Kofi Agorsor

Kofi Agorsor completed Ankle College of Art in Accra in 1989. He was born in the Volta region of Ghana.
Agorsor works predominantly in painting, Sculpture. He is also a musician.

In his paintings, Agorsor uses pulsating colors that become an interpretation of the essence of lived experiences of modern Africa. His subject matter borders on the generic but rendered often in a buoyant, semi-abstract and witty manner. His canvases may be sparsely populated; often with a solitary figure in a sensuous pose, two lovers enjoying the presence of each other or they may be very populated, inhabited by crowds of market women or glitterati at events. Some of the canvases may be encumbered with splashes, drips and flows of paint that intertwine to become forests or mazes of enchantment. His sculptures are an embodiment of spontaneous orderliness.

Agorsor is a member of the Afro-world band called “AGORSOR. An engagement with his musical work, just like his art work, is very rewarding. It often reflects the energetic subtleties of the collective of musicians he has worked with over time. Recently he has been spending a lot of time in the recording studio with his band. Inspired by both the natural and supernatural worlds, Agorsor’s art an...

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1990 - “OURA” NOVOTEL HOTEL, ACCRA - GHANA
1993 - NOVOTEL HOTEL, ACCRA-GHANA
1993 - SIGNATURE GALLERY, ABUJA-NIGERIA
1996 - GATOBAR, LOME -TOGO
1997 - SIGNATURE GALLERY, LAGOS - NIGERIA
1998 - MANY MOUTHS TO FEED, ALLIANCE FRANCAIS, ACCRA - GHANA
2000 - THE AGORSOR: THE PAINTER - PLAYER – GOLDEN TULIP - GHANA
2003 - TOTAL FINA ELF NIAMEY AND CCFN, NIAMEY – NIGER
2004 - FIMA NIAMEY CCFN, NIAMEY- NIGER
2004 - THE BISCUIT FACTORY, NEWCASTLE – UK
2004 - AGORSOR THE PAINTER PLAYER, GOLDEN TULIP HOTEL, ACCRA - GHANA
2005 - ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE, ACCRA -GHANA
2005 - AGORSOR - HOTEL BERCHTOLD, BURGDORF – SWITZERLAND
2008 - MY MOTHER, NOVOTEL HOTEL, COTONOU- BENIN
2010 - AGORSOR IN LUSAKA, ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, ZAMBIA
2011 - “TOTOBIETO” (INTO THE DEPTHS OF LIGHTNESS, DARKNESS AND THE SPACES IN - BETWEEN.) ESSAY BY BERNARD AKOI-JACSON. ACCRA, GHANA.
2013 - “ETERNAL FEELING” BAGINSKAYA GALLERY AND STUDIO. DUBAI – UNITED ARAB EMIRATE
2014 - “I SING INTO THE COSMOS” ART PLACE INTERPRED-WORLD TRADE CENTRE, SOFIA – BULGARIA
2014 - “COLOURS IN WATER” AN EXHIBITION OF WATER COLOURS,
SOFIA – BULGARIA.
2015 - “THIS IS LOVE” BAGINSKAYA GALLERY AND STUDIO, DUBAI – UNITED ARA...