Eric Don-Arthur
PHOTOGRAPHY
The Path Of A Photopoet:
Eric’s background, and path of progress as a photopoet - spans three decades of individual and team work;
This includes starting out as an advertising and fashion photographer, then working with Getty Images on Corporate and Editorial Assignments; Providing various communication design and production services to high-value international brands, public institutions, and other clients; Being honored as Ghana’s best live, daily, morning TV show presenter in 2011; Serving as a Parliamentary candidate in Ghana’s 2016 general elections, working as a Senior Associate and Head of Corporate and Special Assignments at Capture Ltd, contributing to The Organization for African Development (OAD) as its Program Director; and volunteering as an Advocacy Ambassador for www.oAfrica.org - a charity that supports family-based care for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children Living with Special Needs. Eric is a Creative Director of African Business Communications (ABC) and a Creative Director of the Progressive Organization for Women's Advancement (POWA), as well as a Chief Operations & Communications Officer of GeniePro - the world's best soccer foot-guard technology for athlete protection and performance.
Eric is intrinsically motivated, and his practice of 'Photography As Liberation Pedagogy' via his talent, experience, and drive; along with his global outlook, creative character, and trilingual fluency in English, Russian and German - make him both a strategic asset and a key tactical advantage to any advocacy project, communication team, or media enterprise that he works with.
Eric is the originating founding member of the Foundation for Contemporary Art in Accra, Ghana, and he is currently pursuing his final year of a post-graduate course of studies in Photography at Falmouth University, UK.
Eric's work has been recently exhibited and published in among others - the 2023 "Africa Fashion" exhibition curated by Dr. Christine Checkinska, Senior Curator of African and Diasporan Textiles and Fashion at 'The Victoria and Albert Museum' (V&A) in London, UK; and at 'The Brooklyn Museum' in New York, USA; as well as at 'The NGV International', Melbourne, Australia; "The 2024 Architectural Biennale" in Rotterdam, Netherlands; "The Gift - Stories of Generosity and Violence in Architecture" curated by Prof. Lukasz Stanek, and Dr. Damien Kokalevski in 'The Technical University Museum of Munich' (TUM) in Germany; and "Artist Intervention: Asutsuare Rebound" - Project MUSE, Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation History, Theory and Criticism, Volume-19, Number-2, Winter-2022, pp.147-155 (Article) Published by University of Minnesota Press, USA.
In his private life Eric is a loving Son, Sibling, Husband, Father, and Grandfather; and some his other inspirations include the work of Tchaikovsky, Aivazovsky, Sebastião Salgado, Brian Lanker, Sade, Bob Marley, Morihei Ueshiba, Sun Tzu, Michio Kaku, Khalil Gibran, and Tor Nørretranders.
Eric is always open to giving both public and private talks, exhibitions, and workshops; as well as creative consulting and collaborations, or any other way of sharing and improving mutual knowledge, abilities, and experience - so for more detailed information and work-related inquiries please use the contact details provided below. Thank You.
Some Clients:
Eric Don-Arthur’s career and professional experience spans three decades and includes working with/for such entities as:
Akzo Sikkens, Air Afrique, AMEX, Art Dress by Kofi Ansah, Ashanti Goldfields, BBC Focus on Africa, BCM (Australia), Black Hair Magazine, Compaq Ghana, Coco Lounge, Databank, Daily Mail (UK), EcoSpa Mineral Water, Essence (US), Everlast Windows, Exxon Mobil (US), Fan Milk, Fuji Flash, First Magazine (EU), Financial Times (UK), Ghana Airways, Ghana Telecom, Getty Images, Gemeente Museum, GTZ, Guinness, Harvard Business School, Heineken, Ikam Ltd., Johnson & Johnson (US) IFC/APDF, IEEE, Johns Hopkins, Kia, Kumasi Wood Cluster Association (KWCA), Unilever LUX, Lycopodium (AU), Macmillan (UK), Mobil (GH), Merchant Bank, Silverstar - Mercedes Benz, Metropolitan Insurance, Nestlé, The Non-Alligned Movement, The National Democratic Congress, oAfrica.org, Organisation for African Development, ODA-DFID, Peak Milk, Peugeot, Prince Claus Foundation, POWA, Revue Noire (FR), Rita Marley, Stevie Wonder, Steel Pulse, Robert Gordon School of Business, SGS SEMAFO (CAN), Stanbic Bank, Topic Magazine (US), Taylor Woodrow, Times (UK), UNICEF, USAID, US Dept. Of State, UNHCR, Vlisco Group (NL), Vogue, West African Examinations Council, Wall Street Journal, WBC, Werelds Museum, The UN World Health Organisation, Victoria & Albert Museum, and the IABR.
