Ghana

Accra

A lot of this started with Accra. I grew up shaped by Ghana even when I wasn't there — through family, through music, through the way certain objects and images carried something across distance. When I started thinking about which artists to include on this site, Accra was never a question.

What I kept coming back to is how culture actually travels. Not just in museums or galleries, but through airlines, keepsakes, signs, archives — the everyday things people carry with them. Accra is one of the clearest places I know where you can see that happening in real time.

The people on this page made that visible for me. They're not just from Accra. In some way, they carry it with them — and now you get to carry a piece of it too.

Ghana AirwaysArchival route map · Original 1962 Ghana Airways route mapThis unknown artist or designer created an early Ghana Airways route map from 1962, preserving a moment when the airline was defining how Ghana would connect with the wider world.From WillI've always had a love of seeing the world.View profile →
HusseinPainting · Acrylic painting on panelHussein is a Ghanaian local artist whose signed painting No Food for Lazy Man blends humor, daily-life wisdom, and a direct visual reminder of persistence.From WillMy Aunt got me this painting when I graduated from undergrad that she got from a local artist in Ghana.View profile →