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OLORUNTOBA, Zacheus. K.

Painter Training: No formal training; worked with Twins Seven-Seven at the beginning of his painting career. Profile: Illustrated record jackets for Ornette Coleman; illustrated articles in African Arts ["A Dream of King Marapaka," summer 1970 and "King Marapaka's Dream," summer 1975], visiting lecturer, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, 1984. Solo Exhibition "African Studies," Ibadan, June 26-July 28, [1970?]. Goethe Institute, Lagos, March 10-16, 1973. Goethe Institute, Lagos, May 30-June 6, 1975. Group Exhibitions "Contemporary African Art," Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, March 13-May 4, 1969. [traveled in the USA from 1969-1973 to: Studio Museum in Harlem and New York University, New York; University of Missouri, Columbia; Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland; West Virginia State College, Institute; North East Missouri State College, Kirskville; Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California; Compton Community College, Compton, California; Citrus College, Azusa, California; Mira Costa College, Oceanside, California, and CivicArts Gallery, Walnut Creek, California]. "Contemporary Nigerian Art," Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland,…

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USA, May 1972. "Eight Nigerian Artists," African American Institute, Washington, DC, July 1972. "Kindred Spirits," National Center of Afro-American Artists, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, November 17-December 8, 1974. "African Artists in America," African American Institute, New York, USA, September 20, 1977-January 14, 1978. "Africa: Emergent Artists, Tribal Roots and Influences," Alternative Center for International Arts, New York, USA, May 16-June 24, 1978. "Art from the African Diaspora: Becoming Visible," Aljira, Newark, NewJersey, USA, February 12-March 13, 1988. "Pattern and Narrative," Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, June 22-July 26, 1990.

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