George Afedzi Hughes

George Afedzi Hughes, is a Ghanaian-born American artist specializing in painting, poetry, and performance art.

Hughes went to high school at Ghana National College, then studied painting at The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Art (1985–1991), earning a BA degree in Painting and Drawing in 1989 and an MA in Art Education in 1992.

[2] Hughes' paintings and performance artworks have been exhibited internationally across Europe, Africa, Asia, and America.

[1] His performance artworks are interdisciplinary, combining ritual, metaphor, poetry, sound effects, video, and allegorical configurations.

Hughes then worked as an Assistant Professor of Painting for the School of Art at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK, from 2001 to 2006.