Although he studied architecture in Lomé, he rapidly returned to painting, and developed his own distinctive style bridging traditional African and contemporary modern art.
KIACA served as an influential talent incubator for many Columbus-area African and African-American artists, including psycheñwelic painter April Sunami.
His other solo exhibitions include the Columbus City Hall, Welancora, Karma and Brecht Forum galleries in New York and the Goethe Institut in Lomé.
[4] Bamazi was recognized, alongside MacArthur "Genius" grant recipient Aminah Robinson, at the 27th Annual King Arts Center Gala in 2014.
[5] Bamazi has frequently appeared on "Good News," Time Warner Cable Channel 23, and hosted his own television show around the arts during his youth in Lomé.