Some Assignments & Projects:
Getty Images - International Corporate & Editorial Assignments;
IFC/APDF - Annual Report & Exhibition on Ghanaian Agriculture, Exports, Processing & Manufacturing;
US Dept.of State -Topic Magazine cover story on US aid to private sector growth;
Ashanti Goldfields - Annual Reports & IPO campaign Mid-Year Report & African mining Expo Annual Report & NYSE entry Mid-Year Report;
ODA/DFID - Country Kit & Exhibition Education, Primary Health, Environment, Agriculture, IT & Infrastructure;
UNHCR/ IOC - Director/Producer, Documentary on Repatriation & Sport in refugee camps;
Metropolitan Insurance - Director, Met Gold Plan TV commercial;
Exxon Mobil - Corporate environmental portraits in Cameroon;
Guinness GGBL - Directing Advertising Video & Billboard Campaigns;
Unilever - Brand packaging design & campaign photography;
Johns Hopkins - Anti-Malaria Education Campaigns Photography;
Fan Milk - TV, Press, Billboard & Poster Brand Campaigns;
NDC (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016) Presidential & Parliamentary Elections Design, Direction & Production of Press & Outdoor campaigns.
Contracta Enghenaria.
Exhibition Designer, Creative Director and Curator;
Barrak El-Mahmoud 2015 Photography Exhibition,
Kejetia & Kumasi Central Market - Yesterday.Today.Tomorrow.
Center For National Culture, Kumasi - Ghana.
Select Art Publications & Exhibitions:
Gemeente Museum - Rotterdam
Werelds Museum - Amsterdam
OAfrica Exhibition - New York
Fashion Presentation for Prince Claus Foundation - Den Haag
Revue Noire - Paris
"Menaye Muntari" for Vogue - Milan
"Kejetia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"; Center for National Culture - Kumasi
"Africa Fashion"; Victoria & Albert Museum - London [2023]
"The Gift"; Architekturmuseum Technical University Museum [2023] - Munich
International Architectural Biennale (IABR) - Rotterdam [2024]
"Artist Intervention: Asutsuare Rebound" - University Of Minnesota Press[2024]
https://doi.org/10.1353/fta.2022.a940808 & https:muse.jhu.edu/article/940808
My Immense Gratitude
& Deep Appreciation For
Your Kind Support & Encouragement
My Papa & Mama
Felicia Bartfield
Hans Van Oort {RIPP}
Yetunde Ajayi Esq.
Samir Taleb
Jake Obetsebi Lamptey [RIPP]
Ricci Saint Ossei [RIPP]
Sir Sam Jonah
Jean Loup Pivin
Pat Hugg
John Wagman
Ofeibea Quist Arcton
Kofi Sasraku Ansah [RIPP]
Dhoruba Bin Wahad
Dick Mensah
Pres. Prof. John Evans Atta Mills [RIPP]
Colin Charles
Michael Casely Hayford
Ali Maouas
Cynthia Quarcoo Esq. [RIP]
Lyle Ashton Harris
My Brother George
My Sister Sandra
My Beloved Loving Wife Dawn
My Six Treasured Children
Dr Christine Chekinska
Prof Lukasz Stanek
Et Al...
Contact:
Email: edonarthur@gmail.com
