Ekow Nimako

Ekow Nimako (he/him) is a Ghanaian-Canadian, internationally exhibiting artist, who crafts futuristic and whimsical sculptures using LEGO®. Combining a multidisciplinary and formal arts program, Nimako explores Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, and Black narratives through an unmistakable figurative aesthetic that transcends the iconic medium. Nimako has exhibited works in Canada, United States, Germany, Korea, UAE, Austria, and the United Kingdom. His artworks have been acquired by the TD Bank Corporate Art Collection, Global Affairs Canada Visual Art Collection, Urban Nation Musuem for Urban Contemporary Art, the Seneca Permanent Collection, and the Aga Khan Musuem Permanent Collection.

Session:

• Panel B: power (Saturday, April 13 - 10:00 a.m.)