Owusu-Ankomah

CURRICULUM VITAE

Galerie Peter Herrmann
1956 Born in Sekondi/Ghana
1971-74 Youth-Student at the College of Art in Accra, Ghana (Ghanatta)
1979-85 Journeys to Europe and first Contacts with European artists
since 1986 Resident in Bremen, Germany

  Selected Solo Exibitions

1976 YMCA-Hall, Accra, Ghana.

1977 Art-Center, Accra, Ghana.

1981 Art-Center, Accra, Ghana.

1987 Villa Ichon, Bremen, Germany.

Galerie Grünspan, Ottersberg, Germany.

Stadtbibliothek, Bremen, Germany.

1988 Carl Duisberg-Gesellschaft, Essen, Germany.

Galerie im Forum, Bomlitz, Germany.

Galerie Roche, Bremen, Germany.

1989 Von Sharpville bis Soweto. Überseemuseum Bremen, Germany.

1991 Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen, Germany.

Kunstverein Wiligrad/Schwerin, Germany.

1992 Galerie Wildeshausen, Germany.
  Galerie la trastienda del arte, Madrid, Spain.
1993 BAG, Köln, Germany.
  Savannah Gallery, London, GB
  Galerie im Hinterhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany.
1994 Owusuh-Ankomah. Galerie Peter Herrmann, Stuttgart, Germany.
  Galerie Apex, Göttingen, Germany.
  Kunstverein Salzgitter, Germany.
1995 Hochschule St. Gallen. CH
  Akademie Loccum, Germany.
  Galerie Kühn. Berlin, Germany.

1996 Tanz auf dem Vulkan. Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen, Germany.

Galerie Kühn. Lilienthal, Germany.

1997 Kusum II. Galerie Steinbrecher. Bremen, Germany.

Klappe,- die Zweite. Galerie Peter Herrmann, Stuttgart, Germany.

Root Signs, Galerie Jörg Heitsch, München, Germany. Facilitated by P. Herrmann

1998 Galerie Arsenal, Bialystok, Poland

S + P, Stuttgart, Germany. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
    Echo. 5 artists from Africa. Galerie im Thalhaus, Wiesbaden. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
1999 Kronacher Kunstverein, Germany.
  Skoto Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
  Artists of the Day. Flowers East Gallery. London, GB.
2002 Movements.Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth. Germany.
  Movements. Galerie Kühn, Lilienthal. Germany.
2003 Artificio, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain.
  Im Rahmen des Afrika Festivals. Écart, Osnabrück, Germany.
  Paintings. Galerie Peter Herrmann. Berlin, Germany
  Unison. Galerie Jörg Heitsch. München, Germany. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
  2004 Owusu-Ankomah. Galerie Walu, Zürich, CH.
    Heroes, Segis, Saints. Ghana National Museum, Accra
  2005 Crossing Over. Galerie Jörg Heitsch, München, Germany
    Galerie Simoncini, Luxembourg
  Traces of the Future, Iwalewa-Haus Bayreuth
  2005-2006 Dialog der Positionen. Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim, Germany
  2006 Galerie im Waschhaus Potsdam. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
    FIFA World Cup Edition. Facilitated by P. Herrmann

Selected Group Exhibitions

1981 Group Show of Ghanean Painters in Oakland, USA

1985 Künstler für Menschenrechte. Überseemuseum Bremen, Germany.

1986 Wir leben hier. El Patio, Bremen. Germany.

1987 Weserburg, Ausstellung des BBK Bremen, Germany.
  El Patio, Bremen, Bilder 87, Germany.
1988 Weserburg, Bremen, Bremer Förderpreisausstellung für bildende Kunst, Germany.
1991 Bremer Kunstschau, BBK Bremen, Germany.
  Galerie Roche, Bremer Künstler. Bremen, Germany.
1993 Art Multiple, Düsseldorf, Germany.
1994 Sixteen paintings and prints, London, GB
  Kunst im Landtag. Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz, Germany.

