BIOGRAPHY
In his sculptures and installations, Dela Anyah transforms discarded objects as butyl inner tubes, polypropylene sacks, license plates and rubber tyres, into assemblages using garment-making techniques such as weaving and patchwork.
In transforming discarded objects into assemblages, Ghanaian-born Dela Anyah considers the ways value and identity are expressed in discarded objects through the process of up-cycling. He dubs his practice Afrobutylism, coined after his predominant material of choice discarded butyl inner tubes, which pose environmental concerns due to burning and poor waste management in Ghana.
Anyah was an artist in residence at the Noldor Residency in 2022. The next year, he came in as Second Runner Up for the Kuenyehia Prize. His work belongs in the collections of Sir David Adjaye (New York, London, Accra), the Institute Museum of Ghana and the Isshaq Foundation in Accra, Ghana.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2023 | Elementary Rebirth, Nubuke Foundation | Accra, Ghana |
2022 The Dreamers Cocoon, The Noldor Residency Accra, Ghana
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 REVERB 23 | Abstract Resonances // Contemporary Voice, Latitudes Online
2023 Kuenyehia Prize, The Mix Design Hub Accra, Ghana
2023 Kuenyehia Prize, The Mix Design Hub Accra, Ghana
AWARDS
2023 2nd Runner Up: Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Art
2022 Semi-Finalist: Art X Prize
2022 Semi-Finalist: Art X Prize
ART RESIDENCY
2022 The Noldor Residency Accra, Ghana
COLLECTIONS
The Institute Museum of Ghana Accra, Ghana
Sir David Adjaye Collection New York | London | Accra
Isshaq Foundation Accra
Sir David Adjaye Collection New York | London | Accra
Isshaq Foundation Accra