Jeffrey Otoo
Jeffrey Otoo explores in his artistic practice contemporary and universal themes : the use of power, our relationship to technology, religion, life and the human existence as whole. In his artworks, he represents cryptic symbols and an animal iconography developed from imitated medallions and chains sold by merchants to create a narrative of mystery and danger which is prevalent in today’s world. His work in totality takes from excerpts of his day-to-day life and what he experiences which he translates it back in his work as paintings of fantasy and imagination. In his work he brings elements from other spaces which would not be together in the real world, in order to challenge logic and create a critical thinking.
Biography
Jeffrey Otoo is a Ghanaian artist born in 1994 in Accra, Ghana.
He graduated from a BFA in Painting and a MFA in Fine Arts at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology in Accra.
Solo Exhibitions
2022
- These are the games we play, Kueyenhia Trust for contemporary Art, Ghana
2019
- Sanguine Paradise, Asafo Black
2018
- Carbon solo, Carbon Night Club, Accra, Ghana
Group shows
2022
- Documenta 15, Germany
- Triennale Stellenbosch, South Africa
- ARX Africa : The Powerhouse Exhibition, Kunst Bonn Museum, Germany
- Gasthof, Germany
- Kuenyehia Prize, Exposition collective, The National Theatre, Accra, Ghana
2019
- Baitball Exhibition, Italy
- Truth or dare, The Asafo Black Collective, The National Theatre, Accra, Ghana
2018
- Vibes Exhibition, The Asafo Black Collective, The National Theatre, Accra, Ghana
- Holy Grail, The Asafo Black Collective, Kumasi, Ghana
Press & Editions
2022
- TSA contemporary art magazine, Collector's series : artists & cities
- Exercises for the imagination of a space, GRIOT Mag, Italy
2020
- New York Times
- Something we Africans got
Prizes
2023
- Shortlisted for Kuenyehia Prize, Ghana
