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Artist Statement:
BENJAMIN
OPPONG DANQUAH
Producer of
collarge art, paintings and
wall hangings.
Potraits, pet
portraits and house
potraits,Designs for textile
prints,logos,illustrations and
a painter/decorator.
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I was born on the 5th of
December 1967 in Accra Ghana.
Had my O'level at Nsutaman
Catholic Secondary
School,Ghana. A'level at
Wenchi Methodist Secondary
School, Ghana. Finally had
Diploma of Art at the
University of Science and
Technology Kumasi, Ghana.
OTHER TRAINING
Entrepreneurial courses and
workshops in Accra, Ghana and
foundation course in export
marketing.Entrepreneurial
training workshop on business
management.
WORK EXPERIENCE
National Service at Asante
Mampong National Service
Secretariat on projects.As
project person,I produce art
works for the secretariat to
raise funds.As a teacher I
also taught Graphic design
(Print Making), Picture making
and calabash art at Cambridge
Junior Secondary, a Private
school in kumasi, Ghana.I also
taught some senior secondary
school students part-time in
picture making.
I am a member of Watford Area
Art Forum, Watford African
Caribbean Association in
Watford Britain. I have done
few art workshops in drawing
and painting in Watford.
I have my own registered
company in Ghana a small scale
company
(Ben-Art Enterprise) and...
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Artist Galleries:
1. ALEXANDRA GALLERY
IN CAMBERWELL BRITAIN
2.ETHNIC EXHIBITIONS
COMPANY, BRITIAN
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Artist Reviews:
BENJAMIN OPPONG DANQUAH
Ghanaian artist
Benjamin Oppong Danquah, who
has recently
joined the Watford Area
Art Forum,has been given the
opportunity
to fulfill his ambition
to put on-one man show in
Watford.Thanks
to Lyn Prodger who due to
late cancillation from a
previous
scheduled artist has
offered...
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Collections:
1. ALEXANDRA GALLERY IN
CAMBEWELL, BRITAIN.
2. ETHNIC EXHIBITIONS
COMPANY, BRITAIN.
3. THE MANAGER, OPENET PLC,
HARLESDEN, BRITAIN.
4. INDIVIDUALS IN UNITED
STATES AND CANADA.
KWASI OSEI CHICAGO,
U.S.A
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Commissions:
ETHNIC EXHIBITION MANAGER,
LONDON, BRITAIN
ALEXANDRA GALLERY LONDON,
BRITAIN.
Paintings were sent
there to be sold.
Good appreciation so
far especially
the collage works....
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Exhibitions for Benjamin Oppong -Danquah:
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EXHIBITIONS
1997- Participated in Pan-African festival Art Bazaar in cape coast.
1998- Participated Internatinal Handicraft fair in Accra, Ghana organised by Ghana Export promotion council.
Aril 2003- Invited by the Thailand Trade Centre in Accra, Ghana to participate in Bangkok International Gift and Housewares fair in Thailand.
October 2003- Invited by Expo Africa in Ghana to participate in Expo2003 Exhibition in Alexandra Palace London, where I exhibited potraits of the President of Ghana and the king of Asante Kingdom Ghana, collage art, paitings calabash art and wall hangings by my enterprise Ben-Art Enterprise.
November 2003- Invited by the Managing Director of Openet Plc in Harlesden to participate in an exhibition for Black History Month in Harlesden, Britian.
February 2004- Participated in Ethnic Exhibitions Jewellerr an Handicraft fair organised by Ethnic Exhibition in Earls Court, London.
Otober 2004 had a solo exhibition at Watford Girls Grammar school organised by the chairman of Watford Area Art Forum during the Black history month.
2006- Solo exhibiton at The Town Hall Watford Council.
2008/2009- Participated in Watford Area Arts Forum exhibition and solo exhibition at The Newton Price Centre Watford
Some of my works have been to the United States, Great Britian, Thailand and Canada.
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