Kwame Akoto (born 1950) is a Ghanaian painter and artist. He lives in
Kumasi, Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and career
Akoto was born in
Kumasi, where he had his elementary and middle school education.[2][6] He showed interest in art early on in his life and studied with two art masters, Addaï and Kobia Amafi.[7] In 1972, he opened his first art workshop which he named 'Anthony Art Works,' in dedication to the eleventh-century Franciscan friar
Anthony of Padua.[8][9] He adopted the name 'Almighty God' after he converted to Christianity.[10][11] He then changed the name of his workshop to Amighty God Art Works.[6][12] His religious encounter has had significant influence on his life and work, especially the moral stances that appear often in his work.[10][13] His workshop has produced advertisement materials, including hand-painted film posters, barbershop signs, and salon shop signs.[2][14][15] Akoto was included in Ghanaian artist and historian
Atta Kwami's book Kumasi Realism.[16]