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Bernard AINA

Sculptor

Address: 80A Isolo Road, Mushin, Lagos. Birth: July 19, 1952, in Ebute-Metta, Lagos State. Training: ONDin art, 1973 and HNDin sculpture, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, 1975; PGDE, University of Lagos, Lagos, 1978; MEd, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, 1984. Profile: Full name, Bernard Akande Aina; teacher, Lagos State Government College, Ojo, 1975; vice principal, Lagos State Government College, Ojo, 1980; graduate assistant, Universityof Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA, 1983; tutor, International School, Lagos, from 1985. Member: International Association of Artists; Nigerian Societyfor Education Through Art; Society of Nigerian Artists. Group Exhibitions FESTAC'77, Lagos, 1977. "National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, September 30-October 7, 1978. "Nigeria's Twenty Years of Independence," NationalTheatre, Lagos, 1980. Society of Nigerian Artists, Goethe Institute, Lagos, February 1981. National Council for Arts & Culture, Port Harcourt, 1982. "Offerings from the Gods," National Theatre, Lagos,June-July1985. 'Towards a Greater Nation," Italian Cultural Institute, Lagos, December 5-19, 1987. "Reflections: An Art Exhibition of the Society of Nigerian Artists," National Theatre,…

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Lagos, December 16-30, 1988. "Creative Dialogue:SNAat 25," NationalTheatre, Lagos, November 27-December 10, 1989. "Images of the Nigerian Nation," NationalTheatre, Lagos, September 29-October 13, 1990. Commissions Fiberglass sculpture, "Letter K," LagosState Ministry of Home Affairsand Tourism, Lagos, 1987. Fiberglass sculpture, "Chief Kosoko," Lagos State Government, Epe, 1990. Metal gate, "Arrow," NAL Merchant Bank, Lagos, 1990. Awards & Honors Lintas Award, 1973; best art student collegeprize, 1973; Fasuyi Award. Public Collections Federal Ministry of Information, Cultural Division, Lagos. Wood, iroko, sculpture: "Figures." National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos. Fiberglass sculptures: "Close Up I," 1981, and "Close Up II," 1982. Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. Cement sculpture: "Kwashiorkor," 1975.

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Surname
AINA
First Name
Bernard
Gender
Male
Profession
Sculptor
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