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Alfred Amadu Conteh
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| Born | 1975 Fort Valley, Georgia
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Hampton University Georgia Southern University |
Alfred Amadu Conteh is an American sculptor, painter and mixed-media artist.
Biography
Alfred Amadu Conteh was born in 1975 in Fort Valley, Georgia. He attended Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, where he received a BFA. He received his MFA from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. His mother is African American and his father is from Sierra Leone, West Africa. Many of his works examine his personal identity through his parents' experiences and cultural differences. Along with paintings, Conteh creates organic contemporary sculpture that uses symbology to express his narratives of the African American southern experience." Conteh uses a variety of media as a vehicle to provoke thought that will result in change."
Career
Alfred Amadu Conteh began exhibiting in 2003 and since then he has participated in over 12 solo exhibitions and many group exhibitions. Conteh's work has caused controversial responses in some instances. ..... The series highlights the dark side of how we interact with others and treat them, Conteh said. .....
Alfred Conteh's recent series, "Two Fronts", is a visual exploration of how people of the African Diaspora in the South are facing economic, educational, and psychological wars. His recent exhibition at September Gray Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia, garnered critical review from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. .....
Alfred Amadu Conteh has gained a national following. He has exhibited at several museums and galleries including, Tubman Museum in Macon, Georgia, Museum of Arts an Sciences, Hudgens Center for the Arts, and Art Basel Miami. His work has been collected and exhibited widely throughout the South."
