Bright Ackwerh

Bright Ackwerh is a 28 year old artist from Ghana. He is a product of the art faculty at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology where he earned a BFA and MFA in painting and sculpture.  His versatile practice is situated in the field of painting, illustration and street art. He was the recipient of the Kuenyehia prize for Ghanaian Contemporary art in 2016 and one of the top 10 finalists in the 2017 Barclays L'atelier art competition.

Bright's work has been gaining acclaim on social media and has participated in group shows in Accra, Lagos, Paris and Johannesburg.

Bright's practice has been centered around investigating pop culture as a medium and he has also been experimenting with public poster display.