Mr. Kwame Opoku-Bonsu

Senior Lecturer


Dept: Painting and Sculpture
MFA Studio Block
Sculpture Section
Department of Painting and Sculpture
Faculty of Art (Old Site)
KNUST

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Research Areas/Interests

Art Practice Sculpture Sculptor’s Crafts Folklore Art Education Cultural Production Meaning Construction Studio methodologies Cultural Memory an...~more

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Publications

    Asante E. A., Opoku-Bonsu K., Ebeheakey, A. K., (2020). Corporate Aesthetics and Communication in the Urban Arts and Visual Culture of Kumasi. Studies in Media and Communication 8 (2), 21-33

    Asante E. A., Ebeheakey, A. K., Opoku-Bonsu K., Cornah, J. J., (2019). The unwritten historical perspectives of Akan spokespersons staffs. African Journal of History and Culture 11 (1), 1-10

    Abakah-Attah M., Opoku-Bounsu K. & Gbologah L., (2017). Feminism as a Model in Pottery: Contribution of Women to the Preservation of Pottery Heritage. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 32(3), pp 1-12

    Opoku-Bonsu K., Jectey-Nyarko Y. M., & Anim F. A., Donkor, E. E. (2017).  Revisiting Materiality in Pre-Tertiary Studio Art Education in Ghana. Journal of Arts and Humanities (JAH) 6(12), 7-20, ISSN: 2167-9045 (Print), 2167-9053 (Online)

    Opoku-Bonsu K., Donkor E. E., Anim F. A. (2016).  Breast Cancer Advocacy, Autopathography and Artistic Nude Representation. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science.  6(12), 165-177

    Donkor E. E., Opoku-Bounsu K., & Anim F. (2016). Space as a Unique Context for Sculpture Theory and Praxis in Ghana. Journal of Fine and Studio Art. 6(2), 9-18

    Adjei, K., Opoku-Bonsu, K., & Appiah, E. (2016). Concealment and Exposure: Contemporary Application of Masks in Lampshade. International Journal of Art, Culture and Design Technologies (IJACDT), 5(2), 17-29.

     

     

    Conferences Presentations

     

    2015 -     Concealment and Exposure: Exploration of the Mask for Lampshade Production. Ceramic Conference and Exhibition, 14th -15th May 2015, Faculty of Art, KNUST   

    2015 - The Last Supper: The Pan African Canon. CECAST International Conference, 18th - 20th March 2015. International Center for Innovative Learning (ICIL), Mango Road, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana    

    2014 -     Revisiting Materiality in Pre-Tertiary Studio Art Education in Ghana at the Senior High School/WASSCE Exit Point - 12th August 2014, 5th Ghana Art Teachers Association National Conference 11th- 15th August 2014, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

     

    Exhibitions

    2007   Sansa International Artists’ Workshop Exhibition   - Kokrobite Institute, Accra

    2005     Adwinasa Gallery Maiden Exhibition                        - Silicon Hotel Kumasi

    2004      12 Contemporary Artists of Ghana                          - Coppenhagen, Denmark

    2004      12 Contemporary Artists of Ghana                          - Artists’ Alliance,   Accra

    2004      Sansa International Artists’ Workshop Exhibition - Alliance Francaise,  

                                                                                                    Accra/Kumasi 

    2003      Signatures                                                                - Alliance Francaise, Kumasi

    2002     Adinkra Values in Stones                                          - Ghana High Commission

                                                                                                    Chancery, Harare, Zimbabwe

    2001      MFA Thesis Exhibition                                             - Faculty of Art, KNUST, Kumasi

    2000      Bertrand and Friends                                              - Faculty of Art, KNUST, Kumasi

    1997      Pan-African Festival Exhibition                               - Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast

                                                                                                     Ghana

    Selected Commissions

    2015          Sir Rattray and Four Kings of Asante    - Rattray Park, Kumasi
    2015          Signage and Coats Of Arms                 - The Court Complex, Accra
    2012          Otumfuo Opoku Ware II                      - Opoku Ware School, Kumasi
    2009          Prospecting (Outdoor Stone Sculpture) - Peduase Lodge (Aburi, E/R, Ghana)
    2008          Signage and Coats Of Arms                 - The Appeals Court Complex, Kumasi
    2009          Kwame Nkrumah (Colossal Statue)      -  KNUST, Kumasi


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