About

Fahamu has a B.F.A. in painting from the Atlanta College of Art. He founded RED|Creative in 1999 and has been the Creative Director on such projects as the Mary J. Blige Tour, the BMW XL3 Launch, the Atlanta Hawks Concert Series, and the international Nokia Bluetooth Account. He is also a recognized fine artist with national and international shows to his credit. Check him out at fahamupecouart.com

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Fahamu Pecou (b. 1975) is an American painter based in Atlanta, Georgia whose intention is to comment on contemporary and hip-hop culture while simultaneously subverting it to include his ideas on fine art.

In 2005, along with several of Atlanta's premier contemporary artists, Pecou created history at Atlanta's High Museum of Art with the exhibition Arts Beats + Lyrics. Since 2005 Fahamu has been featured in several solo and group exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad. His work has been reviewed and featured in numerous publications including Harper’s Magazine, NY Arts Magazine, Mass Appeal Magazine, The Fader Magazine, Atlanta Peach Magazine, NY Arts Magazine and on the cover of Artlies Magazine. In 2007 he was named Critic’s Choice for Best Emerging Artist by Atlanta's Creative Loafing. He was also awarded a Best in Show Award for the 2007 Atlanta Biennial. In 2008 Pecou was awarded a residency at the Caversham Centre in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, additionally, Pecou’s work was included in DEFINITION: The Art and Design of Hip Hop, an anthology of urban arts written by famed graffiti artist and designer Cey Adams.

In 2009 Fahamu was featured in two international solo exhibitions; the first in Cape Town, South Africa and a second during Art Basel in Basel Switzerland. Additionally, he was awarded a fellowship and reisdency at the McColl Center in Charlotte, NC.

Currently his work addresses concerns around representations of black masculinity and how these images come to define black men across generations and geographical boundaries.

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