Bright Tetteh Ackwerh

Bright Tetteh Ackwerh be a Ghanaian satirical artist wey dey employ de domains of popular art, street art, painting, den illustration to voice den document ein persuasions. Na he exhibit widely insyd Ghana den West Africa, wey dey build a niche as an emerging contemporary Ghanaian artist for de West African art scene.

 Early life 
Dem born am insyd Accra, Ghana, Bright attend Accra Academy wey he study Visual Arts for ein senior high school education, before he proceed go Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) make he study for BFA den MFA degrees insyd painting. He plete ein first degree insyd 2011 wey he serve as a teaching assistant de year wey dey follow.

 Career 
He begin by he dey exhibit ein artworks via social media wey he sanso dey paint for wall murals top insyd de streets of Accra. Na he feature insyd chaw art exhibitions insyd Ghana den abroad. Sam dey include: Art X Lagos Exhibition insyd Nigeria, blockbuster exhibitions by Blaxtarlines insyd Kumasi den de Chale Wote Street Art Festival insyd Accra. 

Insyd 2016, he win de Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art at an event dem hold at de Ringway Estates insyd Accra.The Mirror,"Bright Ackwerh is art prize winner", Graphic Online, 22 April 2016. Bright thru de years use social media make he dey share ein works den dey provok powerful sentiments around de themes he dey explore insyd ein illustrations den paintings.

Na he sanso participate insyd group shows insyd Accra, Paris, Johannesburg den Los Angeles. Insyd October 2017 he feature insyd de October edition of CNN African Voices.Es,"7 Artworks From Bright Ackwerh" Archived 2019-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, How Ghana, 26 October 2017. Na he sanso dey for de Barclays L'Atelier Art Competition ein 2017 list of top 10 artists.Adie Vanessa Offiong,"Bright Ackwerh: My art and I", Daily Trust, 15 October 2017.

 Style 
Ein style be a satirical re-presentation of Ghanaian sociopolitical den religious issues insyd an incisive manner wey dey provoke conversations, sparks debate den elicits response. He dey draw huge inspiration from Fela Kuti den oda great African heroes as de subject of ein works dey depict de unapologetic manner insyd make he dey relay ein messages.  

He dey believe de music culture get certain power make edey influence den dey inspire people wey der be always de use of double den triples entendre wey dey provide entry points into sam of de discussions wey de artwork dey generate.

 Awards 

 Insyd 2016 Bright Ackwerh win de Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art award.

 References 

Category:Human
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Ghanaian satirists
Category:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni
Category:Alumni of de Accra Academy
Category:Ghanaian painters
Category:Ghanaian male sculptors
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sculptors

Category:People wey komot Accra