BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Still Life Gallery Fine Art &\; Custom Framing\n8173 Main St\, Ellicott City MD 21043\nOngoing: OVER 40 NEW WORKS BY EPHREM KOU AKOU\nCurrently residing in Baltimore\, Maryland\, spectacular painter E phrem Kouakou is one of the world's premier African artists. His powerfu l\, vivid paintings are in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum\, New York and The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art\, Washington DC. His work is a bold blend of indigenous African visual sen sibilities with Western creative technique. Born in Central Ivory Coast\ , he is a member of the Baoule ethnic group and the Akan people. As a y outh Kouakou participated in the initiation rites and ceremonies of the Akan\, guided by his elders. This enabled him to actualize a deep spiri tual life which manifests in his work. When he was 17 years old\, Kouako u walked 3000 miles from Ivory Coast to Algeria\, then made his way to F rance to study at top art academies including L'Ecole Nationale Superieu re des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He has exhibited in galleries and museums in ternationally including France\, Belgium\, Switzerland\, and the USA.\n& nbsp\;Wine and Cheese Reception with the Artist\nSunday\, Feb 17\, 2:00- 6:00pm \n \;Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11:00am - 6:00pm URL:http://ellicottcity.patch.com/events/artists-reception-new-works-by-a frican-painter-ephrem-kouakou SUMMARY:ARTIST'S RECEPTION- NEW WORKS BY AFRICAN PAINTER EPHREM KOUAKOU LOCATION:Still Life Gallery: 8173 Main St\, Ellicott City\, MD END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR