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Emmanuel Owusu Dartey was from Mamfe Akwapim in the Eastern Region. He studied at the Kumasi College of Technology and the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States of America. Mr Owusu Dartey returned to teach at Winneba School of Art and later left to College of Art at University of Science and Technology. A former Head of Department (Painting and Sculpture) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST); he was said to have encouraged experimentation and artistic courage in his students.

Owusu Dartey specialised in capturing the vanishing idyllic scenes around Mamfe and Nsawam, both in the Eastern Region. In his pieces, one cannot help admiring the careful attention to clouds and shadows.

The generally soft tones he employed created vivid impressions for anyone familiar with weather conditions on the Akwapim Ridge.