Artist Profile

Kwaku Yaro (b. 1995) is a Ghanaian visual artist born and raised in Labadi, a coastal fishing community in Accra. His practice transforms found waste materials into intricately crafted portraits, elevating discarded objects into multidimensional narratives that explore identity, memory, and community. Combining fragments of plastic mats, used bags, and colorful fabrics with traditional acrylic painting, Yaro works with materials deeply embedded in the Ghanaian landscape, imbuing his compositions with both personal and collective histories. His distinctive visual language merges pointillism, collage, and artisanal craftsmanship; hundreds of meticulously applied dots on plastic surfaces coalesce into vibrant portraits that reflect the interconnectedness of individual and communal experience. A member of the Artemartis collective, Yaro has exhibited internationally at institutions and galleries including Septieme Gallery, Paris; Gallery 1957, Accra; Untitled Miami (2024); and Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong.