Prof. Dr. Osuanyi Quaicoo Essel

Department of Textiles & Fashion Education
University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
eyensempii@gmail.com
oqessel@uew.edu.gh

RESEARCH INTEREST

Osuanyi Quaicoo Essel, an Associate Professor, teaches at the Textiles Design and Fashion Education Department in the University of Education, Winneba. He is an African fashion and textiles historian, a practising textile designer and freelance sculptor.

His research interest is in textiles and fashion history and education; hair and Afrocentric beauty culture practices. Besides, his studies take a decolonial path and focuses on Africa’s contribution to global fashion and textiles in terms of African millinery and accessories production and beauty culture standards.

Osuanyi is also specialized in digital and handmade embroidery, fabric decoration techniques; and the use of Art in the therapeutic processes.

He is a leading member for ARTWATCH GHANA, an arts-based think that advocates for the better position of the Creative Arts and a tool for national development and tourism growth. Osuanyi also chairs the Art Teachers’ Association of Ghana, an association that strives for teaching continuous professional developments in the Creative Arts sector.