OTUN, Idowu

Painter, Sculptor Address: National Council for Art & Culture, PO Box 2959, Surulere, Lagos. Birth: September 23, 1956, in Ile-Ife, Oshun State. Training: BA in fine arts, University of Ife, 1980; MA in visual arts, University of Ibadan, 1987. Profile: Education officer, Ministry of Education, Ibadan, 1981; cultural officer, Oyo State Council for Arts & Culture, 1981-1987; visual arts officer, National Council for Arts & Culture, Lagos, from 1988; an exponent of Onaism. Member: Society of Nigerian Artists. Solo Exhibitions "Reminiscences," National Museum, Lagos, June 2-13, 1990. Group Exhibitions "Exhibition of African Paintings," World Intellectual Property Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, 1986. "Reflections: An Art Exhibition of the Society of Nigerian Artists," National Theatre, Lagos, December 16-30, 1988. "African Development Bank 25th Anniversary Exhibition," Nicon Noga Hilton Hotel, Abuja, April-May 1989. "Creative Dialogue: SNA at 25," National Theatre, Lagos, November 27-December 10, 1989. "Valley of Decision," National Museum, Lagos, December 2-14, 1989. "First Art Exhibition," Calabash, Lagos, October 27-28, 1990. "Ona…