Biography
Vincent Frimpong is a Ghanaian contemporary artist whose work explores labor, migration, and memory through ceramics, sculpture, and installation. Drawing from his experiences living and working across cultures, he examines how objects carry histories of resilience, identity, and human connection.
His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan, where he presented his solo exhibition Dawn on Me. He has also completed artist residencies across the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Frimpong is the recipient of the 2025 NCECA Emerging Artist Award and the Lighton International Artists Exchange Program. He holds an M.F.A. in Ceramics from the University of Arkansas and a B.A. in Industrial Arts from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He is an Assistant Professor of Art at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.























