Born in 1998 and raised in Accra, Ghana, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe now lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Quaicoe presents his subjects in the form of portraiture where he engages with ideas of empowerment through his luminous depictions of African men and women. These are embodied in the postures of his sitters who appear set against bright, vibrant monochromatic backgrounds. 

 

“Otis’s attunement to the perspective of the subjects he paints struck me immediately. Otis focuses intensely on evoking each individual personality… not just offering an illustration.”

 

• Gary Lichtenstein

 

“What I value most about Gary is the fact that he approaches printmaking as a painter. His studio encourages experimentation and that freedom is exactly what I was looking for.” 

 

• Otis Quiacoe