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Artist Exhibitions:
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...
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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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Artist Statement for Benjamin Oppong -Danquah
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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 also registered as an exporter of handicraft
in Ghana.
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