He was considered a pioneer in promoting modern African styles and design on the international stage.
Ansah was born in 1951 into an artistic family and his interest in art and design was encouraged by his father, a photographer and classical musician.
[4] In 1992 he returned to Ghana,[3] where he set up and ran the successful design and creative concept company Artdress.
Ansah won the prestigious Ghana Quality Awards Diamond Division in October 2003, for clothing and textile with Artdress Ltd, and his company was the winner of the Millennium 2000 African Fashion Awards.
He designed the costumes for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 African Cup of Nations staged in Ghana,[3][7] and in 2009 was the chief designer at the Festival of African Fashion and Arts (FAFA).