1995 The Right to Hope, Johannisburg, South Africa

Absolute Ghana. Accra Contemporary Art ACA, Accra, Ghana.
  Around and Around. Doual'Art/Galerie Peter Herrmann. Douala, Cameroon. First Internet-Representation world-wide of an exhibition. P.
  African Art of our Time. Tokyo, Japan.
1996 Biennale Dakar, Senegal.
  Africana. Sala 1, Rom, Italy.
  Tanz auf dem Vulkan. Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen, Germany.
  Afrikanisch-Europaische Inspiration. Alsdorf, Germany.
1997 Biennale Havanna, Cuba
  Polarisation. Dokoupil/Dahn/Owusu-Ankomah. Galerie Jörg Heitsch, Munich, Germany
  Translaçia 1997. B.W.A. Galerie Piotrow Tryb, Poland
  Exhibition of the Fourth International Conference of Visual Arts. Vancouver, Canada.
1998 Vielfaches Echo. Galerie Peter Herrmann, Stuttgart, Germany.
  Body and Soul. Stadsgalerij Heerlen, Netherlands.
  Aids Worlds. Les Mondes du Sida. Genf, Zug, Bellinzona, Zürich. Swiss
  Der Neue Geist Afrikas. Kunstverein Neue Galerie Landshut, Germany. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
  Echo. Kunstverein Galerie im Thalhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
1999 Around & Around. Galerie Achim Kubinski, Berlin, Germany. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
  Around & Around. Galerie Peter Herrmann, Stuttgart, Germany.
  Artists of the Day. Flowers East Gallery. London, GB

Vom Skarabäus zum New Beatle. Kunstverein Bad Salzdethfurth. Germany
  Translacje 1999. Pjotrkow Tryb. Polen
  Five Continents One City. International Salon of Painting. Museum of Mexico City
  Transavantgardia. October Gallery. London
2000 Heimatkunst. Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Berlin, Germany
  Über-Blick. Galerie Peter Herrmann. Stuttgart, Germany
  Arche. Kunstverein Bad Salzdefurt. Germany
  Das Insekt. Galerie Kuhn. Berlin, Germany
  Paradise Zero. Eventa 5 Biennale. Upsala, Schweden
  Kunstkoffer. Dialog der Kulturen. Expo 2000. Hannover, Germany
  Transafricana. Bologna, Italy
  Mission 2000. Lille, France
2001 Über-Blick. Galerie Peter Herrmann. Berlin, Germany
2002 Bilder und Skulpturen. Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany
  Afrika ist im Kommen. Paul-Löbe-Haus des deutschen Bundestags. Berlin, Germany. Curated by Peter Herrmann
2003
 Der Rest der Welt. Pirmasens, Germany. Curator: Alexander Ochs.Facilitated by P. Herrmann
  Post Border Land. SBK Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  Espacios Mestizos II. International Contemporary Art Meeting. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
  A Fiction of Authenticity: Contemporary Africa Abroad. Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  Dialoge - Gegenwartskunst in Südbaden. Galerie im Alten Schloß. Wehr, Germany.

Journeys and Destinations. National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institute. Washington D.C., USA
  Weltkunstreihe VII. Galerie Klinger. Görlitz. Curator: Peter Herrmann. With Frédéric Bruly Bouabré & Aboudramane.
  Art Cologne. Galerie Peter Herrmann. With Sokari Douglas Camp, Chéri Samba, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Aboudramane
    Retrospektive. Galerie Peter Herrmann. Berlin
2004 être. Les droits de l'homme à travers l'art. Departement fédéral des affaires étrangères. ONU (UNO) Genèves, Suisse. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
Africome. Stadthalle Oelsnitz. Curator: Peter Herrmann. In cooperation with BpB. With Nelson Mandela, Aboudramane, Manuela Sambo, Chéri Samba and others.
    L'Afrique à venir. Kunstverein Ostseebad Kühlungsborn. Curator: Peter Herrmann. In Cooperation with BpB. With Jürgen Schadeberg, Sokari Douglas Camp, Nicole Guiraud and others.
    Afrika Remix. Kunst Palast Düsseldorf
    .flex_re-flex.impact. Galerie Peter Herrmann, Berlin
  2005 Afrika Remix Hayward Gallery. London, UK
    Afrika Remix Mori Art Museum. Tokyo, Japan
    Afrika Remix Centre Georges Pompidou. Paris, France
    Visualisierte Rhythmen. Galerie im Waschhaus Potsdam. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
    Groß und Quer. Galerie Peter Herrmann. Berlin, Germany
    Retour au futur, Sammlung Elmer, Abbaye Neumünster, Luxembourg
  2006 Africa Remix, Tokio, Japan 
    2006 Biennale Dakar

