Atta Kwami
Atta Kwami (14 September 1956 – 6 October 2021)[1][2] na he be a Ghanaian painter, printmaker, independent art historian den curator. Na he be educated wey he teach at de Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, den insyd de United Kingdom. He create works wey dey improvise form den colour den speak to uniquely Ghanaian architecture den African strip-woven textiles, wey dey include those of de Kente, de Ewe den Asante of Ghana.
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Name in native language | George Dzigbordi Atta Kwami |
| Name wey dem give am | Atta, George |
| Family name | Kwami |
| Ein date of birth | 14 September 1956 |
| Place dem born am | Accra |
| Date wey edie | 6 October 2021 |
| Mummie | Grace Kwami |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Ewe |
| Ein occupation | painter, curator |
| Notable work | Lanier Place Goddess II |
| Award e receive | Maria-Lassnig-Preis |
| Has works in the collection | Art Institute of Chicago, Bronx Museum of the Arts |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights |
Early life den education
editDem born George Atta Kwami insyd 1956 for Accra insyd to Robert Kwami, a music teacher, den prominent first generation Ghanaian contemporary artist Grace Kwami (nee Anku),[2] he study, wey later he teach, at de KNUST insyd Kumasi, Ghana. Insyd 2007 he receive a PhD insyd art history at de Open University for ein work for contemporary Ghanaian artists, now dem publish as Kumasi Realism, 1951–2007: An African Modernism (Hurst & Company, 2013).[3]
Career
editNa dem award Kwami de title of 1st Thoyer Distinguished Visiting Scholar insyd New York University, New York, from 30 September to 8 October 2008.[4]
Kwami sanso hold de Philip L. Ravenhill Fellowship (UCLA) at de Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC, from 1 March to 31 May 2010.
Na he be Artist-in-Residence at de University of Michigan, Graduate School of Art & Design, insyd January 2011.[5]
Kwami win de Janet L. Stanley Travel Award make he attend de Fifteenth Triennial Symposium on African Art dem entitle "Africa and its Diasporas in the Market Place: Cultural Resources and the Global Economy" at de University of California, Los Angeles, from 23 to 26 March 2011.[6]
Between 14 den 26 August 2011, he undertake de Howard Kestenbaum/Vijay Paramsothy International Fellowship at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, USA.
Insyd 2021, he win de Maria Lassnig Prize from de Maria Lassnig Foundation insyd Vienna den de Serpentine Galleries insyd de UK.[7]
Exhibitions
editNa dem exhibit Kwami ein work insyd de Metropolitan Museum of Art insyd New York,[8] National Museum of African Art,[9] National Museum of Ghana, National Museum of Kenya, Victoria and Albert Museum,[10] de World Museum,[11] den de British Museum.[12]
Ein life matter
editInsyd 1992, Kwami marry Pamela Clarkson,[1] a painter den printmaker wey na he meet insyd 1991 wen she set up a printmaking studio at de College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Dem divide dema time between Kumasi, Ghana, den Loughborough, United Kingdom.[13]
He die of cancer insyd de UK on 6 October 2021.[14]
External links
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Basciano, Oliver (15 October 2021). "Atta Kwami obituary". The Guardian.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wemega-Kwawu, Rikki. "Transition: Atta Kwami,1956 - 2021". Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "Atta Kwami - Creative Folkestone". www.creativefolkestone.org.uk (in English). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Afro Combs". www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Afro Combs". www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ Arts Council of the African Studies Association (March 2011). "Fifteenth Triennial Symposium on African Art" (PDF). ACASA Online. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Atta Kwami Public Art Commission: Maria Lassnig Foundation x Serpentine Galleries". Serpentine Galleries (in British English). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Atta Kwami | A suite of five linocuts individually titled: Kpong, Kpetoe, Vane, Tsito, Juapong | The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Collections | National Museum of African Art". africa.si.edu. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Mask | Kwami, Atta | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk (in English). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "George Atta Kwami". www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk (in British English). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Term details". British Museum (in British English). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "About". www.pamela-clarkson-kwami.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ Wemega–Kwawu, Rikki. "Transition: Atta Kwami,1956 – 2021". Retrieved 20 October 2022.