Background
Cudjoe was born on September 7, 1971, in Takoradi, Ghana.
Cudjoe was born on September 7, 1971, in Takoradi, Ghana.
He graduated from Ghana"s private art college Ghanatta in 1996, and has since participated in seven highly successful national group and solo exhibitions.
He has been growing in popularity since the start of his career. Cudjoe operates his own galleries in Accra and Takoradi, Ghana. James Cudjoe"s work draws on images from everyday life.
Fans of his work find these paintings evocative, emotional and relatable.
His growing popularity and success in Europe and the United States, as well as many other locations across the globe, is a testament to his skill and importance as an artist. In May 2007, James Cudjoe was featured in an exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Manitoba, Artists Speak: Contemporary art from Ghana and Zimbabwe.
His work is considered to be illustrative of 3rd generation Ghanaian artists, who freely express themselves as artists in a modern world, without succumbing to restrictive notions of African Artist 2004-National Theatre, Accra, Ghana.