Bibliography
1991 Bremer. Bremen, Germany
1992 Wiligrader, Kunstmagazin Neu Mecklenburg, Germany.
1993 BAG, Handelsmagazin. Cologne, Germany
Catalogue. Lampspringe, Germany.
1994 New African
Catalogue. IIK e.V. Hannover, Germany.
Sixteen. Paintings and Prints. London, GB.
1995 The Right to Hope. Global Visions. London/Johannisburg. GB/RSA
An Inside Story, Art of our Time. Catalogue. Tokyo, Japan
Around & Around. First Internet-Representation world-wide of an exhibition. P. Herrmann.Douala, Cameroon
1996 Dak'Art. Catalogue. Biennale Dakar, Senegal. P.24
African-European Inspiration. Catalogue. Alsdorf, Germany. PP 75-79
1997 Art in America
Sexta Bienal de la Habana, Cuba. P. 84
Single Artist Representation. Galerie Peter Herrmann. Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.galerie-herrmann.de/arts/owusu/index.htm
Atlantica. Internacional Revista de las Artes. PP 90-95 and170-172. Spain
Owusu-Ankomah. Catalogue. Galerie Jörg Heitsch, Munich, Germany.
1998 Le Monde du Sida. Geneva, Switzerland.
Kunstbeeld. Netherlands.
Kusum III. Catalogue. Galerie Arsenal. Bialystok, Poland.
Body & Soul. Catalogue. Stadsgalerij Heerlen, Netherlands.
Vielfaches Echo. Catalogue. Galerie Peter Herrmann P 122. Germany
1999 Around & Around. Stuttgart and Berlin. Germany
Vom Skarabäus zum New Beatle. Kunstverein Bad Salzdethfurth. PP 140. Germany
Ghana-Togo. Revue Noir, Paris, No.32 PP 16 - 17
2002 Movements.Catalogue. Kunstverein Bad Salzdethfurth

Afrikanische Kunst. Dr. Stefan Eisenhofer & Karin Guggeis. Dt. Kunstverlag. P. 148. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
2003 Der Rest der Welt. Pirmasens, Germany. Catalogue. By P. Herrmann
  Dialoge.Wehr, Germany. Catalogue
  2004 Afrika Remix. Düsseldorf, Germany. Catalogue. pp 156 - 157
  Owusu-Ankomah. Galerie Walu, Zürich, CH Catalogue
  2005 Kunstforum No. 174. Out of Africa. p 110
    Retour au futur, Ausstellungskatalog Sammlung Elmer
  2006 Future Track, Gemälde 1990 - 2005   Katalogbuch, Peter-Hammer-Verlag, Wuppertal

  Selected Collections
    Collection International Finance Corporation, World Bank. Washington, D.C. Facilitated by P. Herrmann
    Übersee Museum Bremen, Germany
    Ghana National Museum, Accra
    National Museum of African Art. Smithsonian Institution Washington D.C. USA
    The MTN Art Institute Collection. Johannesburg South Africa
    The Espacio C Contemporary Art Collection. Camargo Spain
    Collection Esslinger-Kiefer, Germany. Facilitated by P. Herrmann

   

 

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