Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Joshua Oheneba-Takyi [b.1997] demonstrated an affinity for the arts early, using it as a child as a coping mechanism to make up for his dyslexia. Moving away from these difficulties, Oheneba-Takyi pursued a degree in Construction Technology and Management at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2020), all the while fine-tuning his artistic practice through conscientious self-teaching.
Oheneba-Takyi’s versatile practice, based on drawing and painting, has increasingly drawn attention. In his work, he intimately documents and examines the themes of placement and displacement, often employing the chair as a metaphor for notions of stability and belonging.
He held his debut solo exhibition, Inside Energy, at the Jubilee Mall, Kumasi, in 2018, and has taken part in several group exhibitions, including Full Moon, at Antique Lemonade Gallery, Accra, 2017, and Secret Garden, Accra, 2019. He had his first solo exhibition, “A Seat At The Table” in Accra at the Gallery in 1957 this past July. He also debuted his solo exhibition at Gallery 1957 in July 2021. He was part of Another Figure, a group show at the Silvis Contemporary. During Frieze Week, he is part of the LVH group exhibition in London and Sol Lewitt and Oscar Niemeyer.