Entries by Studio Damoah

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Art Success. Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Adebanji Alade

I was introduced to the the man himself one day in 2009 during an artist meeting.  While six artists sat around a table in MacDonald’s, discussing a possible group show, Adebanji Alade shocked us all with a remarkable sketch of one of the artists which he completed while we  talked. From that day forward, I […]

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Art Success: Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Romuald Hazoumè

Born in 1962 in Benin, West Africa, Romuald Hazoumè, is considered one of Africa’s leading visual artists.  A winner of the prestigious  2007 Arnold-Bode-Prize at Documenta 12 in Germany, Hazoumè first came to the attention of the wider art world in 1992, when his politically astute works were first exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery’s “Out […]

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Art Success. Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Ruth Bircham

Ruth Bircham is one of the boldest and bravest artists I have ever come across, working passionately and with a determined spirit, in the face of adversity. Born in 1966 in Stoke-on-Trent, Bircham says that she has been painting since before she could even talk. She used painting and drawing to express herself as a […]

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Art Success: Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Edward Ofosu

I have known Edward Ofosu for a few years now. I was even privileged enough to exhibit with him once in a group show. I can go as far as to boast that he bought one of my paintings once. Ofosu, born in 1973 told me that he knew from as early as eight years […]

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Art Success: Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Shiri Achu

Beauty, confidence, exuberance, intelligence and tenacity. These are just a few adjectives I would use to describe this talented artist. Born in the Cameroon, West Africa, Achu came to the Uk at the age of nine. An inquisitive and creative child, Achu used found materials to start to make art. Gaining A grades at both […]

Dear Daddy

Peanut. NCDV series 2009. Oil on canvas. 6 ft by 4ft. The poem below is written on the painting. Dear Daddy, I love my mummy, she protects me in her tummy Makes me feel warm and safe My mummy talks and sings to me Feeds me to make sure I am no waif My mummy […]

My Favourite Women in Art

Awe Inspiring Female Artists We live in a patriarchal society, that is a fact. That the art world is a man’s world is also a fact. However, since the 60’s, corresponding with the so called second rise of the feminist movement, the Feminist art movement has brought more visibility to women within art history and […]