Benson AKE

Sculptor

Sculptor Address: Jiraj Gallery, PO Box 1001, Ikeja, Lagos. Birth: 1949, in Oshogbo, Oshun State. Training: BA, Ahmadu Bello University, 1973, specializing in sculpture. Profile: Lecturer, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, until 1978; freelance artist. Member: Society of Nigerian Artists. Group Exhibitions FESTAC '77, Lagos, 1977. "Exhibition of Works by Contemporary Nigerian Artists," National Theatre, Lagos, September 4-9, 1977. "National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, September 30-October 7, 1978. "Exhibition of Nigerian Traditional and Contemporary Art," Lagos, 1978. "Exhibition of Nigerian Contemporary Art," Dakar, Senegal, November 25December 7, 1980. Commissions Fiberglass medallions, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cdte d'lvoire, 1978. Public Collections National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos. Wood sculptures: "Mask Ensemble" and "Head."