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Amoako Boafo’s debut solo museum exhibition comes to Seattle

From July 13 to September 10, 2023, the Seattle Art Museum hosts “Soul of Black Folks”, the debut solo museum exhibition for Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo (b. 1984)

Source: Seattle Art Museum (SAM) / Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) · Image: Amoako Boafo poses for a picture in his studio, 12 July 2020. Photo by Francis Kokoroko, license Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International

The Seattle Art Museum states that “working primarily in portraiture, Boafo is known for his vibrant use of color and thick, improvisational gestures created by his finger painting technique. His work is actively centered on Black subjectivity, Black joy, the Black gaze, and radical care as a foundational framework for his artistic practice. The exhibition presents over 30 works created by the artist between 2016 and 2022.” The exhibition is co-organized by the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.

“Soul of Black Folks” comes to Seattle after its venue at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), where it was on view from May 27 to October 2, 2022. At that time, Curator Larry Ossei-Mensah said that “this seminal exhibition is an opportune moment for attendees to gain a deeper understanding of Boafo’s artistic practice and explore why his works are more than just paintings. The exhibition is an evocative visual articulation of the dignity and importance of Black people to our society.”

In addition to “Soul of Black Folks,” from July 21 to December 3, 2023, the Seattle Asian Art Museum will host the exhibition “Renegade Edo and Paris: Japanese Prints and Toulouse-Lautrec”.