in Johannesburg in1967 until his death in 1998. He has exhibited all over the world, including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Bonn, Denmark, Zurich and San Diego. Hargreaves is also known for his album cover designs for South African musicians Letta Mbulu and Dollar Brand. Hargreaves unique style comes from his a unique technique of blowing diluted paint onto paper, wiping the excess, and then teasing amazing characters out of the colored background. | | | |  | Kwadwo AniKwadwo Ani was born in Accra, Ghana in 1966 and studied at the Ghanatta College of Art and the Ankle College of Art. He has participated in many group and solo exhibitions throughout Ghana and internationally. His work is held in collections at the Alliance Francaise, Ghana; Ghana Broadcasting Association; and the Chinese Ministry of Culture. | | | |  | ArchiveSee some of the fine paintings which have been sold. | | | |
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