Biography
Eugene Ofori Agyei is a Ghanaian-born artist and educator based in New York. He holds a BA in Industrial Art from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana and an MFA in Ceramics from the University of Florida
The artist has shown his work in both group and solo exhibitions across the United States and internationally in Germany and Turkey. Agyei’s first international solo museum exhibition is currently on view at Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum in Munich, Germany, running from June through October 6, 2025, as part of the Duke Franz von Bayern Collection. He has also held solo exhibitions at the Rollins Museum of Art in Winter Park, Florida, North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, among others. He is currently preparing for his upcoming solo exhibition at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum in early 2026.
His work has been featured in notable group exhibitions at institutions including the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), the Museum of Art – DeLand, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, the Art & History Museums of Maitland, the Harn Museum of Art, and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA), among others.
He is represented by the Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery in Stamford, Connecticut.