KUAME AKOTO “ALMIGHTY GOD ART WORKS”, born in 1950
Kumasi, Ghana

Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem. Queen mother of Ashanti
Alkyd paint on plywood panel with wooden framing strips, 109.5 x 60.5 cm.
Dated 2004 on the front.
Signed on the front Almighty God Art Works Suame Jun. Kumasi – Ghana.
Inscription on the reverse Queen mother of Ashanti Kingdom Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem and signed Almighty God Ksi (Kumasi) – Ghana.
Bibliography: Kwame Akoto, Almighty God Art Works. Exhibition catalogue Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Fondation Antoine de Galbert. Empire books, 2026. No directly related work.

Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem (1907-2016) was the queen mother (Asantehemaa) of King Otumfoj Opoku ware II.
Through her exceptional longevity and dignity, she represents a major figure of Ashanti institutional continuity, from the colonial Gold Coast to contemporary Ghana, surviving her son the late king by seventeen years.
This hyperrealistic work belongs to a series devoted to the Ashanti monarchy.

The quality of the rendering of the queen’s face, with its serene expression imbued with dignity, testifies to the artist’s sensitivity and dexterity.