Anthony Amoako Attah
Artist processes
Anthony Attah creates kilnformed glass works using plate glass and powders, drawing inspiration from the vibrant colors and intricate patterns of Kente designs and Adinkra symbols. Through the visual language of Kente cloth, a traditional Ghanaian textile originally handwoven from silk and cotton and now often mass-produced, Attah explores themes of personal and cultural identity, commodification, globalization, and migration. Most of the works featured in What Do You See were created in the fall of 2022 during his time as an Emerging Artist in Residence at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington.
Anthony Amoako-Attah (b.1989, Kumasi, Ghana) received his MA (glass) in 2016 at the University of Sunderland, where he is now a PhD candidate in Art and Design (glass and ceramics). He completed a BA in Industrial Art (ceramics) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. His work has been exhibited at the Collect art fair in London in 2021, at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, and at Sunderland Museum, which commissioned him to produce an artwork for their collection in 2020. Amoako-Attah was the Winner in the Aspiring Glass Artists 2020 category in Warm Glass UK’s The Glass Prize. He has taught at the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State in the summer of 2022. He lives and works in England.
