Rufai Zakari (b. 1990, Ghana) is a visual artist who lives and works between Accra and Bawku, Ghana. He completed his apprenticeship under Mozzay, a senior artist in Nima, Accra, and in 2011 earned his degree from the Ghanatta College of Art and Design. In his work, Zakari examines consumerism, environmental pollution, labor, trade, and the perils of industrialization in contemporary Ghanaian society. The founder of Rujab Eco-Art Foundation in his hometown of Bawku, he bases his practice on recycling waste from the streets of Ghana.

Zakari’s work has been presented in numerous solo exhibitions, most recently at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2024, 2021); San Luis Potosí Center for the Arts, Mexico City, Mexico (2023); Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio (2023); Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2022); and Gallery T293, Rome, Italy (2022). Since 2014, he has exhibited widely across Africa, Europe, and the Americas. His work has also been presented in group shows at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida; The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio; 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, New York (with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery); Queretaro Contemporary Art Museum, Mexico; Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Germany; Untitled Art, Miami Beach (with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery); and The Armory Show, New York (with The Breeder Gallery). Zakari’s work can be found in important private and public collections, including the Pizzuti Collection at the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH; Arthur Lewis Collection, Los Angeles, CA; Easton Capital/John Friedman Collection, New York, NY; Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana; The Bunker Artspace Museum, West Palm Beach, FL; The Ditau Collection, Cape Town, South Africa; Susan Goodman Collection, Brooklyn, NY; VG Collection, Kallakurichi, India; Akron Museum of Art, Akron, OH; JOM Collection, Dakar, Senegal; AMMA Foundation, Querétaro, Mexico; and The Africa Centre Collection, London, UK.