Ama Page

Ama is a Cornwall‑based artist whose life and work are deeply shaped by her African roots. She shares her home with the last beloved, gnarled animals from her former makeshift shelter in Botswana, and with a daughter currently at university. With a career in Art and Education spanning more than three decades, she now works full‑time as an artist alongside her role as an engagement worker and counsellor with White Gold Cornwall.
Born and raised in Africa, Ama’s early experiences continue to pulse through her creative practice. By the age of 20 she was running her own business in Botswana, and her artistic journey has since taken her across the world — exhibiting internationally, painting large‑scale murals, selling prolifically, and illustrating six published books.
Her work is a vibrant vessel for humour, magic, mythology and storytelling. Drawing on dreams, folklore, and her enduring connection to the natural world, Ama explores the diversity of human experience and the delicate interplay between what is seen and unseen. Her paintings often weave together the mystical and the everyday, inviting viewers into imaginative worlds where narrative and symbolism meet.
Ama holds a 2:1 BA (Hons) in African & Asian Art & Archaeology from SOAS, University of London — including research in the Kalahari — as well as a PGCE in Secondary Art & Design from the London Institute of Education. She also holds an AQA Certificate in Counselling and is a qualified Drawing & Talking practitioner, grounding her creative work in empathy, communication and emotional insight.