NWAJEI, Mazi

Sculptor Address: Museum Education Services, National Commission for Museums & Monuments, PMB 12556, Onikan, Lagos. Birth: 1944, in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. Training: Studied art, School of Art, Design &Printing, YabaCollege of Technology, 1971-1973; HND, Yaba College of Technology, 1976, specializing in sculpture; studied museum education, exhibition techniques and sculpture in England, The Netherlands, and the United States, 1980; intern, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1981. Profile: Full name, Mazi Godwin Eluemunor Nwajei; teacher, fine arts, Mary Mount, Agbor, 1973-1974; museum education officer, Federal Derpartment of Antiquities, Lagos, 1976; head, Museum Education Services, National Museum, Lagos; uses wood, cement and fiberglass. Solo Exhibitions "Horizon of Truth," National Museum, Lagos, November 24-December 7, 1988. Group Exhibitions National Museum, Lagos, 1977. "Our Impressions: An Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptural Pieces & Drawings," Soviet Cultural Centre, Lagos, May 23-30, 1989. Commissions Sculpture, Trophy Beer Company, Ilesha. Sculpture, fiberglass, the Agbogidi of Ogwashi-Uku. Awards & Honors Certificate of Merit, Bendel State Government Art Competition, 1973. Public Collections…