About The Artist

Black Cowrie is a creative space established by Yaa Animwaa to showcase sculpture, jewelry designs and various other creative mediums. A self-taught artist, her work has been influenced immensely by her Ghanaian culture, as well as black culture throughout the Diaspora. Through her work she focuses on highlighting the beauty of traditional African societies and  using her depictions to build bridges for the audience to see how and where we connect as a black people. Changing the narrative of how black people are depicted is an important catalyst in propelling us into a prosperous future. “We are a nation of beautiful black people, that have been systematically  interrupted. (Re)Claiming pride in who we are is a power we need only step into, in order to utilize.”