Jonathan KWEGYIR AGGREY

Jonathan KWEGYIR AGGREY is an internationally recognized Ghanaian artist. 

Jonathan has had the privilege of participating in group and individual exhibitions in several countries, including Ghana, Turkey, Romania, China, Thailand, Colombia, Nigeria, Italy, France, Norway, Korea and in Russia.

He has also been featured in several major international catalogs and publications around the world.

His collectors include the Qingdao Art Museum, China, and many art collectors around the world.

He won the “Young Icon” award in the Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah African Genius Awards, 2014.

He also won the "Golden Brush" award in Gaziantep, Turkey in 2017, as well as other awards.

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"For me, painting is the best medium for expressing my deepest feeling about how and what I think and feel about portraying the beauties of nature.
My work demonstrates my in-depth understanding of painting, largely in watercolor.
Watercolor is the best medium for expressing my deepest feeling about how and what I think and feel about portraying the beauties of nature. My themes vary depending on how challenging and inspiring the subject appeals to my creativity. I love to paint subjects that attract me and finding a subject is not difficult - the subject seems to find me. Observing, walking, sketching, taking photos- -all these offer creative opportunities.
I vary my application of the medium depending on the subject at hand. This could either be loose washes or very fuzzy with a lot of details or a combination of lost and found edges as in soft and hard edges. I allow my creativity to flow throughout the working process without restricting myself to any reference materials either from life, a photo or my imagination.
I always try to establish a connection between my works and my viewers to enable them to tell their own stories from my works. I love to paint people and places to show my varied audience the other side of the world I live in."

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