Ashanti Johnson (b.1950), born Amos Johnson in Charleston, South Carolina, assumed the Ashanti name because he held a close, personal affinity for the Asante people of Ghana, signifying that the association carried over to his aesthetics as an artist. His work stylistically follows the tradition established by Charles White, where representational imagery is seen as the best means of conveying cultural identity. Ashanti Johnson is an alumnus of Syracuse University, and his work appears in the permanent collections of the High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia; the Contemporary Art Museum in Houston, Texas; as well as other public and private institutions across this country and abroad.
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