Kofi Perry (1998, Sidon) is an American contemporary painter based in London.

Education:

City and Guilds of London Art School BFA (Hons) 2021-2022

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2018-2020

Hong Kong Art School 2017-2018

Solo Exhibitions:

(Upcoming) Cooke Latham Gallery, London 2025

1-54 Art Fair with DADA Gallery, Somerset House, London 2024

Remnants From a Distant Future, curated by Jo Baring, The Lightbox, Woking UK 2024

Selected Group Exhibitions:

A Portrait of the Artist (Pool with Two Figures), Cob Gallery, London 2024

Tender Communions, DADA Gallery, Cromwell Place, London 2024

Ingram Prize, juried by Jo Baring, Cromwell Place, London 2023

Degree Show, City and Guilds of London Art School, London 2022

Times End, juried by Alisha B. Wormsley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley USA 2019

Awards and Grants:

Ingram Prize, winner 2023

The Baton Fine Art Prize, juried by Oli Epp, Natalia Gonzalez Martin and Flora Yukhnovich, winner 2022

The Charles Toppan Prize, winner 2020

Selected Collections:

Cheng-Lan Foundation, Hong Kong

The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art, UK

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, USA

Sweetwater Center for the Arts, USA

Press:

Vogue, Oyinkansola Dada’s Guide To Frieze London by Oyinkansola Dada, 2024

Forbes, Highlights Of Autumn Art Fair Season In London by Lee Sharrock, 2024

FAD Magazine, Kofi Perry Interview – “I paint characters and stories that satisfy my interest in high fantasy, while inserting my own representation via Afrofuturism.” by Hector Campbell, 2024

Artsy, 1-54 London 2024 Brings New Voices of Contemporary African Art to the Fore by Arun Kakar, 2024

Whitewall, The 12th Edition of 1-54 London Radiates at Somerset House by Erica Silverman, 2024

Something Curated, Preview: An Exclusive Glimpse into 1-54 London’s 2024 Edition with Director Touria El Glaoui, 2024

Seen, Have you Seen? Kofi Perry, Interview with Carrie Scott, 2024

FAD Magazine, Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see this Summer by Tabish Khan, 2024

Contact:

kofi.perry@gmail.com

Selected works:

Fragment of the Cosmic Tablet, 2024, essence on canvas, 30 x 30 cm

Discovering the Great Mirror, 2024, essence on canvas, 100 x 125cm

Ninth Star Evading the Bandits, 2024, essence on canvas, 100 x 125cm

Dawn of the New Sun, 2024, essence on canvas, 30 x 20cm

After the Quest, 2024, essence on canvas, 100 x 130cm

Ninth Star’s Loot in the Cave, 2024, essence on canvas, 30 x 30cm

"Struck by Dawn's Light" painting by Kofi Perry

Struck by Dawn’s Light, 2024, essence on acrylic primed linen, 30 x 20cm

Finding the Lost Vault, 2024, essence on acrylic primed canvas, 100 x 140cm

"Crown of Mirrors", painting by Kofi Perry

Crown of Mirrors, 2024, essence on acrylic primed canvas, 30 x 30cm

"Guarding the Cosmic Tablet" a painting by Kofi Perry

Guarding the Cosmic Tablet, 2023, essence on acrylic primed canvas, 40 x 30cm

Caught with Ninth Star's Amulet by Kofi Perry

Caught with Ninth Star’s Amulet, 2023, essence on acrylic primed canvas, 30 x 21cm

A Young Initiate, 2023, essence on acrylic primed canvas, 30 x 20.5cm