About Saint Takyi,

Saint Takyi (b. 1997, Amsterdam) is a British Ghanaian artist born in the Netherlands. Their journey as an artist began with their fascination with portraiture, and desire to paint hidden aspects of a person - capturing the unseen. They have shown work in multiple group shows in London and Buckinghamshire, most notably Spruced Up at Fitzrovia Gallery, an exhibition exploring works on paper.

Their practice centres worldbuilding and mythology, drawing from symbolism from their Ghanaian heritage. They use images use photography from colonial and anthropological archives and transmute them into non chronological narratives from their imagination, daydreams, and memories. They use the colour blue as an base into the exploration it as a divine colour, and rarity in nature. The humanoid spirits in their art are ephemeral and embody concepts and stories. The figures also reflect the artist’s feeling of looking at photography of people who could potentially be their relatives. Something tangible yet distant. With their art they aim to offer the viewer an insight to different perspectives and ways of looking - as visitor, anthropologist, and native to the lands and scenes.

As an artist and educator, they have worked with communities in London, Hertfordshire, and Coventry, programming workshops for children, young adults, individuals with complex needs, and co-created with schools.