Work by Isshaq Ismail at the SHIKA SHIKA Art Fair for#chalewote2018 .

Isshaq Ismail (Ghanaian , b .1989 ) is a versatile painter who works with varieties of media and techniques to spark a renaissance of contemporary African Art. In scope of his aesthetic strategies he creates grotesque figures and textures in his paintings. He describe his works as semi – Abstract. Interested collectors should email [email protected]

Chale Wote is a local Ghanaian term for flip flops, which also means ‘Man, let’s go!’.

The art festival was established by entrepreneurs Mantse Aryeequaye and Sionne Neely in 2011, a year after they formed ACCRA(dot)ALT, a platform for supporting Ghana’s emerging creative industries across a range of programming and content creation.