Kwaku Yaro

Emmanuel Kwaku Yaro (b 1995) is a Ghanaian artist living and working in Accra. Yaro’s practice employs a mixed media approach where he upcycles carrier bags, wax prints and jute sacks alongside his traditional acrylic painting to create portraits of eccentric urban youths.

Yaro’s work is exhibited at Efiɛ Gallery, courtesy of the Nubuke Foundation

Latest Works

Peace Mood, 2021 Acrylic, jute sacks on canvas, 162 x 132 cm
Peace Mood, 2021
Acrylic, jute sacks on canvas, 162 x 132 cm
Strength, 2021 Acrylic and jute sacks on canvas, 155 x 132 cm
Strength, 2021 Acrylic and jute sacks on canvas, 155 x 132 cm