Kesewa Aboah | |
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Born | Kesewa Arbell Lavinia Aboah May 1994 (age 30) Westminster, London, England
[2] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
Parent | Camilla Lowther (mother) |
Relatives |
Adwoa Aboah (sister) |
Modelling information | |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Hair colour | Brown |
Eye colour | Brown |
Agency |
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Kesewa Arbell Lavinia Aboah (born May 1994) is a British artist and model. [3]
Aboah was born in London, England, to Charles Aboah, a Ghanaian location scout in the fashion industry and former barrister clerk, and Camilla Lowther, a British fashion businesswoman and talent manager. Her maternal grandmother was an American from California, named Lavinia ( née Joyce). [4] [5] The Lowther family are members of the British nobility, headed by the Earl of Lonsdale. [6] Aboah's maternal great-grandfather was Anthony Lowther, Viscount Lowther, the son of Lancelot Lowther, 6th Earl of Lonsdale. She is a grandniece of James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale. [4] Through her father, she is related to the Ghanaian politician William Kwasi Aboah. Aboah is the younger sister of fashion model and activist Adwoa Aboah and a second cousin of fashion model Matilda Lowther. [7] [8]
Aboah was educated at Millfield, a boarding school in Somerset, and later obtained an art degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. [9] [10] [3]
Aboah is signed with VIVA Model Management and DNA Models. [9] She had her first modelling job when she was six years old, modelling for the brand Jigsaw. [5] She has modelled in advertisement campaigns for Alexander McQueen and Miu Miu. [9] In 2010 Aboah and her sister were featured in an advertisement campaign for H&M. [11]
In 2017 she walked the runway for Coach New York's AW17 fashion show. [12] In September 2018, Aboah, alongside her sister, Adwoa, and her cousin, Alewya Demmisse, were photographed by Mario Sorrenti as the faces of MANGO's AW18 campaign TOGETHER. [13] [14] She has been featured in Vogue, The Telegraph Magazine, Love, [15] and i-D and has modelled for Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, and Burberry. [16] [17] [18] [19] She was photographed alongside Kate Moss for Love magazine's LOVE 18. [20]
In November 2018, Aboah was featured in ASAP Rocky's music video for the song " Sundress". [21]
In February 2019, she walked the runway for Simone Rocha's Fall 2019 fashion show. [10] In September 2019, Aboah was the face of Links of London's Brutalist campaign. [22]
Pierre Lagrange, who was already acquainted with the Aboah family, was introduced to Aboah's artwork via social media. He commissioned her to create a canvas of work for H. Huntsman & Sons. Her finished work, titled The Joy in Dancing With My Sisters, was then created into a bespoke jacket design for the brand. She was commissioned to create a second piece for Huntsman's display window, which she titled All The Women And Me. [23]
Aboah completed an artist's residency in Ísafjörður, Iceland before starting another residency in Mexico. [24] [22]
Kesewa Aboah | |
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Born | Kesewa Arbell Lavinia Aboah May 1994 (age 30) Westminster, London, England
[2] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
Parent | Camilla Lowther (mother) |
Relatives |
Adwoa Aboah (sister) |
Modelling information | |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Hair colour | Brown |
Eye colour | Brown |
Agency |
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Kesewa Arbell Lavinia Aboah (born May 1994) is a British artist and model. [3]
Aboah was born in London, England, to Charles Aboah, a Ghanaian location scout in the fashion industry and former barrister clerk, and Camilla Lowther, a British fashion businesswoman and talent manager. Her maternal grandmother was an American from California, named Lavinia ( née Joyce). [4] [5] The Lowther family are members of the British nobility, headed by the Earl of Lonsdale. [6] Aboah's maternal great-grandfather was Anthony Lowther, Viscount Lowther, the son of Lancelot Lowther, 6th Earl of Lonsdale. She is a grandniece of James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale. [4] Through her father, she is related to the Ghanaian politician William Kwasi Aboah. Aboah is the younger sister of fashion model and activist Adwoa Aboah and a second cousin of fashion model Matilda Lowther. [7] [8]
Aboah was educated at Millfield, a boarding school in Somerset, and later obtained an art degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. [9] [10] [3]
Aboah is signed with VIVA Model Management and DNA Models. [9] She had her first modelling job when she was six years old, modelling for the brand Jigsaw. [5] She has modelled in advertisement campaigns for Alexander McQueen and Miu Miu. [9] In 2010 Aboah and her sister were featured in an advertisement campaign for H&M. [11]
In 2017 she walked the runway for Coach New York's AW17 fashion show. [12] In September 2018, Aboah, alongside her sister, Adwoa, and her cousin, Alewya Demmisse, were photographed by Mario Sorrenti as the faces of MANGO's AW18 campaign TOGETHER. [13] [14] She has been featured in Vogue, The Telegraph Magazine, Love, [15] and i-D and has modelled for Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, and Burberry. [16] [17] [18] [19] She was photographed alongside Kate Moss for Love magazine's LOVE 18. [20]
In November 2018, Aboah was featured in ASAP Rocky's music video for the song " Sundress". [21]
In February 2019, she walked the runway for Simone Rocha's Fall 2019 fashion show. [10] In September 2019, Aboah was the face of Links of London's Brutalist campaign. [22]
Pierre Lagrange, who was already acquainted with the Aboah family, was introduced to Aboah's artwork via social media. He commissioned her to create a canvas of work for H. Huntsman & Sons. Her finished work, titled The Joy in Dancing With My Sisters, was then created into a bespoke jacket design for the brand. She was commissioned to create a second piece for Huntsman's display window, which she titled All The Women And Me. [23]
Aboah completed an artist's residency in Ísafjörður, Iceland before starting another residency in Mexico. [24] [22]