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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.
Fahamu?s life was tragically shaped early on. At the age of 4, Pecou and his siblings were witness to the murder of their mother at the hands of their father. Fahamu?s father (who suffered from severe schizophrenia) immediately surrendered himself to police custody. Pecou and his siblings were ultimately transported to the small town of Hartsville, S.C. where they were cared for by his mother?s relatives.
From a very early age Pecou excelled in school and developed a passion for art. At the age of 9, he declared his future as an artist of note. His writings and art works earned him numerous awards and recognitions throughout his elementary, middle and high school years, including a gold medal in the NAACP ACT-SO competition.
Pecou was accepted to and attended the Atlanta College of Art in Atlanta, GA. Originally as an animation major. However after becoming exposed to the fine arts, he quickly shfted gears and changed his major to Electronic arts and Painting. During his college years, he had the privilege of working with Dr. Arturo Lindsay, and artist and professor at Spelman College. Lindsay, who shares Pecou?s Panamanian heritage, helped guide Pecou in developing his voice as an artist.
After graduating from college in 1997, Pecou returned to New York where he worked as a graphic designer creating collateral for many hip hop artists, entertainment venues and restaurants in NY. Returning to Atlanta in 1999, Pecou began his own design firm and continued to work with many of Atlanta?s up and coming hip hop labels and artists.
Frustrated however, with his desire to be a fine artist and the financial responsibilities necessitated by life, Pecou began to question the marketing, promoting and overall representation of visual artists vs. other types of entertainers. In 2001, as an way of promoting his art and establishing himself within the Atlanta arts community, Pecou began a grass roots promotion campaign called ?Fahamu Pecou is The Shit?. Utilizing the marketing tactics used to promote hip hop artists and other forms of entertainment, Fahamu?s guerrilla-styled branding tactics quickly caught the attention of the art scene in Atlanta.
In 2005, along with several of Atlanta?s premier contemporary artists, Pecou created history at Atlanta?s High Museum of Art as a part of 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 Art In America, 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 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 chronicling the impact of hip-hop on visual culture, written by famed graffiti artist and designer Cey Adams. A winner of the 2009 ARTADIA award, Fahamu was also featured in two international solo exhibitions; the first in Cape Town, South Africa and a second during Art Basel in Basel Switzerland. Pecou was selected as the first-ever Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture Resident at The McColl Center for Visual Art in Charlotte, N.C. in 2010.
In 2011 Pecou presented his first solo exhibition in Paris, France. Additionally Atlanta?s NBAF (National Black Arts Festival) awarded Pecou the Emerging Artist Award during their inaugural Interpretations: Black Visual Art ? Past, Present and Future award ceremony alongside master artists; Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Samella Lewis, Betye Saar, Richard Mayhew, Thornton Dial and David Driskell. Pecou?s works were also featured in two seminal volumes; 5 Cities/41 Artists: Artadia O8/09 (Published by ARTADIA, 2011) and NOPLACENESS: Art in a Post-Urban Landscape (Published by Possible Futures, 2011)
Currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student in Emory University?s Institutel of Liberal Arts (ILA), Pecou maintains an active exhibition schedule as well as public lectures and speaking engagements at colleges and museums nationwide. His most recent 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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