In a moment that felt like history converging with the present, the collaborative work of Georgio Sabino III and Ghanaian abstract pioneer Nana Kwesi Agyare-Ansah has emerged not merely as an exhibition but as a compelling story of artistic dialogue and cultural resonance. What started as intersecting paths between two visionary creators has become a body of work that transcends traditional boundaries of painting, textile, and narrative — ripe for appreciation in global capitals of art such as Paris (e.g., at spaces like Galerie Le Feuvre & Roze or Galerie Laure Roynette within the vibrant contemporary scene of the Marais) , Los Angeles (at forward-looking venues such as Kohn Gallery or curator-driven platforms like Coagula Curatorial) , and New York City (at pioneering Black-owned institutions such as Skoto Gallery and Calabar Gallery) .

At the heart of this collaboration lies a shared curiosity about form, color, and identity. Sabino’s practice traverses photo-based painting and textile design — creating dynamic acrylic and silk/satin surfaces that come alive with both physical dynamism and augmented reality elements, extending the sensory experience of his work beyond the canvas into interactive realms . His textiles — printed silks that echo motifs of nature and human pattern — become wearable paintings: dresses, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings that carry Sabino’s imagery into the realm of couture.

Agyare-Ansah, known professionally simply as “Kwesi Agyare”, brings over two decades of abstract innovation rooted in deep engagement with Ghanaian life and light, color, and emotion. Educated at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Ghanatta College, he harnesses bold, vibrant fields of color that explore contemporary Ghana, layering cultural commentary into visual form through deeply expressive gestural abstraction .

Their collaboration — a fusion of Sabino’s painted textiles and Agyare-Ansah’s abstract languages — is more than a meeting of styles: it is cultural symbiosis. Sabino’s fluid silks — floated into the painting as fabric and then woven through fashion — are integrated into Agyare-Ansah’s own painted gestures. The resulting works radiate with rhythm and narrative: Sabino’s textile becomes part of the painted form, and Agyare-Ansah’s abstraction simmers beneath and around the cloth’s printed images, generating a multi-sensory experience that embodies movement, memory, and materiality.

Necklaces and bracelets fashioned from Sabino’s fabrics — now threaded into Agyare-Ansah’s compositions — become ornaments of meaning, pointing to shared heritages of adornment, identity, and display. Earrings punctuate canvases like notes in a visual score. The work, seen in this light, conjures not only surface beauty but layered symbolic interplay. With GS3 hummingbirds comes the augmented reality (AR) floating in and around the dress as if she on the fashion runway!

This body of work — already captivating audiences in exhibitions in Cleveland and Akron — is now poised to enter a global conversation. In Paris, where institutions and galleries are actively foregrounding African and diaspora art alongside contemporary European work , this collaboration would find rich resonance. Los Angeles’ eclectic, curator-driven landscape — from established galleries to experimental spaces — would offer another stage for its technicolor energy . And in New York City, with its long tradition of African diaspora curators and collectors, the work would join dialogues shaped by decades of cross-cultural exchange .

Supporting this artistic journey are a constellation of advocates and curators — international art critics, diaspora curators, fashion curators, and technologists — all poised to lift this body of work into new dialogues. Their shared aim: not simply to exhibit images but to build bridges of understanding through color, cloth, and cosmopolitan creative vision.

In this emerging chapter, Sabino and Agyare-Ansah aren’t just showing art — they are weaving stories that speak across continents, histories, and material sensibilities — inviting audiences everywhere to see painting not simply as pigment on surface, but as textiles of culture, narrative, and insight.

Poster are now available:

Bulk: Printing in large quantities significantly reduces the per-poster cost.  $75 (10 or more)

Standard (18″x24″): $100 (single print). Framed $250

Large (24″x36″): $200 (single print). Framed $250

Oversized (36″+): $500 – $1500 for murals and digital use