Exhibitions

Collective Reflections: Contemporary African and Diasporic Expressions of a New Vanguard

Accra, Gallery I & II 18 Dec 2020 - 17 Jan 2021 Curated by Danny Dunson Read more

Kwesi Botchway-Becoming as well as Being

London 28 Oct - 18 Dec 2020 Gallery 1957 are pleased to announce a solo exhibition with Ghanaian artist Kwesi Botchway at their London gallery, opening 28 October 2020. Taking its title from an essay by the cultural theorist Stuart Hall, the exhibition considers the mercurial nature of identity, particularly as it relates to colour-consciousness, representation, and... Read more

Abdoulaye Konaté

Accra, Gallery II 25 Sep - 18 Nov 2020 Gallery 1957, Accra are excited to announce an exhibition of new works by Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté, now running from 25 September – 18 December. The exhibition, held in the Gallery II space, presents new large-scale, site-specific commissions, and sees the artist employing Ghanaian Kente cloth in his works for... Read more

Kwesi Botchway-Dark Purple is Everything Black

Accra, Gallery II 19 May - 9 Jun 2020 In Kwesi Botchway’s vibrant paintings, colour is everything. Colour is language, character, culture, community. In particular, purple is the new black—the new everything black . Botchway’s world of monochromatic backgrounds and sensuous ombrés are grounded in a deep dark purple, as subtle as it is strong. His characteristically impressionist brushstrokes,... Read more

Elisabeth Efua Sutherland

Accra, Gallery II 18 Jan - 15 Feb 2020 The debut solo exhibition of Elisabeth Efua Sutherland at Gallery 1957 honours rites of reflection, endurance, and meditation. Nestled in a grove of ferns and selected plants, twelve heads- ntiri- serve as memoriam, or maybe as witness - sculpted portraits through which Sutherland echoes the tradition of Akan female potters,... Read more