Ghana

<<< Virginia Ryan >>>

^{PERSONAL DETAILS}

^{Co-founder Foundation for Contemporary Arts-Ghana, writing

EXHIBITIONS = SOLO EXHIBITIONS (Selection)}

^{1981 Solander Gallery, Canberra, Australia}

^{1982 Montmatre Gallery, Canberra, Australia}

^{1983 L'Atelier, Alexandria, Egypt}

^{1985 Istituto Italiano, Cairo, Egypt - Cavafy Hall, Greek Consulate, Alexandria, Egypt}

^{1986 Graffiti-Now Atelier, Verona, Italy}

^{1989 Chasing shadows' Museum of Contemporary Art, Curitiba, Brazil}

^{1990 Museum of Art of Joinville, Santa Caterina, Brazil - Anita Malfatti Cultural Space,}

^{Curitiba, Brazil}

^{1992 'Stealing Fire' Tabula Rasa Cultural Association, Rome}

^{1993 'Home, Europe' Demarco Art Foundation, Edinburgh, Scotland}

^{1994 'Four Banners For Four Poems' Tron Kirk, Festival of Edinburgh - 'Visionfest'}

^{Picton Library, Central Library, Liverpool, England}

^{'Floresta' The View Gallery, Liverpool -}

^{'Recent Works' Norrie-Toch Studios, Gullane Scotland}

^{'Artist For a Week' Collective Gallery, Edinburgh}

^{1995 Mixed-media Works' Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh}

^{1996 'Sosta' Sale Clitunno, Trevi, Italy}

^{1998 'Open Books'}

^{1999 'Atopia' Il Politecnico Gallery, Rome}

^{2000 Woman Looking at Woman', Miralli Gallery, Viterbo, Italy - 'Atopia', House of}

^{Art, University of Ankara - Italian Cultural Institute, Istanbul and Izmir Turkey.}

^{2001 Cento Passi', ass. culturale Futuro, Rome,}

^{Potrait of the Artist as an Atopian' Atelierart International, New York}

^{2002 Landing in Accra', National Museum of Accra, Ghana - Alliance Francaise Gallery}

^{Kumasi, Ghana - Sala Uno, Rome, Italy - Palazzo Calabrese, Viterbo, Italy}

^{2003 Europe paints Ghana' National Theatre Exhibition space, Accra, Ghana-.}

^{12 Artists for Twelve Months' Progetto Interni, Foligno , Italy}

^{2004 Italy 'Seven Steps to Anomabo' Dubois Centre for Panafrican Culture, Ghana.
'The Beauty of Ugliness - Alliance Francaise, Kumasi, Ghana}

^{2005 Solo exhibition- 'Recent works' The Loom Gallery, Accra, Ghana.
Work in progress from Ghana ' Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Italy.}

^{Palio della Quintana' Foligno, Italy}

^{2006 Blues for Charlie' Gethe Institute, Accra}

^{Landing in Accra' Palazzo Cassotto,Modena, italy.
Total Eclipse'. Wunderkammern,Spello, italy, curated by Franco Ottavianelli}

^{GROUP SHOWS (selection)}

^{1979 Photographic Works' Arts Council of Australia, Canberra, Australia}

^{1980 Alice Prize', Alice Springs Northern Territory, Australia /1981 'National Women's}

^{Art Festival' Sydney, Australia}

^{1982 Musee Des Beaux Arts Alexandria, Egypt}

^{1984 Expo/confusione' Galleria Interprize, Salerno, Italy}

^{1986 Genazzano 86, Castello di Genazzano, Rome - 'Harambee' Der groote Meer,}

^{Amsterdam -Tròmso Kunstforening, Norway - 'Elittica' L'Ariete gallery, Rome -}

^{Project Against Apartheid', L'Ariete gallery, Rome}

^{1987 Five artists from Italy' Bank of Ireland Exhibition hall, Dublin, Ireland - 'Supra}

^{1988 Supra Roma' M.I.T. Cambridge, Massachussets, U.S.A.}

^{Roma' Contemporary Art gallery of Anchorage, U.S.A. - 'Seminare l'Imprevisto'}

^{L'Ariete Gallery, Rome - 'Dieci e Lode' Valentini Palace, Roma}

^{1989 Acervo', Galleria Documenta, San Paolo, Brazil - 'Ottava rassegna del Disegno in}

