Dr Bernard Akoi-Jackson is a contemporary Ghanaian artist, writer, curator and educator who lives and works in Tema, Accra, Kumasi and any site that loosely falls within his post-studio praxis. His general artistic practice and research trajectory revolve around his notion of “disturbed methodologies”, comprising a critique of post- and de-coloniality, an investigation of quotidian interactions and gestures through movement and object-oriented situations, and an engagement of linguistic quirks via textual inventions, revisions and wit.

Bernard instigates immersive, absurdist public interventions and conditions that are atmospherically dense, yet permeable to critical audience reactions. His multi-disciplinary, audience-implicating installations and performative pseudo-rituals have featured in exhibitions across the world.

He holds a PhD in Painting and Sculpture from the College of Art and Built Environment at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, where he also lectures with a particular interest in disruption and the revolutionary potential of contemporary art practice