Lloyd Foster


Lloyd Kofi Foster is a Ghanaian-American interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn who works primarily with photography as well as sculpture, installation, video and mixed media. Foster uses these media to capture daily life and the interactions of the people and places he encounters. The artist also uses personal connections, memories, and his perception to reflect his dual identity as a Ghanaian-American and he continues to be inspired by his personal experiences, memories and ancestral curiosity.

Foster began to photograph a rapidly changing Washington, D.C. in 2014, equipped with a 35mm film camera. In February 2015, he traveled to Ghana for the first time. Prior to traveling, Foster's appreciation of Ghana was from a Ghanaian-American perspective and the trip allowed him to experience and explore the country he considers his homeland. One of his first photography series was "From Ghana with Love" which documents and illustrates the artist's family history in Ghana and every-day experiences and interactions with family and new friends, from the busy streets of Accra, the capital city, to the calmer paths of Kukurantumi, his father's hometown.

Foster's work has been exhibited at BWI Airport International Art Gallery in Baltimore, USA; LagosPhoto Festival in Lagos, Nigeria; the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., USA; the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in Washington, D.C., USA; the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., USA; Prince Georges African American Museum in Brentwood, USA; and IA&A at Hillyer in Washington, D.C., USA. Foster received an MFA in Studio Art from New York University and he founded Yeboah Studios, a platform to bridge African countries and the diaspora through art, fashion, film and other creative means and in collaboration with other creatives.


Available Works


Lloyd Foster: Above the Rim

Above the Rim

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

20 x 13 1/4 in | 50.8 x 33.7 cm

Edition of 5 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: An Ode to Washington

An Ode to Washington

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

20 x 15 1/3 in | 50.8 x 38.9 cm

Edition of 5 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Dee Up

Dee Up

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

13 3/4 x 20 in | 34.9 x 50.8 cm

Edition of 5 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Pound It

Pound It

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

13 3/5 x 20 in | 34.5 x 50.8 cm

Edition of 5 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Untitled

Untitled

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

20 x 12 9/10 in | 50.8 x 32.8 cm

Edition of 5 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Untitled

Untitled

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

15 2/5 x 20 in | 39.1 x 50.8 cm

Edition of 5 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Dreaming I

Dreaming I

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

20 9/10 x 30 in | 53.1 x 76.2 cm

Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Dreaming V

Dreaming V

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

19 1/8 x 30 in | 48.6 x 76.2 cm

Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Dreaming VI

Dreaming VI

Lloyd Foster

2019

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

19 7/8 x 30 in | 50.5 x 76.2 cm

Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Bench

Bench

Lloyd Foster

2020

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

30 x 30 in | 76.2 x 76.2 cm

Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Reaction

Reaction

Lloyd Foster

2020

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

20 x 20 in | 50.8 x 50.8 cm

Edition of 5 + 1 AP

Lloyd Foster: Clearview

Clearview

Lloyd Foster

2020

Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta

20 x 20 in | 50.8 x 50.8 cm

Edition of 5 + 1 AP


Exhibitions & Art Fairs

Akwande: still coming of age

Akwande: still coming of age

Lloyd Foster, Zana Masombuka

8 Feb - 30 Mar 2024

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Coming of Age

Coming of Age

Lloyd Foster, Zana Masombuka

1 Aug - 31 Aug 2021

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