Amoako Boafo Brings His Ghana Studio to Los Angeles

The artist's latest exhibition at Roberts Projects recreates his Accra studio, blending his intimate portraits with architectural elements.

Published on Feb. 18, 2026

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Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo's latest exhibition at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles, titled "I Bring Home with Me," is a collaboration with architect Glenn DeRoche that recreates Boafo's Accra studio within the gallery space. The installation features Boafo's signature finger-painted portraits alongside architectural elements like grid windows and room dividers, collapsing the distance between the artist's private creative space and the public's site of consumption.

Why it matters

Boafo's work is as much about the space the Black body occupies as it is about the body itself. By embedding his canvases into the 'walls' of this makeshift studio, Boafo insists that his art cannot be separated from the domestic and communal context that birthed it, reinforcing his mission to 'document, celebrate and show new ways to approach Blackness'.

The details

The installation features Boafo's tactile, finger-painted portraits that contrast the fleshy, human reality of the figures with the decorative, patterned clothing. Works like 'Guipure Neck' and 'Embroidered Bustier Dress' use paper transfers and embroidery to create this tension. Boafo's self-portrait 'Self-Portrait with Ivy Background' serves as the psychological anchor, literally embedding the artist's presence into the canvas through his direct, bare-handed touch.

  • The exhibition 'Amoako Boafo: Bring Home with Me' is on view at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles from January 17 to March 21, 2026.

The players

Amoako Boafo

A Ghanaian painter known for his tactile, finger-painted portraits that explore new ways of representing Blackness.

Roberts Projects

The Los Angeles gallery hosting Boafo's latest exhibition, 'I Bring Home with Me'.

Glenn DeRoche

The architect who collaborated with Boafo on the architectural recreation of the artist's Accra studio within the gallery space.

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What they’re saying

“The primary idea of my practice is representation: documenting, celebrating, and showing new ways to approach Blackness.”

— Amoako Boafo, Artist

The takeaway

Boafo's latest exhibition blends his intimate, tactile portraits with an architectural recreation of his Accra studio, collapsing the distance between the artist's private creative space and the public's site of consumption. This site-specific installation reinforces Boafo's mission to document, celebrate and present new perspectives on Blackness.