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Michael Gah

Ghana

Bio

Michael Gah is a Ghanaian contemporary artist whose practice centres textile work and sustainability themes. He is featured in the Earth in Orbit 2025 exhibition and participates in the Makers United residency in Chemnitz alongside Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku. His online portfolio is published at michael-gah-epk.my.canva.site. Biography needs expansion from artist; current catalogued works are limited to a single edited image ('Orange Moments').

Selected works

Works.

Orange Moment, 2025 — Orange Moment
2025

Michael Gah

120 × 147 cm · Textile on wood

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Threads

Themes & exhibitions.

Identity Learning The World 2025 · Earth in Orbit — Between Plastic and Planet, Between Roots and Responsibility

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