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EDUCATION
2027 Master of Fine Arts (Candidate), Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ
2024 Master of Arts in Studio Art (Sculpture), Eastern Illinois University (EIU), Charleston, Illinois
2021 Bachelor of Technology in Sculpture, Takoradi Technical University (TTU), Takoradi, Ghana
2019 Higher National Diploma in Commercial Art, Takoradi Technical University (TTU), Takoradi, Ghana
EXHIBITION RECORD
2026 Open Lab: Work in Progress Exhibition, Northlight Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Nathan Cummings Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ
2025 Residue, MFA Exhibition Online – University of Montana
End of Year Sculpture Exhibition, Gallery 100 – Mirabella, Tempe, AZ
Chamber Music in Urban Art Spaces, Downtown Chamber Series, Phoenix, AZ
Foundry Exhibition, Display Case, School of Art Building, ASU, Tempe, AZ
2024 New Graduate Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ
Shaping the Future, National Showcase of Emerging Sculptors, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Moving On, Group Exhibition, Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, IL
Master of Arts in Studio Art Exhibition, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL
Reflection in Time, MA Graduate Offsite Exhibition, Vault Gallery, Tuscola, IL
2023 Grads in the Gallery Popup Show, Glenn Hild Gallery, EIU, Charleston, IL
Master of Arts Open House, Ives Studio Hall, EIU, Charleston, IL
2021 Group Exhibition, Accra Art Week, Future Heritage, Kempinski, Galleria, Accra, Ghana
Artivity Knock on Wood, Group Exhibition, Societe Generale, Accra, Ghana
2019 Faculty of Applied Arts and Technology Jury Exhibition, TTU, Takoradi, Ghana
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES/GRANTS
2026 School of Art | Katherine K Herberger Scholarship, ASU, Tempe, AZ
The Nathan Cummings Graduate Summer Travel Award, ASU, Tempe, AZ
Foundry Educational Foundation Award, ASU, Tempe, AZ
2025 Second Place Award, MFA Exhibition Online – University of Montana
Martin Wong Foundation Scholarship – First Prize in Ceramics/3D Media, ASU, Tempe, AZ
Herbert Smith Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship in Art, ASU, Tempe, AZ
School of Art Ed Moulthrop Fellowship in Craft, ASU, Tempe, AZ
Pentaculum Residency, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
2024 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ
Irene Couchman Buzzard Scholarship, Student Recognition Art Awards, EIU, Charleston, IL
Distinguished International Graduate Student Award Art & Design, EIU, Charleston, IL
2023 Grant-in-Aid Art Award, EIU, Charleston, IL
Graduate School Research/Creativity Activity Award, EIU, Charleston, IL
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, EIU, Charleston, IL
2019 Overall Best Graduating HND Student, TTU, Takoradi, Ghana
Best Student, Faculty of Applied Arts and Technology, TTU, Takoradi, Ghana
Best Male Art Student, Faculty of Applied Arts and Technology, TTU, Takoradi, Ghana
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2026 The Art of Woodworking, Summer Camp Instructor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Introduction to Woodworking, Faculty Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2025 Introduction to Woodworking, Faculty Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2024 Wood II/Advanced Wood, Faculty Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Drawing, 3D foundation, collage making, clay modelling, watercolor
painting, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
2019 Teaching Assistant Sculpture, Contemporary Carving Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana
COMMISSIONS
2022 Corporate Art Commission (Refurbishment), Praying Hands, large-scale public sculpture, Action Chaple
International, Accra, Ghana
COLLECTIONS
2023 Tarble Museum of Art, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025 Divide Magazine Issue 15
Artistcloseup Contemporary Art Magazine, no.32
Visual Art Journal, no.29
Sculpture vol. 44, no.1, International Sculpture Center
2024 Blue Room Magazine RSO, "Blue Room 2024" (2024). Blue Room. 2.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
2024 - Current International Sculpture Center
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2022 – 23 Set Designer, Dominion TV, Accra, Ghana