^{Brasile', Museum of Contemporary Art, Parana, Brazil}

^{1991 Plamena Zavesa' Galleria Duka Dinic, Belgrad!}

^{e, Yugoslavia - 'Prosveta' Galleria Kavkaz, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - 'Horizont'}

^{Knnjiizara Prosveta, Belgrade, Yugoslavia}

^{1992 Small Works, Wide Visions' Downlands College, Queensland, Australia - 'C.D.}

^{show' Collective gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland}

^{1993 Witnesses of Existence 'University of Kingston, England and Obala Gallery,}

^{Sarajevo - Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland - 'In Bloom' Kirkaldy Art Centre,}

^{Fife, Scotland}

^{1994 The British Affirmation' European Youth Parliament, Reichstag, Berlin - 'An}

^{east-west dialogue' Demarco Art Foundation, Edinburgh - 'Women light up the}

^{night' Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin Mitte - 369 Gallery, Edinburgh -' A celebration}

^{of Art in Music' University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with composer Nigel}

^Osborne

^{1995 Mayfest Royal Society of Artists, Glasgow - 'Art 95' Contemporary Arts Fair,}

^{London - Downlands College Collection Toowoomba Art Gallery Australia –}

^{Heart to Art Lochgelly Art Centre, Fife, Scotland - Festival Exhibition Scottish}

^{Arts Club Glasgow - SAAC Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh –}

^{Symbols of Communication Scotland Street Museum, Glasgow}

^{1996 Progettoleg'o Palazzo Comunale, Spoleto and Galleria Larga, Firenze - 'Italian}

^{Hill Towns' Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh - 'Spolia' Studio 87, in occasion of}

^{the Festival di Spoleto - 'Laboratorio per il Fine Secolo' Per Mare e Monti}

^{Association, Macerata - Demarco Art Foundation, Festival of Edinburgh -}

^{Artenatura: Una Rivoluzione Naturale' Cancelli di Foligno, Umbria}

^{1997 Anon' Sherman galleries, Sydney Australia - 'Una Pietra Per S. Claudio' Spello,}

^{Umbria - 'Presenze: Foreign Artists In Italy' Padiglione Neri, Perugia - 'Parallel}

^{Time: Five Australian Artists in Umbria' Pinacoteca di Trevi, Perugia, Italy}

^{1998 Origini e Mutazioni' Palazzo Bachettoni, Spoleto - 'Luoghi Del Corpo e Dello}

^{Spirito - Viaggiatori sulla Flaminia' Spoleto - 'Il Punto Verso: Percorsi della}

^{Follia' Teatro Della Villa, Roma - 'Lady Diana' Trevi Flash Art Museum!}

^{of Contemporary Art - 'Miniature' Many H. Gallery Tel Aviv, Israel (travelling) -}

^{Artesacra' SpazioImmagine, Foligno - 'Per un Museo della terracotta' Marsciano,}

^{Italy - 'Guerra e rivoluzione' Rocca Di Umbertide, Centre for Contemporary Art,}

^{Italy - 'I ritmi dell'Arte' La Corte di Boboli, Rome - 'Ombroso' Chiesa di San}

^{Carlo, Spoleto.}

^{1999 Carissime Nemiche' Il Politecnico Gallery, Rome, Cankaia Gallery, Ankara -}

^{Dalla Terra' The Brewery, Los Angeles, U.S.A., Palazzo Dei Consoli, Gubbio,}

^{Italy - 'Simbiosi' Museum of Gallese Rome - 'In Chartis Mevanie' Bevagna,}

^{curated by Italo Tomassoni - 'Praga Magica, Oro e Nero' Palazzo Dei Sette,}

^{Orvieto, curated by Enrico Mascelloni - 'Viaggatori Sulla Flaminia n.2: Strade}

^{primarie e Strade Secondarie' Spoleto - 'Il Sogno, il Segno, Il Colore' Al Assad}

^{National Library, Damascus, curated by Massimo Scaringella 2000 'AutoreDonna'}

^{Castello di Castoglincello, Livorno - 'Carissime Nemiche' Italian Cultural Institute}

^{Cairo, Rabat Morocc! o and Academy of Fine Arts, Beirut - 'Incontri d'arte}

^{Contemporanea alla.}

^{Majorana - 6' Rome, curated by Anna Cocchetti - 'Seventy over Two Thousand on}

^{the road to Meikle Seggie' Kingston University, England and City}

^{Art Centre, Edinburgh, - 'SacroSanto' in collaboration with the Galleria Comunale}

