Born in 1959 in Sekondi, Ghana, Rikki Wemega-Kwawu is an internationally renowned contemporary Ghanaian artist.  A devoted painter since 1981, he is largely self-taught.  His work can be found across the world in private and public collections, including the Dutch Artotheek.  He is, in his own words, “a very eclectic painter, moving easily between pictorial and abstract themes, without any qualms.”  His work is characterized by a synthesis of the past and the present.

Selected Exhibitions

(Group)

2007 – Artists Speak, San Diego Museum of Mankind, USA

2007 – Independence in Dependence, Artists Alliance Gallery, Accra

2007 – Africa Slect, ARTCO Galarie, Herzogenrath, Germany

2006 – Work in Dialogue, Regio IT, Aachen, Germany

2005 – Overcoming Barriers,Alliance Francaise, Accra

2004 – Transition, Brondsalen Gallery, Frbederiksberg, Denmark

2004 – Transition, Artists Alliance Gallery, Accra

2004 – “Kpehe” Art in Action 3, W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Center, Accra

2004 – Is Justice Seen to be Done?, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Ghana National Museum, Accra

2004 – Overcoming Maps 3, W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Centre, Accra

2003 – Art in the Garden, No. 3, Shop Afrik, Accra

2003 – Independence Anniversary Art Exhibition: Ntonso School, Asafo Gallery, National Theatre, Accra

2002 – Inaugural Exhibition, Galeria and Custom Framing, Accra

2002 – Artists of the Twin City: Sekondi Takoradi, Skyy House, Accra

2002 – Ancestral Memory: Renewing Our Spiritual Connections, Ghana National Museum, Accra

2002 – The Color of Love is Blue, The Old Flora Theatre, The Hague, Netherlands

2001 – Statue of Liberty, I’m Still Standing, Art Gallery, National Theatre, Accra

2001 – Akwaaba, International Exhibition of Sacred Art, The Theological Institute, Basilica del Santo, Padua, Italy

2001 – Skowhegan Alumni Exhibition and Auction, Knoedler Gallery, New York City, USA

2001 – U vraagt… Wij Draaien?!?, Artotheek Southeast, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2001 – Frontier Art: Contemporary Art from Ghana, Galerie Xenios, Frankfurt, Germany

1999 – Pan African Writers Association, Benefit Exhibition, International Trade Fair Centre, Accra

1999 – Frontier Art: Expositie Kuana, Circle 1 Galerie, Amere Haven, Netherlands

1999 – ZeitgenOssische Kunst aus Ghana, Galerie Xenios, Frankfurt, Germany

1998 – Contemporary Ghanaian Painting, African Art Festival, Delft, Netherlands

1997 – PANAFEST ’97, Center for National Culture, Cape Coast

1994 – PANAFEST ’94, International Trade Fair Center, Accra

1992 – Nestle Art Exhibition, Ghana National Museum, Accra

1990 – PAFAM ’90, Accra

1986 – A New Look, Arts from Europe and Ghana, Arts Center, Accra

1982 – Contemporary Fine Arts of Ghana, Mezzanine Gallery, Oakland, CA, USA

1982 – BBC External Services Golden Jubilee Art Competition, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK

(Solo)

1989 – Paintings, The American Club (Oasis), Accra

Special Collections

Ghana Primewood Products, Takoradi

Sarmatex Offices, Takoradi

Sarmatex Guest House, Takoradi

United States Embassy Public Affairs Section, Accra

Centre for Democratic Development, Accra

Effia-Nkwanta Hospital Medical Library, Takoradi

Overlack Funiere, Rastatt, Germany

Library of Congress, The Hague, Netherlands

Artotheek Southeast, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Musuem of the Basilica of St. Anthony, Padua, Italy

Blue Skies, Ghana Ltd., Accra

Regio IT, Aachen, Germany