Anson Asaka

About the Artist

Anson Asaka is a self-taught visual artist and a civil rights attorney.  Mr. Asaka uses paintings and drawings to celebrate Black people, culture, and history.  Mr. Asaka has done commissioned paintings for FMC Corporation, Corpus Christi Catholic Parish in Baltimore, and Howard County Public Library (East Columbia Branch).  Artspace in Richmond, Virginia selected Mr. Asaka to participate in the JAZZ: February/March 2023 Juried Exhibition.  In February 2023, LED Baltimore selected Mr. Asaka to be a featured artist on its website and billboard.  Mr. Asaka graduated cum laude from Howard University with a Bacholar of Arts degree in political science. Mr. Asaka graduated from Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey.  He is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, Maryland and other states.