Grace Salome Kwami (1923 – 2006) was a Ghanaian sculptor and educator.[1]
Grace Salome Kwami | |
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| Born | Worawora |
| Died | 2006 |
| Nationality | Ghana |
| Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
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Early life and education
editKwami was born in 1923 at Worawora, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast).[2] She enrolled at the Basel Mission's Women Teachers' Training College in Agogo. She continued at the Kumasi College of Arts (now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) in 1951, where she studied arts.[1]
Career
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After her studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, she was employed by the National Museum where she worked as a sculptor from 1954 to 1957. She later worked as teacher at Mawuli School and the Tamale Teachers' Training College from 1957 to 1978.[1]
Exhibitions
editKwami's expertise were in sculpture, painting and jewelry. Her works have been curated in collections and exhibited in the National Museum of Ghana, the Volta Regional Museum, and the Ghana Museums and Monument Board.[1]
Personal life
editKwami married Robert Kwami in 1954. She is the mother of the artist Atta Kwami.[3][4] She died in 2006.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "SPLA | Grace Salome Kwami". Spla. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ The Arts of Africa: An Annotated Bibliography : With Omissions from 1986 Through 1991. African Studies Association Press. 1997. ISBN 978-99928-28-47-2.
- ^ Kwami, Atta (1995). A GALLERY BROCHURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Aidoo, George (1981-01-16). The Mirror: Issue 1410, January 16 1981. Graphic Communications Group.
- ^ "Grace Kwami Sculpture". library.si.edu. 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-20.