Kwaku Yaro Ghana, b. 1995
Overview
Rakiya, 2022
Born and raised in Labadi, Kwaku Yaro has cultivated a fresh and compelling artistic practice that reveals the everyday, the ordinary, and the mundane and transforms them into a space of social, religious and economic contemplation. Through his medium, Yaro advocates for resourcefulness and innovation. Polypropylene, a type of synthetic thermoplastic polymer that is processed into monofilament or multifilament and derived from petroleum, becomes the raw material in the production of the mats and shopping bags predominantly featured in Yaro’s work. The artist uses a pointillism technique in his works and each spot represents the people of the town of Labadi, where he resides. His research and development practices go beyond the limitation of his five senses, and his works are a testament to his passion for detail. He is a member of the Artemartis collective in Accra.
Exhibitions
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Kwaku Yaro - Look at What You’ve Seen
Gallery I, Accra 9 Nov 2023 - 4 Jan 2024In the heart of Labadi, a coastal fishing community nestled along Ghana’s Atlantic Ocean's edge, lies the inspiration for this extraordinary exhibition. Within this predominantly tranquil and unassuming environment, an...Read more -
Group Show Artemartis - When The Birds Fly Home
Gallery I, Accra 7 Feb - 31 Mar 2023Gallery 1957 is pleased to collaborate with Artemartis to present an exhibition of recent paintings by Abdur Rahman Muhammad, Araba Opoku, Awanle Ayiboro Hawa Ali, Courage Hunke, Efia Serwah Barning,...Read more
Biography
Kwaku Yaro, 2023
Yaro’s solo exhibitions include: ‘Look at What You’ve Seen’, Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana (2023); ‘A Night Out with Lariba And Friends’, Septieme Gallery, Cotonou, Benin (2023).
Group exhibitions by the artist include: ‘Filling In The Pieces In Black’, Saatchi Gallery & Maruani Mercier, London, UK & Brussels, Belgium (2023); 1-54 Art Fair, Septieme Gallery, London, UK (2023); 1-54 Art Fair, Septieme Gallery, New York, USA (2023); ‘When The Birds Fly Home’, Artemartis x Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana (2023); ‘Poetics Of Material’ Rele Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria & Los Angeles, USA (2022); ‘Handwritten’, Chilli Art Projects, London, UK (2022); ‘The Sown Seeds’, Efie Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2022); ‘In(de)finite Selfhoods’ Citronne Gallery–Athens, Greece (2022); ‘Ties That Bind Us’, The Cowrie Culture, Accra, Ghana (2022); ‘Birds Of A Feather’, Phillips Auction House & Artemartis, London, UK (2022); Oneric Art Gallery, Accra, Ghana (2020); Untamed Empire, Accra, Ghana (2020).
Works
Rakiya, 2022