Kofi Setordji
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Name wey dem give am | Kofi |
| Ein date of birth | 15 February 1957 |
| Place dem born am | Accra |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | painter, sculptor |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights |
Kofi Setordji (born 1957) be multidisciplinary visual artist wey dey base insyd Ghana. Ein works dey range from graphic design, textile designing, sculpture den painting.[1][2][3]
Education den career
[edit | edit source]Na dem born Setordji insyd 1957 insyd Accra.[4][5] He attend Methodist Secondary School insyd Accra after wich he train as a commercial artist. Na he be an apprentice of Ghanaian cartoonist Ghanatta Yaw Boakye.[6] From 1984 to 1987, Setordji apprentice plus Ghanaian artist den dramatist Saka Acquaye.[3] He start dey work insyd sandstone insyd 1985 wey he start dey show ein works insyd Accra. He show insyd France, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Austria, South Africa den de United States.
Apart from ein artistic practice, Setordji be mentor to chaw young contemporary artists wey dey practice insyd Accra. He found Arthaus, a residency program give artists.[7] For addition, he be co-founder den former creative director of Nubuke Foundation, a contemporary art space insyd Accra.[8][9][10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Kofi Setordji artist profile". ARTZUID (in American English). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Kofi Setordji - Biography". SMO Contemporary Art (in English). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kofi Setordji". Nubuke Foundation. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Fall, N'Goné; Pivin, Jean Loup (2002). An Anthology of African Art: The Twentieth Century (in English). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers. ISBN 978-1-891024-38-2.
- ↑ Revue noire (in French). Publications Editions Bleu Outremer. 1999.
- ↑ "Kofi Setordji: Retrospective, 1997–2012". African Arts. 47 (1): 85–87. 2014-03-01. doi:10.1162/AFAR_r_00125. ISSN 0001-9933. S2CID 192974398.
- ↑ Council, Ghana Studies (2008). Newsletter (in English). Ghana Studies Council.
- ↑ African Business (in English). IC Magazines. 2007.
- ↑ "Kofi Setordji - Biography". SMO Contemporary Art (in English). Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ Lauer, Helen; Amfo, Nana Aba Appiah; Anderson, Jemima Asabea (2011). Identity Meets Nationality: Voices from the Humanities (in English). African Books Collective. ISBN 978-9988-647-96-4.