Born in 1994, Accra, Ghana

Lives and works in Accra, Ghana

Selected Exhibitions

2023

"Kwesi Botchway: There’s More Than What the Eye Witnesses," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

2022

"Rumors of Blackness," Maruani Mercier Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2021

THE ARMORY SHOW, Booth P19, Gallery 1957, New York, NY

2020

"Becoming As Well As Being," Gallery 1957, London, UK

"Dark Purple Is Everything Black," Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana

2017

Hos Oona Galleri & Sundhed, Vejle, Denmark

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023

"Accra! The Rise of a Global Art Community," The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (forthcoming)

"Perpetual Portrait," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

"It's here, it's there, it's everywhere," Ghana national Museum, Accra, Ghana

"It's Time," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

2022-2023

"Unlimited," Gallery 1957, Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast, Ghana

"When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting," Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Cape Town, South Africa

2021

"[West] African Resistance," Gallery 1957, (In Collaboration with Christie's Dubai), Dubai, UAE

"Resistance," Maruani Mercier Gallery, Knokke, Belgium

"Homecoming : Aesthetic of the cool," Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana

"Wake-up Call," blijven liggen/laten staan, Collection Tanguy & Bieke Van

"Quickenborne," Platform 6a by Deweer, Otegem, Belgium

2020

"Cgunu/Nkambom Art Exhibition," Cape Town, South Africa

2019

Chalewote Street Art Festival, Pidginimaginarium, Accra, Ghana

Sabolai Radio Music Festival, Accra, Ghana

2018

James Town Caf Exhibition, Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall visit to Ghana, Chalewote Street Art Festival, PARAOTHER 2018, Accra, Ghana

Artist Alliance Gallery, Accra, Ghana

2017

Hos Oona Galleri & Sundhed, Denmark

Chalewote Street Art Festival, wata mata, Accra, Ghana

Qaba Exhibition, Alliance Francaise, Accra, Ghana

Ghana Culture Forum / National Theatre, Accra, Ghana

2016

"Let’s Talk Shit project," Alliance Francaise, Accra, Ghana

555 Art Exhibition, Accra, Ghana

Africa Contemporary Art Gabah, Hamburg, Germany

Hos Oona Galleri og Sundhed, Vejle, Denmark

Chalewote Street Art Festival, Spirit Robot, Accra, Ghana

Dzala Butiq, Brazil House, Accra, Ghana

Novica Gallery, Accra, Ghana

2015

Golden Tulip Hotel, Accra, Ghana

Ghana National Museum, Accra, Ghana

Ghanatta College of Art and Design, Art Center, Accra, Ghana

Bibliography

2023

Ahluwalia, Navi. "Ghanaian Painter Kwesi Botchway Explores The Black Gaze In LA Solo Exhibition," HypeBae, June 16 (Link)

Ghassemitari, Shawn. "Kwesi Botchway Explores the Black Gaze in Latest Exhibition," HypeArt, June 15 (Link)

Baumgardner, Julie. "‘This Is a Moment They Have to Grab’: How Ghana’s Art Stars Are Building a Movement to Outlast the Speculators and Market Frenzies," Artnet, April 12 (Link)

O'Leary, Erin. "It’s Time | Vielmetter Los Angeles," Photography, March 1

Larsson, Chari. "Did pop art have its heyday in the 1960s? Perhaps. But it is also utterly contemporary," The Conversation, February 21 (Link)

Mousse Magazine Staff. "“It’s Time” at Vielmetter, Los Angeles," Mousse Magazine, February 18 (Link)

Nys Dambrot, Shana. "A Pair of Exhibitions Renovate Portraiture and Perfection at Vielmetter Los Angeles," LA Weekly, February 9

Clayton, Dominique. "The Best Black Art Shows in Los Angeles Right Now," Cultured, January 30

2022

Proctor, Rebecca Anne. "Artist-Led Spaces Are Proliferating Around the World, Filling a Gap Caused by Dwindling Public Funding and Market Pressures," ArtNet, December 26 (Link)

Tali, Selorm. "Kwesi Botchway: Ghanaian artist sells out masterpiece work after days of release," The Pulse, July 14 (Link)

Opera News Staff. "Kwesi Botchway showcases Captivating Paintings in Brussels," Opera News, May (Link)

Essien, Vanessa. "Kwesi Botchway: Using Art as a Tool for Change and Inspiring the Next Generation of Artists," Prazzle, March 10 (Link)

Takac, Balasz. "Kwesi Botchway Celebrates Black Beauty at Maruani Mercier," Widewalls, February 16 (Link)

2021

Stoilas, Helen, Daniel Cassady, Nancy Kenney and Gabriella Angeleti, and Wallace Ludel"New and noteworthy: see what the Armory Show's younger galleries are bringing to the fair," The Art Newspaper, September 2 (Link)

Black, Holly. "Kwesi Botchway: “I Wanted Viewers to Appreciate All Different Parts of Me”," Elephant, May 7 (Link)

Rotinwa, Ayodeji. "As the market for their artists booms, African galleries take control by expanding to the West," The Art Newspaper, April 20 (Link)

Rotinwa, Ayodeji. "Cool Intentions," Artforum, April 14 (Link)

Barnes, Ekow. "The Culture List: Celebrating Groundbreaking Black Artists Around The World," Ebony, April 4 (Link)

Rea, Naomi. "Studio Visit: Kwesi Botchway on the Importance of Painting Faces and Celebrating His Fellow Ghanaian Artists," Artnet, March 30 (Link)

Kraft, Coralie. "The T List: Five Things We Recommend This Week:," T Magazine, January 7 (Link)

"Kwesi Botchway," Gallery 1957, DG3 Leycol, London, UK (Catalog)

2020

Emelife, Aindrea. "Kwesi Botchway’s Defiant Figures Examine the Black Experience," Frieze, December 11 (Link)

Sporn, Stephanie. "For Ghanaian Portraitist Kwesi Botchway, Fashion and Power Go Hand in Hand," Galerie Magazine, November 13 (Link)

Brady, Anna and Margaret Carrigan. "Our pick of must-see gallery shows opening around the world in November," The Art Newspaper, November 2 (Link)

Edquist, Grace. "Ghanaian Artist Kwesi Botchway Revels in the Many Colors of Blackness in a New London Show," Vogue, October 27 (Link)

Awards, Fellowships, and Grants

2021

Dark Purple is Everything Black, Gallery 1957, Ghana

2020

Gallery 1957 Residency, Accra, Ghana (January - March)

2019

GUBA Awards USA Nominee — Influential Artist

Catalogues and Publications

2023

Botchway, Kwesi and Larry Ossei-Mensah. "Kwesi Botchway: There's More Than What The Eye Witnesses," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Of Wit Editorial, Small Graphic Projects (exhibition catalogue)

2022

Perrée, Rob and Shaquille Heath. "Rumors of Blackness," MARUANI MERCIER Gallery, Graphius, Brussels, Belgium (exhibition catalogue)

Public Collections

Belgium High Fashion Foundation, New York City, NY

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL

The Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

Vanhaerents Art Foundation, Brussels, Belgium