Ablade Glover

Ablade Glover  a wɔwoo no afe apem, ahankron ne aduasa-nan  (1934) no yɛ Ghanani a ɔyɛ penta san nso yɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛni. Wayi ne nsa ano nnwuma (adwini ) ahodoɔ a wayɛ akyerɛ a ɛnam so ama wɔagye no ato mu wɔ amanhodoɔ so. Ɛba no Abibrem Atɔeɛ adwinnie mu nso a ɔdi akotene pa ara.  Wɔde ne nsa ano nnwuma di dwuma wɔ ɔyikyerɛ akɛseɛ akɛseɛ mu. Ɛbi wɔ Japan, UNESCO atenaeɛ kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ Paris, France

Glover agye abasobɔdeɛ ahodoɔ pii wɔ Ghana ha ne amanhodoɔ so a ɛbinom ne  a ɔnyaa wɔ Ghana. Ɔdɔm  Royal Society of Arts kuo a  ɛwɔ London no nso.  Na ɔyɛ ɔbenfo ne KNUST asoɛeɛ a wɔkyerɛkyerɛ adwinnie no titenani ( Head of Department-Department of Art Education, KNUST). Akyire yi, ɔbɛyɛɛ  asoɛeɛ kɛseɛ a adwinnie ho nsɛm nyinaa hyɛ wɔn nsa wɔ Kwame Nkrumah Sukuupɔn mu  no   titenani  (Dean- College of Arts- KNUST) mu de kɔsii afe Apem, Ahankron ne Aduɔkron nan (1994).

## Abrabɔ Mfitiaseɛ ne Nwomasua
Wɔwoo no wɔ La a na ɛwɔ kane tete Gold Coast, ɛnnɛ yi Ghana. Emmanuel Ablade Glover hyɛɛ ne nnwomasua ase wɔ Baasere asɔre sukuu a wɔfrɛ no Presbyterian mission school "wɔ borɔfo kasa mu. Afe apem, ahankron ne aduonum Nson ne afe apem ahankron ne aduonum-nwɔtwe ntam no, ɔkɔgyee nteteeɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛni wɔ Kwame Nkrumah Suapɔn no mu. Afe apem,  ahankron ne aduonum-nkron ne afe apem ahankron ne aduosia-mmienu (1959–62) ntam no, wɔsɔɔ n'asene maa ɔkɔsuaa Ntoma mu adwinnie yɛ (Textile Design)  wɔ sukuu bi a wɔkyerɛ adwinnie a wɔfrɛ no Central School of Arts 

Glover san baa Ghana bɛkyerɛɛ adeɛ kakra ansa na kane mampanin Kwame Nkrumah resɔ n'asene ama wakɔsua kwan wɔfa so kyerɛ dwinnie (Art education) wɔ University of Newcastle, afe apem, ahankron ne aduosia-nan ne afe apem, ahankron ne aduosia-num (1964–65) ntam. Ɛhɔ na Glover hyɛɛ aseɛ de akadeɛ soronko bi dii dwuma a ɛmaa ne nsa ano adwuma yɛɛ soronko. Yei sii berɛ a ɔgyinaa ne kyerɛkyerɛni anom asɛm so de sikanba kaa ne nsa ano nnwuma no bi ho wɔ berɛ a waamfa brahye. Glover san kɔtoaa n'adesua so wɔ US. Ɔdii kan kɔɔ Kent State University. Ɛhɔ na ɔkɔnyaa ne  master's degree. Ɔsan nso kɔɔ Ohio State University  a, ɛhɔ na ɔkɔnyaa ne PhD wɔ afe apem, ahankron ne aduɔson-nan (1974).

## Adwuma
Ɔnyaa ne  PhD wieeɛ a ɔbaa Ghana bio no, ɔbɛkyerɛɛ adeɛ bɛyɛ mfeɛ aduonu wɔ  asoɛeɛ kɛseɛ a adwinnie ho nsɛm nyinaa hyɛ wɔn nsa wɔ Kwame Nkrumah Sukuupɔn mu no mu. Ɛhɔ na ɔbɛyɛɛ asoɛeɛ no titenani.  Wɔbɔɔ no aba so ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔbenfo saa berɛ no ara. 

