Kwesi Botchway Ghana, b. 1994
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Unlimited
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast, Ghana 10 Nov 2022 - 18 Jan 2023Gallery 1957 is pleased to present UNLIMITED , the first of its kind group exhibition of monumental, large-scale works of art in a 1,400-square-metre unfinished industrial space that has never...Read more -
[West] African Renaissance
Gallery 1957 in collaboration with Christie's Dubai 14 Nov - 14 Dec 2021These artists have been trailblazers in what is considered to be a Renaissance for modern and contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, with artists from the continent gaining...Read more -
Homecoming: The Aesthetic of the Cool
Accra, Gallery II 26 Mar - 9 May 2021In celebration of its 5th anniversary, Gallery 1957, proudly presents the contributions of Ghana's compelling voices in contemporary art. Homecoming: The Aesthetic of the Cool, showcases new work of Amoako...Read more -
Kwesi Botchway-Becoming as well as Being
London 28 Oct - 18 Dec 2020Gallery 1957 are pleased to announce a solo exhibition with Ghanaian artist Kwesi Botchway at their London gallery, opening 28 October 2020. Taking its title from an essay by the...Read more -
Kwesi Botchway-Dark Purple is Everything Black
Accra, Gallery II 19 May - 9 Jun 2020In Kwesi Botchway’s vibrant paintings, colour is everything. Colour is language, character, culture, community. In particular, purple is the new black—the new everything black . Botchway’s world of monochromatic backgrounds...Read more
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Cornelius Annor, Gideon Appah, Kwesi Botchway and Patrick Eugène in a Group Show at Zeitz Mocca
South Africa, 20 November 2022 17 Nov 2022We are pleased to announce that Gallery artists Cornelius Annor, Gideon Appah, Kwesi Botchway and Patrick Eugène are featured in Zeitz Mocaa’s new exhibition titled...Read more -
Gallery 1957 Presents a Group Exhibition in Collaboration With Christie's Dubai
[West] African Renaissance presents some of the most significant West African artists. 10 Nov 2021On November 14 and for the duration of one month, Gallery 1957 will open [West] African Renaissance, an exhibition in collaboration with Christie’s Dubai. On...Read more -
Artist Talk: Dark Purple Is Everything Black
25 Jun 2021Enjoy a 30 minute virtual Q+A with artist Kwesi Botchway and curator Katherine Finerty, who wrote the exhibition essay for Kwesi's recently opened solo show...Read more -
For Ghanaian Portraitist Kwesi Botchway, Fashion and Power Go Hand in Hand
13 Nov 2020“Kwesi is the right artist for this time...[his] declaration of the Black identity is like a testimony of the contemporary life” says Marwan Zakhem for...Read more
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Kwesi Botchway: Using Art as a Tool for Change and Inspiring the Next Generation of Artists
Prazzle, 28 May 2022 -
Kwesi Botchway’s Defiant Figures Examine the Black Experience
Aindrea Emelife, Frieze -
[West] African Renaissance in collaboration with Christie’s Dubai 14 November - 14 December, 2021. Christies Dubai, U.A.
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Up Close and Personal: Three young African painters revolutionising portraiture
Helen Jennings, Limna, 27 Sep 2021 -
Interview with Kwesi Botchway: “I Wanted Viewers to Appreciate All Different Parts of Me”
Holly Black, Elephant, 7 May 2021 -
“The Aesthetic of Cool: Kwesi Botchway, Amoako Boafo, and Otis Kwame Kye” Gallery 1957 / Accra
Ayodeji Rotinwa, Flash Art, 6 May 2021 -
COOL INTENTIONS: Ayodeji Rotinwa at “Homecoming: Aesthetic of the Cool” at 1957 Gallery
Ayodeji Rotinwa , Artforum, 14 Apr 2021 -
Studio Visit: Kwesi Botchway on the Importance of Painting Faces and Celebrating His Fellow Ghanaian Artists
Naomi Rea, ArtNet, 30 Mar 2021 -
Gallery 1957 Heralds a New Era for West African Artists on Their Own Terms
Charlotte Jansen, Artsy, 15 Dec 2020 -
Ghanaian Artist Kwesi Botchway Revels in the Many Colors of Blackness in a New London Show
Grace Edquist, Vogue, 27 Nov 2020 -
For Ghanaian Portraitist Kwesi Botchway, Fashion and Power Go Hand in Hand
Stephanie Sporn, Galerie Magazine, 13 Nov 2020
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Art x Lagos 2021
Juwon Aderemi, Aplerh-Doku Borlabi, Kwesi Botchway, Eric Adjein Tawiah, Patrick Eugene 4 - 7 Nov 2021For our fifth time participating to Art x Lagos, we present an incredible group of contemporary painters hailing from Nigeria, Ghana and the USA.Read more -
Kwesi Botchway, NYC Debut : The Armory Show
9 - 12 Sep 2021Gallery 1957 is pleased to debut new works by Kwesi Botchway . These new works by the mercurial young Ghanaian painter will be on show...Read more