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Prince Gyasi Nyantakyi (@princejyesi) born 30 April 1995 also known by the artist name Prince Gyasi is a Ghanaian international photographer & visual artist. He is the co-founder of Boxedkids, a non-profit organization helping kids from Accra get an education.
Prince started taking pictures in 2011 and bought his first iPhone in 2014 which is the primary tool he uses in creating his art pieces. He began with snapshots of friends, family, and models from his hometown of Ghana and then realized he could seriously use his phone as an art creation tool, as a means of expression. He using an iPhone to shoot is a way to distinguish his art from other visual artists and photographers to break the codes of this singular and elitist art. His work is all about conveying feelings through colors and giving the floor to the people that are left aside from society.
Prince Gyasi was signed to Nil Gallery Paris in 2018 which gave him the chance to exhibit his art pieces at multiple art fairs in the USA.
He has exhibited in the Seattle Contemporary Art Fair, Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Artsy & Context Art Miami, and Pulse Contemporary Art Fair (Art Basel Miami). Prince has also exhibited some of his works at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in South Africa.
In December 2018, he got commissioned by Apple Inc. to work on a project in Ghana titled “A Great Day In Accra” to push the Hiplife music genre in Ghana to the world.
In December 2019, Prince got commissioned by GQ Style to shoot Burna Boy for their Summer/Spring Issue 2020 in Ikoyi, Lagos. The shoot was titled “Global Giant” because of the release of Burna’s album “African Giant”
- He was mentioned by Vanity fair as one of the top 9 visual artists to follow in 2018.
- Prince Gyasi was part of five black photographers interviewed by Good Morning America to speak about their work and about Vogue’s historic cover with Beyoncé.
- Prince Gyasi has been featured on the BBC Africa for his exceptional way of making images with his iPhone.
- Prince has also been featured by CNN style as one of the seven leading African photographers from across the continent.
