Artist
Kwaku Yaro
Emmanuel Kwaku Yaro (b. 1995) is a Ghanaian artist living and working in Accra.
Emmanuel Kwaku Yaro (b. 1995) is a Ghanaian artist living and working in Accra. His mixed media style incorporates upcycled carrier bags, wax prints and jute sacks in his acrylic paintings that serve to then create portraits of dynamic and eccentric Ghanaian youth. Based in the Labadi district of Accra, Yaro is a self-taught artist who looks to artists such as Georges Seurat, Sami Bentil and Marie-Guillemine. He has exhibited his work with Accra-based collective Artemartis, Phillips Auction in London, Citronne Gallery in Athens and Efie Gallery in Dubai.
Selected Works
Related Exhibitions

Ozwald Boateng x Efie Gallery
7th October – 10th December 2024 Ozwald Boateng, London United Kingdom

El Anatsui: Music, Change and Re-Invention
27th February 2024 Efiɛ Gallery, Dubai United Arab Emirates

Elastic Visions Curated by Faridah Folawiyo
27th February 2023 – 27th May 2024 Efiɛ Gallery, Dubai United Arab Emirates