Joseph Amedokpo

Joseph Amedokpo is a Togolese painter. He was born in Vogan, Togo (West Africa), in 1946, and moved to Lagos, Nigeria, at the age of eight, where he received his education and art training, receiving a scholarship to the Yaba Trade Center where he studied fine art from 1966-68.

Amedokpo paints using locally available oils and his canvases are recycled flour sacks, washed and stretched. His studio forms part of his family compound; a tin roof shelters him from the African sun and seasonal rains. He has achieved recognition in Europe and the United States.

In November 2008, Amedokpo was selected as one of four artist for Dell’s Product RED initiative as part of the global fight against AIDS. Other artists selected include Siobhan Gunning, Bruce Mau and Mike Ming.

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