Meet Larry Ossei-Mensah, curator and co-founder of Artnoir as we talk about his journey in the art world, starting off as a photographer and a writer. In this episode, we highlight his work as a curator and what it means to be a custodian of art. We also discuss:

• Building blocks of being a curator
• Being a catalyst for diversity
• Artnoir
• Moving with conviction 
• The emergence of digital art 
• Doing your research as an artist 
• Building Relationships

You can connect with Larry at https://www.instagram.com/larryosseimensah/
and on https://www.artnoir.co/

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In this episode, I speak with artist Isshaq Ismail about his background, family life, and choosing to pursue art as a career during his early childhood. We talk about details of his unique art style for painting grotesque images which in his own words describes them as "infantile semi-abstract" figures.

You can connect Isshaq at https://www.instagram.com/artistisshaq/
https://isshaqismail.com/

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Meet Arthur Timothy British painter and architect, whose artwork shares personal stories from his childhood archive of photographs collected from his father.

In the episode we talk about his last solo show held with Gallery 1957 https://www.gallery1957.com/artists/57-arthur-timothy/

You can connect with Arthur at https://arthurtimothy.com/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/arthurbtimothy/ 

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In this interview, I speak with afro-futurist artist David Alabo about his work in the digital space, upcoming trends, the future of collaboration, web 3.0 and NFTs.

You connect with David at https://www.instagram.com/davidalabo/ 

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Meet Eugene Boateng the superstar and lead actor behind the acclaimed German film BORGA.

In this episode I speak with Eugene about the conception of the film, plot and how growing up with Ghanaian immigrant parents influence his childhood in Dusseldorf and his work in producer Borga https://borga-themovie.com/

The film highlights the cliche immigrant dream for seeking greener pastures in the West and some of the harsh economic reasons for the "get rich or die trying.." approach to making a living abroad.

You connect with Eugene at https://www.instagram.com/eugene__boateng/


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In this episode, I speak with singer/songwriter Ria Boss about her upcoming album which comes out this year. She highlights her process for putting together the album and how the loss of her grandmother influenced her work to finish the album.


You can connect with her at https://www.instagram.com/theriaboss/ 


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In this episode, I speak with Odartey Aryee who's a filmmaker about his journey into film. He shares his experience quitting his advertising job twice to pursue his own path.

Odartey runs his own production studio https://www.instagram.com/filmbymango/  you can connect with him at https://www.instagram.com/odarteymango/?hl=en

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In this episode, I speak with multimedia artist Douglas Kallmeyer who is also a composer, producer, bassist, audio engineer, and projectionist.

We talk about his experience touring with bands in the 80s being a studio engineer and a musician at the same time.

Douglas is currently working with his group Requiem

You can connect with Douglas at https://www.instagram.com/dubchampion/?hl=en 

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In this episode, i speak Naje the creator of the viral tik tok video "Go lay down" about her music and her work as a sergeant at a correctional facility.

Naje shares her story after the video went viral and her sentiments on the remixes that were made.   


You can connect with Naje at https://www.instagram.com/who_she_naje/?hl=en


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Meet the creative director Kwamina Vandyke, who is also the founder of the Mayhem Collection that makes luxury Italian travel bags.

Kwamina is building a Luxury lifestyle brand for Black men based on a need he identified as he seeks to bridge the gap between convenience and style.

In this episode, we talk about his experience growing in a typical Ghanaian immigrant household. With his parents being very strict and the culture that forced him to work at a very early age.

We talk about his upcoming documentary called a New Home which is about an NFL player who is helping build an American football academy in Ghana.

You can connect with Kwamina at https://www.instagram.com/mr.enjoyment_/?hl=en
and https://themayhemcollection.com/ 


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