Benjamin Offei Nyarko (b. 1951, Atibie/Mpraeso) paintings focus on women in rural communities who, in his words, “toil day by day, some living on the periphery of poverty, yet going about their daily activities with dignity and pride.”

He obtained his B. A. Art degree (First Class honours) in Painting in 1976 from the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology – KUMASI. From 1979 – 1981, he was awarded a Bulgarian Government Scholarship to read an MFA (Painting) programme at the Nikolai Pavlovich`s Institute of Fine Art in Sofia, Bulgaria.

A dedicated arts educator he has combined teaching with painting and lectures at The College of Art, University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. He was Fulbright scholar-in-residence at North Carolina Central University from 1999-2000.

His work has been exhibited in West Africa, Europe and the USA.