Betty Acquah
Betty Acquah (born 20 March 1965) is a Ghanaian feminist painter. She uses the techniques of pointillism, oil painting and acrylic. Through her vibrant canvases, She captures the trials, ambitions, celebrations, and triumphs of women, weaving their stories into the fabric of her art.
Betty Acquah
- Name
- Betty Acquah
- Born
- 20th March 1965
- Occupation
- Oil painting
- Education
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Tokyo School of Art, Japan.
- Nationality
- Ghana
- Languages
- Fante · English · Akan
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Betty Acquah (born 20 March 1965) is a Ghanaian feminist painter. She uses the techniques of pointillism, oil painting and acrylic. Through her vibrant canvases, She captures the trials, ambitions, celebrations, and triumphs of women, weaving their stories into the fabric of her art.
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Betty Acquah (born 1965) is a painter and a national of Ghana. The painter was born in Cape Coast. Betty Acquah studied at Holy Child High School, Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Wesley Girls' High School. Languages used include Akan, English and Fante.
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• Name — Betty Acquah • Born — 20th March 1965 • Occupation — Oil painting • Education — Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Tokyo School of Art, Japan.
Early life and education
Early life and education
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. Betty achieving a First Class in the B.A. Hons (Art) Degree course. Her pursuit of excellence led her to the M.F.A. (Painting) Degree program at the same institution. In Japan, she also completed a professional arts course at the Tokyo School of Art.
Career
Career
Acquah has been working for the art gallery of the Center for National Culture in Accra from 1989 to 1993 and has been curating exhibitions at the Berj Art Gallery from 2002 to 2005. She is a member of Ghana Association of Visual Artists. In June 2019, she said in an interview with Newsday BBC that she hoped for the opening of a national art gallery in Ghana. Her work highlights the Ghanaian women she sees as the "unsung heroes of the republic of Ghana".
Exhibition
Exhibition
Betty's first solo exhibition was showcased at PAFAM (Pan African Festival of Arts and Music), held at the Trade Fair in Accra. Acquah has exhibited in Ghana, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, India, Germany, Spain, Japan and the United States of America.
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- 1.Patrick William Dodoo and others exhibit Luxury Arts at Orca Deco Art Exhibition in celebration of Ghana's Independence Month. GhanaWeb. 1970-01-01.
- 2.Ago, Tommytwohatsin Art • 2 Years. Ghanaian dancers by Betty Acquah. Steemit. 2017-12-31.
- 3.Art: Betty Acquah Maple Tree Literary Supplement -issue17. www.mtls.ca.
- 4.Betty Acquah – Ghana Association of Visual Artists. 2020-09-09.
- 5.Betty Acquah.
- 6.BBC World Service - Newsday, Calling for a national art gallery in Ghana. BBC.
- 7.BETTY ACQUAH. Berj Art Gallery.
- 8.Artists. Berj Art Gallery.
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