Larry Otoo is a Ghanaian born
in Accra in 1956. He graduated from the College
of Art at the University of Science and Technology
in Kumasi, Ghana in 1981. He also holds a Master's
degree in African Art and Comparative Literature
from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
"Each time I pick
up the brush to paint, I have a strong feeling
that an obligation has been placed on me to record
and preserve our tradition visually."
Larry Otoo derives much of
his inspiration from the day to day activities
of life in Ghana.