ONYEMAOBI, Ben

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ONYEMAOBI

Ben

Painter, Sculptor Address: Department of Fine&Applied Arts, Anambra State Polytechnic, Oko, PMB 21, Aguata, Anambra State. Birth: May 27, 1955, in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. Native of Uga, Aguata, Anambra State. Training: HND,Institute ofManagement&Technology, Enugu, 1983; participated in fourth printmaking workshop, University ofNigeria, 1990. Profile: Full name, Bernard Okechukwu Onyemaobi; art teacher, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, 1983-1984, and Community Secondary School, Ituku, 1984-1986; senior instructor, painting, Anambra State Polytechnic, Oko, from 1987. Solo Exhibitions "Reflections of Self-1989," Ricco Furniture Company, Lagos, July 12-26, 1989. Group Exhibitions "Original Prints from the Third Nsukka Workshop, 1987," Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 29-November 2, 1987; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, November4-18, 1987; University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1987. "Convex '88 Exhibition," Anambra State Polytechnic, Oko, 1988. "Convex '90 Exhibition," Anambra State Polytechnic, Oko, 1990. "Prints from Nsukka: Fourth Printmaking, 1990," Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, January 29-February 2, 1990; Achebe Symposium, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, February 12-14, 1990; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, March 21-April 3, 1990. Commissions Paintings, oil on board, "Child" and "Flute Player," Royal Palace Hotel, Enugu, 1982. Murals, oil, "Souls Behind the Masks," "Hotel Activities," and "Swimming Pool," Chalk Valley Hotel, Oko, 1987. Public Collections Asele Institute, Nimo. "Dreams of the Drunk" and "My Hands are Clear," 1989. Bibliography Reflections of Self-1989; Exhibition ofPaintings and Sculptural Works by Ben Onyemaobi, 12-26July 1989; held at the Ricco Furniture Company, Lagos, [s.l.: s.n.], 1989. 24pp. illus. Reviewed: Boniface Akpan, "Reflections of Self," Lagos Life (Lagos) August 3-9, 1989; Dili Ojukwu, "Painting the Divide," African Guardian (Lagos) August 14, 1989, page 35; Irene Mbegbu, "Preserving Culture in Art," ThisWeek (Lagos) August 14, 1989, page 31.
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