Eugene Ofori Agyei is a Ghanaian-born interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Illinois, USA. 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.
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, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, New York, North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, Valley City State University, North Dakota, and Minot State University, Minot, ND, among others.
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 Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Freeport Museum of Art and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA), among others.
He has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the 2024 Robert C. Turner Teaching Fellowship at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, two fellowships from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), an Artaxis Fellowship, and the 2022 Pathways: Carlos Malamud Prize, among others.
Permanent Collections
- Samuel P. Harn Museum of ArtGainesville, FL
- Alfred Ceramic Art MuseumAlfred, NY
- Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Contemporary Art CollectionMunich, Germany
- Fernando Luis Alvarez GalleryConnecticut
- Memorial Union Gallery, North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND
- Township 10 ResidencyMarshall, NC
Represented by the Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut.
Artist Statement
Working across sculpture, installation, and performance, his practice explores migration, identity, cultural hybridity, and the evolving concept of home. Drawing from his experiences living between Ghana and the United States, Agyei creates materially rich works that examine how movement across geographical and cultural boundaries shapes memory, belonging, and selfhood.
Using clay, batik fabric, yarn, wood, and found objects, he constructs sculptures and installations that merge personal narratives with broader histories of migration and exchange. His work investigates the emotional and psychological terrain of displacement while challenging conventional distinctions between craft, sculpture, and installation.