Percy Nii Nortey

English biography of Percy Nii Nortey

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Percy Nii Nortey is a multidisciplinary artist based in Kumasi, Ghana. His practice explores materiality, identity, labour and memory, blurring the boundaries between performative objects, painting, sound installation, moving sculptures and video installation. His practice is deeply rooted in his personal history, the environmental and economic conditions of Ghana and aims to decolonize minds and empower black communities, reclaiming agency over their narratives and identities.
Nortey holds a bachelor's degree in Fine Art (Painting) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Next to the Dekoloniale Berlin Residency and Dekoloniale Festival 2024, Nortey’s work has been presented at multiple festivals and art venues, such as Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels, Museum of Science & Technology and Brazil House in Accra and Kaserne Basel. In 2025, he completed residencies at Artlink at Fort Dunree, Art Hub Copenhagen and Künstlerdorf Schöppingen.

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