Kofi Perry (b. 1998, Sidon) is an American contemporary painter based in London.
Education:
City and Guilds of London Art School BFA (Hons) 2021-2022
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2018-2020
Hong Kong Art School 2017-2018
Solo Exhibitions:
(Upcoming) Cooke Latham Gallery, London 2025
1-54 Art Fair with DADA Gallery, Somerset House, London 2024
Remnants From a Distant Future, curated by Jo Baring, The Lightbox, Woking UK 2024
Selected Group Exhibitions:
(Upcoming) In Tandem, Cob Gallery, London 2025
A Portrait of the Artist (Pool with Two Figures), Cob Gallery, London 2024
Tender Communions, DADA Gallery, Cromwell Place, London 2024
Ingram Prize, juried by Jo Baring, Cromwell Place, London 2023
Degree Show, City and Guilds of London Art School, London 2022
Times End, juried by Alisha B. Wormsley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley USA 2019
Awards and Grants:
Ingram Prize, winner 2023
The Baton Fine Art Prize, juried by Oli Epp, Natalia Gonzalez Martin and Flora Yukhnovich, winner 2022
The Charles Toppan Prize, winner 2020
Selected Collections:
Cheng-Lan Foundation, Hong Kong
The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art, UK
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, USA
Sweetwater Center for the Arts, USA
Press:
Vogue, Oyinkansola Dada’s Guide To Frieze London by Oyinkansola Dada, 2024
Forbes, Highlights Of Autumn Art Fair Season In London by Lee Sharrock, 2024
Afrofuturism.” by Hector Campbell, 2024
Artsy, 1-54 London 2024 Brings New Voices of Contemporary African Art to the Fore by Arun Kakar, 2024
Whitewall, The 12th Edition of 1-54 London Radiates at Somerset House by Erica Silverman, 2024
Something Curated, Preview: An Exclusive Glimpse into 1-54 London’s 2024 Edition with Director Touria El Glaoui, 2024
Seen, Have you Seen? Kofi Perry, Interview with Carrie Scott, 2024
FAD Magazine, Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see this Summer by Tabish Khan, 2024
Contact:
kofi.perry@gmail.com