Ebenezer Nana Bruce Ghana, b. 1988
Overview
One more refrain, 2023
Nana Bruce is a figurative and portrait artist born in 1988. He lives and works in Accra, Ghana. After graduating from Ghanatta College of Art and Design in 2012, he has been practicing as a full-time artist, experimenting with tools and materials, and investigating, researching and experiencing the life behind the spirited crowds and individuals around him. By doing so, he unearths the latest trends in his country, identifies the topics he would like to address, and paints a picture of contemporary Ghanaian society. Ultimately, Nana Bruce offers the observer an inside look of the society through his eyes, both as an artist and a citizen. On the canvas, he applies thick strokes of acrylic paint in an impressionist technique to visualize his narrative.
Exhibitions
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Nana Bruce - In The Name of Love: Introspection
Gallery I, Accra 31 Jul - 11 Sep 2025This new body of work marks Bruce’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and continues his intimate inquiry into the complexities of self-love and the turbulent journey toward it. Through...Read more -
Nana Bruce - Love Story: Dancing Hearts
Gallery II, Accra 3 - 31 Aug 2023Love Story: Dancing Hearts is a heartfelt collection of paintings created in the acrylic medium, inspired by the poetic voice through which reality as an impulse is processed and shared...Read more
Art Fairs
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Frieze Seoul 2025
3 - 6 Sep 2025For our third presentation at Frieze Seoul, Gallery 1957 is thrilled to present an expansive and layered group exhibition, bringing together 15 contemporary African and...Read more -
Art X Lagos 2024
Yaw Owusu, Larry Amponsah, Tegene Kunbi & Nana Bruce 31 Oct - 3 Nov 2024Gallery 1957 is proud to present a group exhibition featuring Yaw Owusu, Larry Amponsah, Tegene Kunbi, and Nana Bruce for the 9th edition of Art...Read more