Josephine Kuuire

**Josephine Ngminvielu Kuuire** yɛ Ghananyi otwafo nfonyin,  ɔyɛ nsano Edwuma ahorow na ɔko ma nyimpa hɔn ahotɔ.

## Abrabɔ Ahyɛse na nwomasua
Josephine Ngminvielu Kuuire fri Ghana, na ɔwɔ abodzin nkrataa wɔ Social work na Music mu wɔ University of Ghana. Ɔhyɛɛ ase hwehwɛɛ mfonyintwa mu edwuma wɔ mber a na ɔwɔ Leonia ntoado sukuu a ɔwɔ New Jersey, na hɔ na onyaa mfonyintwa ho adzesua tsitsir n'araɔ. Wɔ mber a ɔsan baa Ghana wɔ afe 2009 mu no, ɔsii gyinae sɛ ɔbɛtoa ne mfoninitwa adwuma so, na ɔyɛɛ edwuma dɛ nyia otwa mfonyin wɔ ne sukuupɔn adzesua mu.

## Edwuma
Kuuire yɛ Mumble Photography kwankyerɛfo panyin. Wɔ afe 2016 mu no, ɔdaa n'edwuma a odzi kan a w'akeka abɔmu edzi, a w'ato no dzin Second Chance, wɔ Accra[dot]Alt.  Wɔdze nfonyin no fefa abɛɛfo efir mu na wɔyɛ ma dwuma no kyerɛ hen su. Ɔdze nkitsahodzi akadze yɛ akodze wɔ n'edwuma dze kotsia na ɔsan to sakraa dwumadzi a ɔdze nhyɛdo ba hen mantam.

N’adwuma no mu nsɛmtsir bi fa ndzɛmba a otwa hɛn ho ehyia ho, na haw ahorow a oetwa mbasiafo ho. Ɔdze nfonyin twa ho edwuma dze kɔ ma ahotɔ, na ɔwɔ pɛ dɛɛ ɔbɛ hyɛ nkorɔfo nkoran ma w'ako agye hɔn ahotɔ w na mbom ɔsanso dze bisa wɔ akwan a wɔ dze hyehyɛɛ mbra wɔ hen mantam. N'edwuma ne nsɛmstir bi yɛ Architecture, the built environment ,structure ,na The role of women in historical and Contemporary political structures.

Wɔ afe 2016 mu no, Kuuire yɛɛ yi kyerɛ ma n'edwuma a odzi kan, a wɔfrɛ no Second Chance, wɔ Accra[dot]Alt, wɔ Accra, Ghana, ɔyɛɛ ne ho mfonyin. Mfe anan ekyir no, ɔnye mbasiafo binom kaa bɔmu dze Arts for All dwumadzi nhyehyɛɛ to gua: Phase II, a Creative Arts Council of Ghana na ɔhyehyɛɛ. Dɛm nhyehyɛe yi botae nnyi dɛ wɔbɛ siesie akwan ho wɔ Accra na wɔfrɛ iyi Giants Murals. Ɔka hɔn a wɔ dze mfonyin a ɔwɔ digyital nhyehyɛe a wɔ yɛɛ wɔ Tetteh Qurashie Interchange no ho.

Wɔ edwumayɛfo no famu no, dɛm dwumadzi soronko no dze enyidzi ma mbasiafo  a w'aboa wɔ Ghana abakɔsɛm no mu, bi tse dɛ Susan Ofori-Atta, datser a odzii kan baa ɔman no mu , Esther Afua Ocloo, Mabel Dove Danquah, Theodosia Okoh, deɛ ɔdi kan ɔbea mmaranimfo Annie Jiagge, Laura Adorkor Coffie, Efua Sutherland, Yaa Asantewaa, Melody Millicent Danquah na Rebecca Naa Dedei Aryeetey.

## Abasobɔdze ahorow
Wɔ afe 2017 mu no, Kuuire na odzi nkonyim wɔ Portraits Ghana Photography Prize a ɔyɛ dwumamadzi bi a Dutch Embassy a ɔwɔ Ghana na Nuku Studio na wɔ hyehyɛɛ. Wɔ afe 2018 mu no,  ono ka ho a wɔyɛ nyimpa du na hɔn edwuma da nsow wɔ Ghana  maa Kuenyehia Art Prize ma Contemporary Ghanaian Arts.

## Nhwɛdo

* *Shalewa (16 October 2020). "Meet Josephine Kuuire the Ghanaian creative behind the beautiful murals celebrating historic women in Accra". Bra Perucci Africa. Retrieved 19 August 2021.*

* *LARNYOH, MAGDALENE TEIKO (18 October 2020). "This Ghanaian artist, Josephine Kuuire together with other female artists are redecorating the streets of Accra". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 19 August 2021.*

* *ADA (1 March 2016). "Josephine Kuuire Exhibits "Second Chance"". ACCRA [dot] ALT Radio. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.*

* *"Second Chance: Time Out says 'second chance' photo exhibition by Josephine Kuuire (a celebration of my struggles)". Time Out Accra. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.*

* *Adam, Hakeem (7 January 2017). "These 6 Ghanaian Artists Are Continuing to Push the Boundaries of Photography". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 19 August 2021.*

* *Samson, Lindsay (10 January 2017). "The haunting self-portraits of Josephine Kuuire". Design Indaba. Retrieved 19 August 2021.*

* *"#LLABlog – Josephine Kuuire, the co-creator and digital designer of the walls in the streets of Ghana – Leading Ladies Africa". leadingladiesafrica.org. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.*

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