Emmanuel De-Graft Kofi Quainoo was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and has always sought
to transform his imagination into tangible creations while growing up in Lewisville, Texas.
He has contributed to diverse projects, such as “Roaming Being,” a 3D animation where
a robot explores different dimensions and designed the website “Artist Collective,” that
promotes the work of real artists in an AI-enamored world. He currently works at the
Newman Library’s 3D Scanning Studio assisting students. Emmanuel is a Creative
Technologies BFA major in the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech with an anticipated
graduation date of May, 2026.”