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Dela Quarshie
Dela Quarshie (b. 1993) embarks on a poetic exploration of the subtle interplay between opinion, influence, and emotional memory. His artistic journey began in childhood, through the intimate, fleeting language of body art and face painting — a non-verbal expression where the body became canvas and emotion became gesture.
What started as a tactile form of expression evolved into a deeper investigation of human connection: how individuals relate to one another, how emotions are shared, and how cultural and external forces shape new identities through the layering of the traditional and the contemporary.
Dela holds a Higher National Diploma in Commercial Art Painting from Takoradi Technical University, where he also pursued studies in Animation and Illustration. His work has been presented in numerous group exhibitions, including at the Paint-Sculpt Art Jury, American Embassy Annual Exhibition, Ogirikan Art Gallery in Lagos, the Institute of Museum Ghana, Médicis Gallery in Paris, and Gallery Soview in Ghana.
His practice speaks to the unspoken — charting emotional landscapes that live beneath the surface of colour and form, and inviting us to consider what it means to feel, remember, and be shaped by others.