^{di Arte Contemporanea and Sala Uno, Rome - 'Della Notte' Pio Monti Gallery}

^{Rome - 'AnnoDivino' Palazzo Baleani Iesi - Jolly Hotel Midas Rome}

^{2001 Hermanns Biennial Art Prize' Sherman Galleries Sydney Australia, Tweed River}

^{Regional Gallery, Bendigo Art Gallery Australia - 'Amici Miei' Trevi Flash Art}

^{Museum - '41st Premio Suzzara', Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art, Suzzara,}

^{Mantova - 'Guardaroba' monastero di Santa Scholastica, Bari.}

^{2002 Hermann's Art Award': Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria,}

^{Australia - Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery NSW - Wollongong City Gallery}

^{NSW - Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Victoria, Australia - 'Extra Vergine' Flash}

^{Art Museum, Trevi, Italy- '- 'Biakoye Contemporary Spirits' Castel Sant'Angelo}

^Rome

^{2003 National Theatre Gallery, Accra, Ghana - 'Rose's Choice' ,Int. Museum of}

^{Womens Art, Abbruzzi, Italy -- 'Artists Without Time', ass.cultura!}

^{le Dedalo, Trevi, Italy - 'Overcoming Maps' Society of Pan-African Artists,}

^{Nigeria , traveling in West Africa}

^{2004 20x30' and 'Matriacato' ass.culturale Dedalo, Trevi, Italy - 'A-HEAD'}

^{Burbugaram Gallery, Philadelphia U.S.A.- 'Global Traces' Women's Museum,}

^{Bonn, Germany - 'Vanitas' certosa di Padula,curated by Achille Bonito Oliva}

^{Artiade-Olympics of Visual Arts, during Athens Olympics}

^{Openasia -Venice Lido during Venice Film Festival}

^{Crudelia's project, Riparte, Genova
The Nude Never Sleeps ; Afrika Heritage, Enugu, Nigeria}

^{Libro d'Artista, Spoleto , Italy,}

^{2005 Small works,Big City' Goethe Institute Accra}

^{Overcoming Maps' with panafrican Circle of Artists from Nigeria}

^{Viaggio In Italia' Bomarzo Palace, Italy and Sala Uno gallery in Rome}

^{Artisti i Soccorso' teatro Ambra Jovanelli, Rome}

^{2006 A tale of two Cities' Goethe Institute in Accra and Alliance francaise, Kumasi.}

^{Art in the Garden 9 and 10' French Embassy, Canadian High commission, Accra.}

^{Sankofa' staff and student show, New York Unversity in Ghana.}

^{Invited artist, internationalFestival of Corciano, Italy.}

^{Reviews by}

^{Sasha Grishin, Sonia Kaleski, Garry Raffaele, Carol Twopeny, Lisa}

^{Clifford, Jonathan Turner.}

^Egypt

^{Amal Choukri Catta.}
^Brazil

^{Adalice Araujo, Marlene De Almeida, Francisco Souto Neto, Nilza Procopiak,}

^{Joao- Enrique Amaral, Aurelio Benitez.}

^USA

^{Jan Ingram, Cynthia Elek, Karen Koblitz.}

^{Great Britain}

^{Clare Henry, Giles}
^{Sutherland, W. Gordon Smith, Victoria Keller, Adrien Henri, Dr David Weeks.}
^Italy^{Mario Rotta, Carmine Siniscalco, Barbara Tosi, Franco Gentilucci, Enrico Mascelloni, Cecilia Metelli, Bruno Toscano, Emidio De Albentiis, Mario Pisani, Maria-Rosa Cutrufelli, Roberto Segatori, Martina Corgnati, Anna Cocchetti,Collesanti Claudia Achille Bonito Oliva, Roberta Bonetti, MaryAngela Schroth, Stefania Caracci, Laura Lacan, Marta Massaioli, Eugenio Viola, Vittorio Sgarbi, Massimo Duranti, Michaela Nardi.}
^Germany

^{Ute Diehl.}

^Ghana

^{Gilbert Amegetchar, prof. George Hagan, Nat Amarteifio, John Owoo, Esi}

^{Sutherland- Addy, Abena Busia}

^Nigeria

^{C.Krydz Ikwuemesi}

^{Goethe Institute, Accra-Small Works/Big City.}

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^Australia

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