Bernard Akoi-Jackson

Bernard Akoi–Jackson (born 1979), be Ghanaian academic, artist den writer. Dem know am for projects wey be for continual metamorphosis insyd. Ein art works be mostly performative, anaa pseudo-rituals. Ein writings dey focus for de development of contemporary African, Ghanaian visual arts den culture insyd poetic den jovial manner. Dem know am as a proverbial jester (anaa Esu) wey dey use critical absurdity make he move between installations, dance den poetry, video, den photography. He dey blend post-colonial African identities thru transient den makeshift memorials.

 Early life den education 
Akoi-Jackson attend Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School, for ein secondary school education. He dey hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts den PhD insyd Painting den Sculpture from de College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

 Career 
Insyd August 2006, he get ein first residency at Kofi Setordj ein ArtHAUS wer he develope ein project '' REDTAPEONBOTTLENECK '' as a participatory performance. He get residencies plus Stedelijk Museum as "Global-artist-in-residency between 2013 den 2014 den at de Thiami Mnyele artists dema residency insyd Amsterdam. He be a lecturer at de College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

 Exhibitions 

 Material Effects: Contemporary Art from West Africa den de diaspora at Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University
 Spaghetti Harvest, Project 88 Mumbai, India
 Lilith Performance studio Malmo, Sweden
 SCCA – the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art, Tamale (Ghana)
 SaNsA insyd Accra (2007)
 SaNsA in Kumasi (2009)
 Xerem International Artists’ Residency Home & Abroad insyd Portugal (2010)
 Moderator of Architecture of Independence insyd Kumasi (2018)

 References 

 External links 

 Bernard Akoi-Jackson at Coriolis Effect, Khoj, 2015
 Lilith Performance - Bernard Akoi Jackson - Untitled: How to Usher [an] African fully into [his]tory

Category:1979 births
Category:Human
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Artist authors
Category:Ghanaian artists
Category:Ghanaian writers
Category:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni
Category:Academic staff of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Category:Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School alumni
Category:Ghanaian academics