Ɔno ne Accra-based Artists Alliance Gallery a wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ afe apem, ahankron ne aduosia (1960) no kɔfabae  Akyire yi, wɔyɛɛ nsesaeɛ bi wɔ hɔ maa Kofi Annan san bɛbuee ano wɔ afe mpenu ne nwɔtwe(2008). Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ a Glover ankasa nsa ano nnwuma bɛgye din nti, na ɔne ɔkyerɛ Ghana adwumfoɔ afoforɔ bi ka bom yi wɔn nsa ano nnwuma kyerɛ. Adwumfoɔ a na wɔkyerɛ wɔn nsa ano nnwuma wɔ hɔ no bi ne Owusu-Ankomah ne George O. Hughes.

## Deɛ Ɛma N'adwinnie Da nso

Nsenkuo a wɔde kyerɛ Glover nsa ano nnwuma mu ne  "swirling between abstraction and realism" Wɔkyerɛ a ne nsa ano nnwuma no fa nsɛm a ɛyɛ bɔserɛmuka ne deɛ ɛnyɛ bɔserɛmuka nyinaa ho. Nsɛntitire a ne nsa ano nnwuma gyina so no taa fa nneɛma ɛwowɔ nkuro akɛseɛ  mu ho, sɛ ebia, mmeaeɛ a wɔde lɔre sisie, shantytowns ɛna afei dwadiba akɛseɛ. Bio, na ne nsa ano nnwuma dodoɔ no ara fa Ghana mmaa ho.  Wɔbisaa no deɛ ɛhyɛ ne nkuran wɔ saa nsɛntitire yi ho no, ɔkaa sɛ adwene mu sɛ Abibrem mmaa yɛ akokodurfoɔ na wɔda wɔn akokoduro adi. Wɔnam, wɔn ho yɛ fɛ, wɔyɛ akokodurufoɔ. Mmarima nyɛ saa anaa wɔyɛ? 

## Animuonyamhyɛ ne Abasobɔdeɛ
Wɔ afe apem, ahankron ne aduɔkron-nwɔtwe( 1998) mu no, Ghana fakuo bi a a wɔyɛ adwinie ho mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛnmu  a wɔn din ne "Arts Critics ne Reviewers Association of Ghana" wɔ pɔtɔ kasa mu no  maa Glover   Flagstar abasobɔdeɛ. Bio, African-American Institute a ɛwɔ New York City nso  bɔɔ no aba so sɛ asuafoɔ a afa wɔn nsam  a wɔdi mu pa ara no mu baako.  Wagye abasobɔdeɛ pii wɔ Ghana ne amanɔne a ɛbi ne Order of the Volta a ɔgyee wɔ Ghana, afe mpenu ne nson (2007). Ebi nso ne "Millennium Excellence" abasobɔdeɛ  a ɔgyee no   afe mpenu ne du (2008). Ɔyɛ Ngresi fekuo bi a ɛdi adwinie ho dwuma (Royal Society of Arts )  kuoba.Ɔsan nso yɛ Ghana fekuo a ɛdi adwinie ho adesua ho dwuma (Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences) no kuoba.Wɔ Kitawonsa afe afe mpenu ne aduon-nan ( 2024) ɔdii ne ne mfeɛ aduɔkron awoda. Sɛdeɛ African Business magazine kyerɛ no: "Ne nkwa nna nyinaa, nyɛ adwinnie nko ara na wayɛ ɔyɛ onipa afoforɔ hwɛ no sua no.

## Ɔyikyerɛ Ahodoɔ bi a Wayɛ
* *Visions & Dreams*, Tasneem Oyikyerɛ  (13 Ɔbɛnem–31 kɔtɔnimaa, 2008)
* *Ablade Glover: 75 Year Anniversary*, October Gallery, London (2 Kitawonsa–1 Ɔsanaa, 2009)
* *I See You*, Tasneem Oyikyerɛ (6 Kitawonsa–17 Obubuo, 2010)
* *Transmission Part 2*, Tasneem   Oyikyerɛ Barcelona, Spain (15 Obubuo 2012–30 Ɔbɛnem 2013)
* *Ablade Glover: 80th Anniversary*, Ahinime Oyikyerɛ, London (3 Kitawonsa–2 Ɔsanaa 2014)
* *Ablade Glover: Inner Worlds, Outer Journeys*,Ahinime Oyikyerɛ London (4 Kitawonsa–3 Ɔsanaa).

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