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New York, NY
United States
| Artist Bio:I was born in Lawrence , Kansas. Moved to the suburbs of Philadelphia when I was about 8. Moving to Pennsylvania is where I first encountered racism. Financially my family never struggled, but socially I did. I was very shy and sensitive when I was younger. I didn't come from a home that particularly celebrates the arts. My mother is a registered nurse and my father is a chemist. Science however plays a significant part in my artwork. I graduated from Temple University where I studied Painting and Drawing. I am also a self taught photographer and writer. I currently live in New York where I'm trying to get my foot in the door of the art world.
Artistic Proposal: Being first generation Ghanaian, I have always wrestled with the abstraction of self existence, and my frequent visits to West Africa have only intensified my contrast within. I have developed a binary conscious. Ive used my past year to take the opportunity to do service for this reason. I work in a predominately black elementary... |
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