I create hand-built clay works using terra cotta, a material that recalls the red earth of Ghana. These sculptures explore mythological figures, particularly within an ongoing series on Mmoatia – The Helper. The works engage with ancestral knowledge systems, including herbal healing practices, food culture, and relational approaches to land and ecology.
Cornrow Head Container (Front)
January 2026
Cornrow Head Container (Side)
January 2026
Cornrow Head Container (Top)
January 2026
Fante Woman Hair Container
December 2025
Nua Baa Ketewa Spiral Container
December 2025
Menua Baa Panyin Spiral Container
December 2025
Fante Woman Incense Holder
November 2025
Ma Aboatia Vase
November 2025
Spiral Head Tea Cup
November 2025
Pregnant Aboatia Vase
October 2025
Opanin Aboatia (f)
October 2025
Opanin Aboatia (m)
October 2025
Flower Vase Aboatia
March 2025
My paintings depict scenes from my daily life, transforming lived moments into earth-based, colourful visual narratives. I work with self-made pigments derived from natural materials sourced from my immediate environment, allowing the material origins of the work to remain present and visible.
Mother, Heal Me
April 2025
Natural pigment x acrylic paint
90x122cm
Thursdays Dinner
April 2025
Natural pigment x acrylic paint
94x94cm
Sunset Palmnut
March 2025
Natural pigment x acrylic paint
48x70cm
Mooo!
April 2024
Natural pigment
100x100cm - SOLD
Black Kite James Plantain Fertilizer
March 2025
Natural pigment x acrylic paint
48x75cm
Palmwine Dine
January 2024
Natural pigment x acrylic paint
100x100cm
Grandma's Fufu and Soup
November 2023
Natural pigment x acrylic paint
50x50cm - SOLD
Fufu and Push
October 2023
Natural pigment
50x50cm - SOLD
Plantain Seller
October 2023
Natural pigment x acrylic paint
80x80cm
I work with collage as a language of multiplicity and assemblage, bringing together fragments to form new wholes. Using found materials from books, postcards, and magazines, alongside hand-painted elements, photography, and digital sources, my collages mirror lived existence as layered, relational, and made up of many coexisting realities within a single image.
Asanbosam
May 2025
Asanbosam
May 2025
My Sister
January 2025
My Sister
January 2025
Give Me Pure Wata
August 2024
Give Me Pure Wata
August 2024
Shito Recipe
August 2023
Shito Recipe
August 2023
Duafe
February 2023
Duafe
February 2023
Fante Society
February 2023
Fante Society
February 2023
Mmoatia
February 2023
Mmoatia
February 2023
Independence
September 2022
Independence
September 2022
About
Merci Ewuresi is a multidisciplinary visual artist and researcher whose practice spans clay works, paintings, and collages. Her work explores themes of identity, memory, and the connection between humans and the earth.
Drawing inspiration from traditional craftsmanship and contemporary artistic expressions, Merci creates pieces that bridge cultural heritage with modern aesthetics. Her clay works celebrate the tactile nature of sculpture, while her paintings and collages layer color, texture, and found materials to tell stories of personal and collective experiences.
Her work has been exhibited in Accra, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Vienna, and continues to evolve as she experiments with new materials and techniques.
50+
Artworks Created
8+
Exhibitions
4+
Years Experience
Artist residencies that have shaped my practice, fostering cross-cultural dialogue and experimentation with materials and techniques.
Odo Valley
Busua, Ghana | March-April 2025
Kültüř gemma! x Künstlerhaus
Vienna, Austria | 10.2025-02.2026
Let's Connect
Interested in a piece or have a project in mind? I'd love to hear from you.
Or reach out directly at merciewuresi@gmail.com