In 1998, Ablade Glover received the Flagstar Award by ACRAG (the Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana), and was also honoured with the distinguished alumni award from the African-American Institute in New York City. He has received several national and international awards, including the Order of the Volta in Ghana in 2007, the Millennium Excellence Award in 2010 and is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London.

The universality of Glover’s work is reflected in the breadth and variety of his collectors. His work can be found in collections such as: AAI African American Institute Head Office, New York, USA - Africa Centre, London, UK - Royal Collection of Prince and Princess Takamado, Tokyo, Japan - Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (mural), Chicago, USA - Ohio State University International House, Columbus, USA - Ashanti Goldfields Company Headquarters, Accra, Ghana - Arts Council of Ghana, Accra, Ghana - Barclays Bank Ghana Ltd., Accra, Ghana - Commonwealth Foundation, London, UK - Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Accra, Ghana - Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, California, USA - Kosmos Energy, Texas, USA - National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos, Nigeria - National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe - Tullow Oil PLC, London, UK - UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, Visiting Arts, London, UK - World Bank, Washington DC, USA, Africa First Collection; Banque Société Générale Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.