Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi Explained

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Birth Place:Ho, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian
Known For:Multidisciplinary artist
Education:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Elected:LGBT+ Rights Ghana Board
Birth Name:Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi
Website:https://www.crazinistartist.com/

Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi (born in Ho) popularly known as the Crazinst Artist, is a Ghanaian multi-disciplinary artist and the founder and artistic director of perfocraZe International Artists Residency (pIAR) which aims at promoting exchange between international and local artists, activists, researchers, curators, and thinkers.[1] Va-Bene prefers to be addressed as "Sh!t" if not "She".

Early life and education

She trained as a professional teacher at the then E.P Teacher Training college, Amedzofe (College of Education) and graduated in 2006.[2] She was awarded a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts - (Painting) in 2014 and a Master in Fine Arts (AbD) in 2017 from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

Career

Va-Bene worked at the Ghana Education Service as a professional Teacher from 2006 to 2010.[3] As a performer and installation artist,[4] She has performed globally and has featured in international magazines and exhibitions. She is currently a performing artist and the Director of PIAR.[5] [6]

Activism

Va-Bene is currently a board member of the LGBT+ Rights Ghana.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-02-19 . One trans woman's fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana's LGBT+ community . 2022-08-20 . The Independent . en.
  2. Web site: Biography . 2022-10-07 . crazinisT artisT . en-US.
  3. Web site: Biography . 2022-10-07 . crazinisT artisT . en-US.
  4. Web site: Worm . Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi: Performance as an Act of Radical Resistance - Worm - A Rotterdam based organisation working at the intersection of culture and arts. . 2022-10-07 . Worm . en.
  5. News: As Ghana's government turns against its LGBT+ citizens, an artists' residency offers a haven . 2022-08-20 . The Irish Times . en.
  6. Web site: Jareh Das . Chale Wote: From local festival to boundary-pushing global platform . 2022-08-20 . CNN . en.
  7. Web site: 2021-10-11 . Discussing anti LGBTQ+ bill creating hatred against us – Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi cries . 2022-08-20 . GhanaWeb . en.

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