Faculty of Art
Photography
Meet the Artist
Delali
Cofie
Photography
“I sought to discover the weight of self, to confront the full extent of my being. Understanding that I am the toll of my history, the accumulation of not just my experiences but of them who came before, to whom I am linked.”
Delali Cofie (b.1999) is a Ghanaian-Nigerian photographer currently living in Toronto, Canada. Through storytelling he engages in multiple genres of photography such as fine art, documentary, and fashion. His personal work presents subtle beauty whilst exploring themes of family, self-formation, and becoming. Frequently creating work between his native city Accra and current city Toronto, his work tells a tale of two cities, linked by a diasporic thread. He has been exhibited in galleries across Ontario, namely Gallery 44 and Gallery 101. In 2022, his work was featured in legendary Ghanaian photographer James Barnor’s retrospective catalogue at the Arles Photography Festival. Delali had his first solo exhibition, A Place of Ours, included in the CONTACT Photography festival in Toronto (2022) whilst creating commissioned work for the Royal Bank of Canada. He is currently completing a BFA in Photography at OCAD University.
Analogue Photography Documentary Photography Fine Art Photography Creative Direction Fashion Photography Art Direction
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