Godfried Donkor

Godfried Donkor (dem born am 1964) be a Ghanaian artist, wey dey live den dey work insyd London, wey na he exhibit insyd Cuba, Mexico, de US, Europe den Africa. Dem know am primarily for ein work insyd collage, wey na dem describe am as similar to Keith Piper den Isaac Julien for ein output insyd. Sam of ein pieces dey depict boxers, such as Jack Johnson den Mohammad Ali. Na Donkor be de subject of chaw solo exhibitions, both insyd de United States den insyd Europe, wey na he be Ghana ein representative to de 2001 Venice Biennale. Ein work dey insyd de collection of de National Museum of African Art at de Smithsonian Institution.

Godfried Donkor

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana
Name wey dem give am	Godfried
Family name	Donkor
Ein date of birth	1964
Place dem born am	Kumasi
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English
Ein occupation	collagist, painter, photographer, mixed-media artist
Educate for	Central Saint Martins
Residence	London
Work location	London
Represented by	Pascal Polar Gallery
Has works in the collection	Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Studio Museum in Harlem
Copyright status as creator	works protected by copyrights

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• People of Utopia (2011), ARTCO Gallery Herzogenrath, Germany
• The Five Court (2010), Fred, London
• The Olympians and Muses (2009), Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Story of a London Township (2009)
• London; Financial Times (2007)
• Gorée Festival, Gorée Island, Senegal
• The Sable Venus and the Black Madonna (2006), Gallerie 23, Amsterdam, Holland
• Concerto in Light and Darkness no 1 (2005), National Museum, Ghana (EVA International)

Group shows

• STREAMLINES (2015), Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
• How Far How Near (2014), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
• Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art (2014), Studio Museum, Harlem, New York
• GOLD (2012), Museum Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
• Moving into Space: Football and Art in West Africa (2012), National Museum of Football, Manchester; Hollandaise (2012), Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam
• Space and Currencies (2010), Museum of Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

Awards

Donkor receive awards wey dey include insyd 1998 the Prix de la Revelation, at de Dakar Biennale.

External links

• Godfried Donkor at Pascal Polar Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
• Works at the National Museum of African Art
• Godfried Donkor at the Venice Biennale
• Mathew Partridge, "Godfried Donkor: making a statement", Financial Mail, 23 January 2014.
• [1] Archived 18 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine