THEOPHILUS
TETTEH

By examining the psychological conditions we as humans are prone to experience, and then exhibiting them through physiological manifestations of that experience, Tetteh’s work is processual in nature, approaching each personality with care and consideration. His experiments are not only in content but in form, colour, and texture, manipulating paint through swift brush strokes and thick impasto. Theophilus Tetteh (b.1991) a self taught artist, lives and works in Accra, Ghana. He studied Graphic Design and at Marimus Art School, whilst continuing to experiment with different media. After finding solace in the pictorial possibilities that Expressionism offered, he found figurative paintings most effective in exploring emotive qualities. His figures which often appear static and singular, are in fact dynamic entities of the local culture. Tetteh has participated in solo
shows and group projects across Ghana, notably the Kente Design Project for Kejetia Market (Kumasi, 2017) and

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By examining the psychological conditions we as humans are prone to experience, and then exhibiting them through physiological manifestations of that experience, Tetteh’s work is processual in nature, approaching each personality with care and consideration. His experiments are not only in content but in form, colour, and texture, manipulating paint through swift brush strokes and thick impasto. Theophilus Tetteh (b.1991) a self taught artist, lives and works in Accra, Ghana. He studied Graphic Design and at Marimus Art School, whilst continuing to experiment with different media. After finding solace in the pictorial possibilities that Expressionism offered, he found figurative paintings most effective in exploring emotive qualities. His figures which often appear static and singular, are in fact dynamic entities of the local culture. Tetteh has participated in solo
shows and group projects across Ghana, notably the Kente Design Project for Kejetia Market (Kumasi, 2017) and National Theatre of Ghana (Accra, 2018). He was recently awarded Artist of the Year (2021) by the BE OPEN Foundation .

EXHIBITIONS

2022 (Group ) – Wanderlust Summer – Winarts Art Gallery – Milan -Italy
2022 ( Solo) – Poise. Posture. Pose – Janet Rady Fine Art London – Artsy – Online
2022 (Group ) – Salon Afrique – A Homecoming Reimagined -Homecoming Centre
Buitenkant Street ( Cape Town – South Africa)
2021 (Group) -Black History Month- Mayer Brown x Artiq ( London – United Kingdom)
2021 (Group) – Black History Month – Civic Gallery x J/M Gallery – Kensington Town
Hall-( London – United Kingdom)
2021 Milan + Africa / Investec Cape Town Art Fair ( Digital Event )
2021 (Duo) – Variation – Ghana Association of Visual Artist (Accra – Ghana).
2021(Group) We find what we seek – Coningsby Gallary, London, United Kingdom
2020 (Group) Art Fair – Accra City Hotel ( Accra – Ghana)
2020 (Group) – J/M Gallery (London)
2018 (Duo) – Accra City Hotel ( Accra – Ghana).
2018 (Solo) – African Regent Hotel (Accra – Ghana).
2018 (Duo) – Golden Tulip Hotel ( Accra – Ghana).

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