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His passion and dedication to duty has caused him to accomplish staggering results within a

short space of time.

With regards to awards, Kojo has won several. Notable amongst them are The Osagyefo

Pan African Eminence Art Director/ Production Designer Award 2016; The World Leader

Laureate, a PENTASI B’ AWARD 2018 and The 40 Under 40 Award 2019 for the Theatre and

Arts category. He also won an Honorary Award from the School of Performing Arts,

University of Ghana, Legon, in 2017. Other recognitions include nominations for The

Global Art Awards; under the category of Ultimate Best Global Mixed Media Artist Award

2017 in Dubai. Yale University also awarded him a Citation of Inspiration in 2018.

In 2019

in Nigeria, he was celebrated as a Living Legend by the World Institute of Peace and

became the recipient of the World Icon of Peace Award. Kojo-Hilton donated one of his

cherished paintings to the National Museum of Ghana on 16th March 2019. Within the

same year two of his best stage design works were selected and displayed at the Prague

Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (in Czech Republic) as African Section for

Set Design and Costume.

Prince Kojo – Hilton is a strong art advocate, and for the past 17 years has single handedly

trained and mentored many young talents in Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia, Kenya and South Africa.

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