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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 |
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1976 |
YMCA-Hall, Accra, Ghana. |
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1977 |
Art-Center, Accra, Ghana. |
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1981 |
Art-Center, Accra, Ghana. |
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1987 |
Villa Ichon, Bremen, Germany. |
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Galerie Grünspan, Ottersberg, Germany. |
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Stadtbibliothek, Bremen, Germany. |
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1988 |
Carl Duisberg-Gesellschaft, Essen, Germany. |
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Galerie im Forum, Bomlitz, Germany. |
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Galerie Roche, Bremen, Germany. |
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1989 |
Von Sharpville bis Soweto. Überseemuseum Bremen, Germany. |
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1991 |
Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen, Germany. |
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Kunstverein Wiligrad/Schwerin, Germany. |
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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. | ||
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1996 |
Tanz auf dem Vulkan. Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen, Germany. |
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Galerie Kühn. Lilienthal, Germany. |
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1997 |
Kusum II. Galerie Steinbrecher. Bremen, Germany. |
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Klappe,- die Zweite. Galerie Peter Herrmann, Stuttgart, Germany. |
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Root Signs, Galerie Jörg Heitsch, München, Germany. Facilitated by P. Herrmann |
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1998 |
Galerie Arsenal, Bialystok, Poland |
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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 | |
| forthcoming | 2006 | Galerie im Waschhaus Potsdam. Facilitated by P. Herrmann |
| FIFA World Cup Edition. Facilitated by P. Herrmann |
| Selected Group Exhibitions |
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1981 |
Group Show of Ghanean Painters in Oakland, USA |
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1985 |
Künstler für Menschenrechte. Überseemuseum Bremen, Germany. |
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1986 |
Wir leben hier. El Patio, Bremen. Germany. |
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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. | ||
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1995 |
The Right to Hope, Johannisburg, South Africa |
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Absolute Ghana. Accra Contemporary Art ACA, Accra, Ghana. |
| Around and Around. Doual'Art/Galerie Peter Herrmann. Douala, Cameroon. | ||
| 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. | ||
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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 |
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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 Web-Representation. 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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Der Rest der Welt. Pirmasens, Germany. Catalogue. Facilitated by P. Herrmann |
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| 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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