Rikki Wemega-Kwawu

Rikki Wemega-Kwawu is a contemporary Ghanaian artist, born on February 3, 1959 in the city of Sekondi, Ghana. A devoted painter since 1981, he is largely self-taught, though he is an alumnus of the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. He has participated in many group exhibitions and his work can be found across the world in private and public collections, including the Dutch Artotheek.

Wemega-Kwawu is, in his own words, "a very eclectic painter, swinging easily between pictorial and abstract themes, without any qualms." A [http://www.african-encounters.com/artist_overview.aspx?aid=7 statement written by the artist] can be found at the website of [http://www.african-encounters.com African Encounters] , his representatives on the west coast.

Wemega-Kwawu's work is characterized by a synthesis of the past and the present. He incorporates a plethora of ancient African symbols into his large-scale paintings.

His painting [http://www.african-encounters.com/images/img_gallery/img_painting_xlg/Ashanti_Saga_60X84_inches_xlg.jpg"Ashanti Saga"] was included in the exhibition [http://www.museumofman.org/html/exhibits_artists_speak.html "Artists Speak"] at the [http://www.museumofman.org San Diego Museum of Man] , on display from May 2007 through February 28, 2008.

External Links

* [http://www.african-encounters.com African Encounters] Rikki Wemega-Kwawu's west coast representatives
* [http://www.african-encounters.com/artist_gallery.aspx?aid=7 Gallery of selected Rikki Wemega-Kwawu artwork]
* [http://www.african-encounters.com/artist_overview.aspx?aid=7 Artist's Statement] by Rikki Wemega-Kwawu