Creative Arts

The hugely respected Ghanaian artist Ablade Glover established this renowned arts venue, which has become one of the most important of its kind in Ghana. There are three expansive floors of art displayed in cool marble galleries, by established artists, such as Owusu Ankomah and George Hughes, whose paintings are reminiscent of Jean Michel Basquiat and Willem De Kooning, while others are by new and upcoming artists like Ebenezer Borlabie. Market, rural and urban scenes are interspersed with political satires – and naturally, there are also the shrouded figures and staccato crowd scenes by Glover himself. There are collectors’ pieces too: Asafo flags with appliquéd and embroidered symbols; ancient strip-woven Kente cloths by the Akan and Ewe; African masks; and intricately carved furniture. Also on show are full-sized coffins in the shapes of crabs, running shoes and eagles. Everything is for sale. The Artists Alliance Gallery has been instrumental in bringing to worldwide attention traditional and contemporary African Art. The gallery’s mission, is to provide a source for rich and authentic Contemporaty and Traditional African art for the Art connoisseur, and art services of superior value. The gallery invests a great deal of time and commitment to ensure that the artists and artwork presented are created with high quality materials and craftsmanship to ensure their longevity.