Join us for a special presentation of mixed media and ceramic work by artist, Vincent “Sniper” Frimpong.

Vincent Frimpong is a contemporary ceramic artist from Accra, Ghana. He holds an M.F.A. in Ceramic Art from the University of Arkansas and a B.A. in Industrial Arts (Ceramics Option) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. His work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including Logged In at the COOP Gallery (Nashville, TN), Beyond the Single at the Shircliff Gallery of Art (Vincennes, IN), and The Frimpong Case Continued at the Hall Gallery, Millsaps College (Jackson, MS).

Frimpong’s research and creative practice have been supported by several fellowships and awards, including the 2025 NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowship, the Amaco Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation, and the 2025 Rudy Autio Endowed Fund for Creatives. He has also received the Windgate Accelerator Grant (University of Arkansas), the Artists 360 Practicing Artist Grant (Walton Arts Foundation), the CXF MARs Award (The Medium/CACHE), the Zenobia Award (Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts), the Windgate University Fellowship (Arrowmont), the Maxwell-Hanrahan Fellowship (Haystack), the John Glick Scholarship (Penland), and awards from CIRCA and the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance. He currently serves as an assistant professor of art at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.

Frimpong will be demonstrating his artistic process and offering important context behind his work currently exhibited in Concourse Gallery, How the Message Comes Across.