AKATAKPO Donatus

Address: 11 Bassie Ogamba Street, off Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos. Birth: July 13, 1956, in Warri, Delta State. Training: BA in fine arts, University of Ife, 1979; MFA, University of Benin, 1983; MPhil in visual arts, University of Ibadan, 1987; PhD candidate, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. Profile: Full name, Donatus Martins Akatakpo; lecturer, Lagos State Collegeof Education, Lagos,1980-1981; curator, National Councilfor Arts &Culture, Lagos, 1984; lecturer, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, 19851986; arts editor, Newbreed Magazine, Lagos, 1988; painted portraits of several dignitaries in Lagos, 1987-1988; an exponent of Onaism. Member: Arts Council of the African Studies Association; Museum Society of Nigeria; Society of Nigerian Artists. Group Exhibitions "National Art Institutions Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, January 11-26, 1980. "National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, September 25-October 1, 1980. "The Ife Art School: 1974-1984," National Theatre, Lagos, April 27-May 19, 1984; Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, June 1-15, 1984; Concorde Hotel, Owerri, August 20-25, 1984.…