Betty Acquah
Betty Acquah | |
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| Born | Betty Acquah 20th March 1965 |
| Nationality | Ghana |
| Education | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Tokyo School of Art,Japan. |
| Occupation | Oil painting |
Betty Acquah (born 20 March 1965) is a Ghanaian feminist painter. She uses the techniques of pointillism, oil painting and acrylic.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]A native of Cape Coast in Ghana, she spent part of her schooling at Wesley Girls' Senior High School and Holy Child School. Then furthered at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she obtained a master's degree in Visual Arts specializing in painting. In Japan, she also completed a professional arts course at the Tokyo School of Art.[3]
Career
[edit]Acquah has been working for the art gallery of the Center for National Culture in Accra from 1989-1993[4]and has been curating exhibitions at the Berj Art Gallery from 2002 to 2005. She is a member of Ghana Association of Visual Artists.[5] In June 2019, she said in an interview with Newsday BBC that she hoped for the opening of a national art gallery in Ghana.[6]
Her work highlights the Ghanaian women she sees as the "unsung heroes of the republic of Ghana".
Exhibition
[edit]Betty's first solo exhibition was showcased at PAFAM (Pan African Festival of Arts and Music), held at the Trade Fair in Accra.[7]
Acquah has exhibited in Ghana, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, India, Germany, Spain, Japan and the United States of America.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Patrick William Dodoo and others exhibit Luxury Arts at Orca Deco Art Exhibition in celebration of Ghana's Independence Month". GhanaWeb. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Ago, Tommytwohatsin Art • 2 Years (2017-12-31). "Ghanaian dancers by Betty Acquah". Steemit. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Art: Betty Acquah | Maple Tree Literary Supplement -issue17". www.mtls.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Betty Acquah – Ghana Association of Visual Artists". 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "Betty Acquah". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "BBC World Service - Newsday, Calling for a national art gallery in Ghana". BBC. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "BETTY ACQUAH". Berj Art Gallery. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Artists". Berj Art Gallery. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
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