Appiah Ntiaw

Appiah Ntiaw was born in 1979. Born in Cape Coast Ghana Appiah received an education at Ghanatta College of Art and Design in Accra with a focus on Painting and Graphic Design. He has two younger brothers and two older sisters. His brothers work in the military as peacekeepers in Liberia while one sister lives with his mom, the other in Cape Coast. Appiah Graduated in 2002 and was able to qualify for the annual art competition titled the Ghana Association of Visual Artists. He has also created along with a friend of his an art painting gallery. The gallery is called “Step Beyond” and is located in Cape Coast Ghana. The gallery showcases African paintings of many types. Appiah also helps support some charities such as African Footprint International and New Life Orphanage in Cape Coast, Ghana. With an increase in his sales and skills he undertook a new job in Denmark. He works on design with the Juel Sandberg brand. He still sells artwork and is known for the variety of his pieces. They are described as conveying emotion and daily life. He takes his memories of Africa and his childhood and turns them into bright colorful paintings He claims that Denmark has not influenced his art style and methods.

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