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.”

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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.
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Photography
Major In progress, 2024

Analogue Photography Documentary Photography Fine Art Photography Creative Direction Fashion Photography Art Direction

2024, Artist Projects 2024 - Untapped Artist
Toronto, ON
2024, Black Dreams & Aspirations
Union Station - Toronto, ON
2024, Shedding Heaviness
Gallery 44 - Toronto
2024, Salon 44 - Open Edition
Gallery 44 - Toronto, ON
2024, Family First? - Capture Photography Festival
Black Arts Centre - Surrey, BC
2023, In Conversation: Omo Iserhienrhien, Delali Cofie and Moraa Stump
Textile Museum of Canada - Toronto, ON
2023, Delali Cofie - Solo Exhibition
The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON
2023, Return - Contact Photography Festival
The Gladstone House - Toronto, ON
2022, We Lie As We Die
Gallery 101 - Ottawa, ON
2022, A Place of Ours - Contact Photography Festival
The Black Canary Espresso Cafe
2021, Taboo
Vitrines, Gallery 44 - Toronto, ON
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