A 1-year-old Ghanaian kid Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah has broken a Guinness World Record as the Youngest Male Artiste. Ace-Liam broke the record in December of 2023 when he was just 1 year and 152 days old.
According to the Guinness World Record, the record was verified “in Accra, Ghana, on 15 December 2023,” making the toddler the new record holder.
A publication on the GWR website said, “Ace-Liam’s paintings use a technique which is done by manoeuvring acrylic paint across a canvas using the hands and body to create unique and abstract artworks.”
Remarkably, Ace-Liam has even participated in group exhibitions and 10 of his over 20 paintings were on display at the Ghana Museum of Science and Technology where nine of them have been sold out.
“Since his first artwork entitled ‘The Crawl’, he has completed another 20 paintings (and counting) and has also participated in his first group exhibition ‘The Soundout Premium Exhibition‘ at the Museum of Science and Technology in Ghana, where a total of 10 of his artworks created between the ages of 6 months to 1 year and 4 months were displayed and put up for sale. Out of those 10 artworks, 9 were sold during the exhibition,” a Guinness World Records publication said.
Ace-Liam who started painting at age 6 months attempted the record in December. Chantelle Kuukua, the mother of Ace-Liam explained that as part of the rules to be accepted for the record, Ace-Liam had to “participate in an exhibition, make sales, and provide evidence of the event, including media coverage and social media handles. If he doesn’t sell the artwork, he won’t qualify.”
