Born in 1934, Accra, Ghana. Lives and works in Accra, Ghana. |
Selected solo exhibitions |
2024 |
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Inner Worlds, Outer Journeys: Ablade Glover at 90, October Gallery, London, UK |
2022 |
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Eighty-Eight, Still At It!! - Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
The Passage of Time, Hourglass Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria |
2019 |
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Ablade Glover: Wogbe Jeke - We Have Come a Long Way, October Gallery, London, UK
Professor Ablade Glover: The Last 20 Years and Beyond, Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana
As Time Goes By, LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery (previously known as Galerie Arts Pluriels), Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
2017 |
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JPK Gallery, Paris, France |
2016 |
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INDIVISIBLE: Ablade Glover, Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa |
2014 |
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Ablade Glover: 80th Anniversary, October Gallery, London, UK |
2013 |
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Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE, with Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana |
2009 |
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Ablade Glover: 75th Anniversary, October Gallery, London, UK |
2001 |
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Ablade Glover: New Works by the Renowned Ghanaian Artist, October Gallery, London, UK |
2000 |
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Ablade Glover, Galerie Arts Pluriels, (since 2015 LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery), Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
1999 |
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Ablade Glover: New Works, October Gallery, London, UK |
1998 |
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City Hall, Toronto and City Hall, Hamilton, Canada (touring) |
1995 |
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Ablade Glover, October Gallery, London, UK |
1991 |
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Biz Art Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland |
1990 |
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Galerie Arts Pluriels, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
1989 |
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British Council, Accra, Ghana |
1987 |
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Ablade Glover: Recent Oil Paintings, October Gallery, London, UK |
1986 |
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Galerie Go, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe |
1984 |
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UCLA International Students Centre, Los Angeles, USA
Ablade Glover, October Gallery, London, UK |
1983 |
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The Commonwealth Institute, London, UK |
1982 |
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Hotel Mammy Yoko, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Africa Centre, London, UK
Ablade Glover, October Gallery, London, UK |
1980 |
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National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos, Nigeria
National Theatre, Lagos, Nigeria |
1972 |
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Art Centre, Accra, Ghana |
1978 |
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Art Centre, Accra, Ghana |
1968 |
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Art Centre, Accra, Ghana |
1963 |
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Art Centre, Accra, Ghana |
Selected group exhibitions |
2023 |
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RMB Latitudes Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa with Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa, with Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
1-54 Art Fair, New York, USA with LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
2022 |
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When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, Zeitz Mocaa (Museum of Contemporary Art Africa), Cape Town, South Africa
Autum Is Fresh, Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
The Sown Seed, Efiɛ Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
2021 |
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Painting Unbound: Artists of the Transvangarde, October Gallery, London, UK
The Magic of Crowds, Hourglass Gallery, Lagos Nigeria |
2020 |
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1-54 Art Fair, La Mamounia Marrakech, Morroco with Louisimone Guirandou Gallery, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
2019 |
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Dream No Small Dream: Celebrating 40 Years of the Transvangarde, October Gallery, London, UK
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2017 |
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Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa, with October Gallery, London, UK
FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa with Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa |
2016 |
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Winter Collective 2016/2017, Tasneem Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Art16, London, UK with October Gallery, London, UK
Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, South Africa with Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa |
2015 |
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Africa Africans, Museu Afro Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Somerset House, London, UK, with October Gallery, London, UK |
2014 |
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Somerset House, London, UK, with October Gallery, London, UK |
2012 |
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Transmission Part 2, Tasneem Gallery, Barcelona, Spain |
2011 |
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Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa, with October Gallery, London, UK |
2010 |
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I See You, Tasneem Gallery, Barcelona, Spain |
2009 |
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Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa, with October Gallery, London, UK |
2008 |
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Visions & Dreams, Tasneem Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa, with October Gallery, London, UK Spring Show, October Gallery, London, UK |
1999 |
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The Transvangarde, October Gallery, London, UK |
1998 |
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Colours of Africa, City Civic Center Hamilton, Toronto and Winnipeg, Canada (touring) |
1997 |
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IFA Gallery, Bonn, Germany |
1995 |
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Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan (touring) |
1993 |
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French Cultural Centre, Cotonou, Benin
Six African Artists, October Gallery, London, UK |
1992 |
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland |
1989 |
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World Bank Art Society, Washington D.C., USA |
1985 |
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Studio Museum, Harlem, New York, USA
IFA Gallery, Bonn, Germany |
Selected Collections |
AAI African-American Institute Head Office, New York, USA
Africa Centre, London, UK
Ashanti Goldfields Company Headquarters, Accra, Ghana
Arts Council of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Barclays Bank Ghana Ltd., Accra, Ghana
Commonwealth Foundation, London, UK
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Accra, Ghana
ICC International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, California, USA
Kosmos Energy, Texas, USA
Mobil Oil Ghana Ltd., Accra, Ghana
National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos, Nigeria
National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
O'Hare International Airport (mural), Chicago, USA
Ohio State University International House, Columbus, USA
Royal Collection of Prince and Princess Takamado, Tokyo, Japan
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Ltd., Accra, Ghana
Tullow Oil PLC, London, UK
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France Visiting Arts, London, UK
World Bank, Washington D. C., USA |