Emmanuel Manu Opoku
Kumasi, Ghana
9 Opere in mostra
Posizione attuale
Worcester, MA (USA)
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Categorie
Opere di Emmanuel Manu Opoku
ISTRUZIONE
2021 Master of Fine Art, Scuola di Arte e Storia dell'Arte, Università della Florida, Gainesville, FL
2015 Bachelor of Fine Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
ESPERIENZA PROFESSIONALE
Settembre 2021 - Giugno 2022
Docente a contratto di Studio Arts, Università della Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Teacher foundation sculpture Space Studio, Summer A, 2022: Un corso di studio di base basato su progetti per le indagini spaziali in cui gli studenti esplorano metodi per definire lo spazio, concettualizzare lo spazio, la fabbricazione digitale 3D e le strategie di progettazione 3D
• Insegnare a Studio Interdisciplinary Art CORE Making and Meaning Spring 2022: Esplorated the creation of art in combination with non-art related research
• Reviewed incoming freshmen portfolio
Autunno 2019 - giugno 2021
Istruttore di record, Università della Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Scultura di base insegnata che modella lo spazio e la forma, estate A, 2021 e autunno 2020: si è concentrato sulle pratiche di arte contemporanea e ha studiato la co-sagomatura di forma e spazio.
• Teacher foundation sculpture Gravity and Buoyancy, Spring 2020 and Fall 2019: A project-based studio focusing on objects that inflate or suspend and explore installation strategies
August 2018 - May 2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Materials and Methods, Advanced Sculpture, Spring 2021: Explored sculpture in expanded field and problems in sculptural form. Assisted Sean Miller
• WARPlite, Interdisciplinary Studio Art, Summer B, 2020: Critical thinking, problem solving, and creative activity in collaboration and cross media artmaking. Assisted Moe Beitiks Megan
• Making and Meaning, Interdisciplinary Studio Art, Summer B, 2019: Explored the creation of art in combination with non-art related research. Annemarie Furlong assistita
• Concetto e strategie, Scultura avanzata, Autunno 2018: enfasi su materiali scultorei come tecnica mista, fabbricazione del metallo e fusione. Sergio Vega assistito
Ottobre 2021 - Aprile 2022
Direttore della Galleria, galleria 4most, Gainesville, FL
• Mostre curate durante il calendario accademico 2021/2022
• Stagisti supervisionati
Gennaio - Aprile 2019
Gallery Assistant, University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Installazione della mostra
• Preparazione della reception di apertura
2015-2016
Assistente didattico, Dipartimento di Pittura, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
• Seminario per studenti di pittura moderata
• Visite in studio agevolate
ALTRE ATTIVITÀ PROFESSIONALI
2021-2022
• Artist Residency Program, Warphaus, University of Florida: Practiceing art and managing the studio facility
• Emerging Artists Membership, Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2021
• Artist Talk presso The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Presentata la mia ricerca alla classe di educazione artistica: Collezioni come disegno
- Presentata la mia ricerca agli studenti dell'insegnamento dell'arte nell'istruzione superiore
• Artist Talk presso Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2015
• 89 Plus, Nubuke Foundation, East Legon, Accra, Ghana Juried by Hans Obrist Ulrich
• Vice President, Association of Painting Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
MOSTRE PERSONALI SELEZIONATE
2022
• "Qui e là", Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• "Dialettica della memoria", Larimer Art Center, Palatka, FL
• "Entità inseparabili", Fried Fruit Gallery, Wilmington, NC
• "Linguaggio dello spazio", Freshasfruit Gallery, DeLand, FL
• "Un sommario", Constance e Linton Grinter Gallery of International Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• "Risen Compass", 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL
SELECTED GROUPEXHIBITIONS
2022
• “The Medium is the Message – African Diaspora Story,” Wilmington Community Art, Wilmington, NC
• “The Medium is the Message – African Diaspora Story,” Grizzly Grizzly Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021
• "Generously Entangled", Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery, Greenville, SC
• "The Medium is the Message" – The African Diaspora Story,"Taylor Gallery, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
• "A Prologue ", Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• "Through Black Eyes ", Firehouse Gallery, Newberry, FL
• "Untitled – MFA Thesis Exhibition ", University Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2020
• “Reitz Union Exhibition,” Reitz Union Gallery, Gainesville, FL
• “FACC Juried Exhibition,” University Gallery, School of Art and Art History, Gainesville, FL
2019
• "ART-SCIENCE", Gary R. Libby Gallery, School of Art and Art History University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• "SE MI AMI", Kumasi Railway Loco-Shed, Kumasi, Ghana
2016
• “The Gown Must Go Town,” Museum of Science and Technology, Accra, Ghana
2015
• “Silence Between the Lines,” Prime Motors Limited Warehouse, Kumasi, Ghana
ESPERIENZA DI
COLLABORAZIONE
2022
"Exquisite Moving Corpse", Fondazione Emily Harvey, Venezia, Italia
"Exquisite Moving Corpse", Esperimenti al Cinema, Albuquerque, New Mexico. A cura di Chip Lord, Jack Massing e Sean Miller.
Microscope Gallery “Exquisite Moving Corpse”, New York. Artisti presenti: Sergio Vega, Ken Friedman, Mary Mattingly, Tea Mäkipää, Mel Chin, Hasan Elahi, Oliver Herring, Cyriaco Lopes, Emiko Omori, Mark Dion, Tony Oursler ecc.
“Trasformare l'arte da merce a dono: la rivoluzione silenziosa di Ka -rî' Ka-cha-chä Seid' ou nel Kumasi College of Art.” MIT Press. MIT Press, 3 maggio 2021. https://direct.mit.edu/afar/article-abstract/54/2/22/100726/Transforming-Art-from-Commodity-to-Gift-ka-ri-ka.
Abatemarco, Michael. “Emmanuel Manu Opoku alla Strata Gallery.” Santa Fe New Mexican, 6 maggio 2022. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/exhibitionism/emmanuel-manu-opoku-at-strata-gallery/article_3b0cf208-c57d-11ec-b241-4b1568ff0fac.html.
Murphy, Trisha. “Artista ghanese per visualizzare stile unico a Larimer Exhibit." Palatka Daily News, Palatka, Florida, 17 febbraio 2022. https://www.palatkadailynews.com/local-news/ghanaian-artist-display-unique-style-larimer-exhibit.
Diallo, Aïcha. "Department of Now." Contemporary And, 4 luglio 2017. https://contemporaryand.com/fr/magazines/past-present-and-future-about-art-in-kumasi/
“Il mezzo è il messaggio: la storia della diaspora africana.” Grizzly Grizzly, 8 gennaio 2022. https://www.grizzlygrizzly.com/new-page-51.
"Persona allo specchio (2021) acrilico su tela.” Passatiempo. PressReader.com - Abbonamenti Digital Newspaper & Magazine, 6 maggio 2022. https://www.pressreader.com/usa/pasatiempo/20220506/281784222674738.
2020
• Harold Garde Studio Art Scholarship, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Outstanding Student - International Students Award, College of the Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Facc Juried Exhibition Award, College of the Arts Dean' s Award, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2019
• James J. Rizzi Scholarship, School of Art and Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL