{"id":13,"date":"2025-03-15T17:02:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T17:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kstonyart.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-05-14T16:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:33:07","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kstonyart.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a967ae e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a967ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bcb28 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02bcb28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105daa9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"105daa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5659e74 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5659e74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ba0ca e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8ba0ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e21d1 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22e21d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ecfb2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ecfb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emmanuel Asamoah, also known as Kstony, is a contemporary ceramic artist born in Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa. He carries a profound respect for his heritage and the legacy of his grandmother. Kstony&#8217;s familiarity with clay and its significance as a daily resource in his community inspired him to expand its use and pursue a formal education in ceramics. He earned a B.A. in Industrial Art (Ceramics option) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana.\u00a0<\/p><p>Currently, Kstony is a second-year MFA candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Art. Kstony received the NCECA Multicultural Award in 2024, and his works have been showcased in multiple exhibitions in both Ghana and the United States.\u00a0<\/p><p>Notable exhibitions include the upcoming 2025 NCECA Student Juried Show in Salt Lake City, Utah, 2024 \u2018 AKOKOA \u2018 Solo Exhibition at Medici Gallery, UNL, 2024 \u2018Art by the Foot\u2019 Center for the Visual Art in Wausau, WI, 2024 \u2013 2nd Ceramic Student Show at Concho Clay Studio and San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, Texas , 2024 UARK &amp; UNL exhibition at the University of Arkansas, the 2023 Making History Exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the 2023 Circa Symposium exhibition at the University of Colorado.<\/p><p>\u00a0His artistic journey is rooted in the desire to honor the materials, heritage, and community members of Ghana. As a first-generation African immigrant in the United States, Kstony&#8217;s work actively shares and celebrates the pride of his life, home, and culture through his art practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784c292 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"784c292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112dae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"112dae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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He carries a profound respect for his heritage and the legacy of his grandmother. Kstony&#8217;s familiarity with clay and its significance as a daily resource in his community inspired him to expand its use and pursue a formal education in ceramics. He earned a B.A. in Industrial Art (Ceramics option) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana.\u00a0 Currently, Kstony is a second-year MFA candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Art. Kstony received the NCECA Multicultural Award in 2024, and his works have been showcased in multiple exhibitions in both Ghana and the United States.\u00a0 Notable exhibitions include the upcoming 2025 NCECA Student Juried Show in Salt Lake City, Utah, 2024 \u2018 AKOKOA \u2018 Solo Exhibition at Medici Gallery, UNL, 2024 \u2018Art by the Foot\u2019 Center for the Visual Art in Wausau, WI, 2024 \u2013 2nd Ceramic Student Show at Concho Clay Studio and San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, Texas , 2024 UARK &amp; UNL exhibition at the University of Arkansas, the 2023 Making History Exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the 2023 Circa Symposium exhibition at the University of Colorado. \u00a0His artistic journey is rooted in the desire to honor the materials, heritage, and community members of Ghana. As a first-generation African immigrant in the United States, Kstony&#8217;s work actively shares and celebrates the pride of his life, home, and culture through his art practice. 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