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Past Exhibitions


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Black and White, 2018, Amoako Boafo.


An Artist on the Rise




“

I want to paint people who have had the same experiences as me. I want to see myself and have people see themselves in me.

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— Amoako Boafo

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The Menu, 2020, Amoako Boafo


Celebrating Black Resilience

“

When I’m making paintings,

I want the characters to be strong,

I want them to be free,

I want them to be independent,

I want them to be unapologetic.

”

— Amoako Boafo

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Bella Sontez, 2019, Amoako Boafo.


The Double Consciousness




“

When I look at you, do you see me?”

”

— Amoako Boafo

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Reflection I, 2018, Amoako Boafo.

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Images: Black and White, 2018, Amoako Boafo, oil on paper, 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in., Image and work courtesy private collection and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California, photo: Robert Wedemeyer. The Menu, 2020, Amoako Boafo, paper transfer and oil on canvas, 79 1/8 x 65 3/8 in., Courtesy of the Artist. Reflection I, 2018, Amoako Boafo, oil on paper, 51 1/8 x 43 3/8 in., Image and work courtesy Roberts Projects, Los Angeles and Private Collection, photo: Robert Wedemeyer. Bella Sontez, 2019, Amoako Boafo, oil on paper, 28 x 22 in., Courtesy of Private Collection and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles.

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