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Bisi
Address: National Studios of Modern Art, PO Box 12524, Lagos. Birth: March 9, 1942, in Ila-Orangun, Oyo State. Training: Apprenticed to his uncle, Lamidi Fakeye, for five years; Ife Divisional Teacher Training College, Ile-Ife, 1963-1965. Profile: Full name, Olabisi Fakeye; nephew of sculptor Lamidi Fakeye; teacher, Ife Divisional Teacher Training College, Ile-Ife, 1965-1966; freelance artist, Lagos; visted Germany as a guest-artist, 1976;artistin-residence, Wajumbe Cultural Institute, San Francisco, California, USA, 1990. Member: Society of Nigerian Artists. Solo Exhibitions American Society for African Culture, Lagos, 1963. Goethe Institute, Lagos, November 18-28, 1970. Goethe Institute, Lagos, 1977. Goethe Institute, Lagos, September 1988. Group Exhibitions Goethe Institute, Lagos, January 15-26, 1969. Goethe Institute, Lagos, June 18-27, 1975. "National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, October 2-9, 1976. FESTAC '77, Lagos, 1977. "Exhibition of Works by Contemporary Nigerian Artists," National Theatre, Lagos, September4-9, 1977. "Exhibition of Nigerian Traditional and Contemporary Art," Lagos, 1978. "Grafikaus Nigeria," organized by the Goethe Insfitute, Lagos, toured Germany for two years, 1978-1979. "National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, September30-October 7, 1978. "Exhibition of Nigerian Contemporary Art," Dakar, Senegal, November 25December 7, 1980. "Ausstellung Nigerianische Kunst der Gegenwart," Bonn, Germany, August 9-18, 1982. "Exhibition of Nigerian Contemporary Art," Islamabad, Pakistan, 1983. "SilverJubilee National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, September 26October 1, 1985. "BlackFire," Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, New York,USA,June 1-July12, 1987. "Towards a Greater Nation," Italian Cultural Institute, Lagos, December 5-19, 1987. "Reflections: An Art Exhibition of The Society of Nigerian Artists," National Theatre, Lagos, December 16-30, 1988. Third Biennial Exhibition, Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba, 1989. "Zeitgenossische Nigerianische Kunst," Bonn, Bocholt, and Monchengladbach, Germany, July-October 1989. "Creative Dialogue: SNA at 25," National Theatre, Lagos, November 27-December 10, 1989. "Images of the Nigerian Nation," National Theatre, Lagos, September 29-October 13, 1990. "Nigeriana," Nigerian Nigh Commission, Accra, Ghana, November 14-17, 1990. Commissions Carved doors, Chapel of the Healing Cross, Idi-Araba, Lagos. Carved door panels, Christ Chapel, University of Lagos, Lagos. Carved door and pillars, Head of State Guest House, Victoria Island, Lagos. Carved door, Nigerian Embassy, Rome, Italy. Sculptured figures, National Museum, Lagos. Logos for Africa House, Havana, Cuba, and for the Nigerian Peace Committee, Lagos. Public Collections National Gallery of Modem Art, Lagos. Wood sculptures: "Sango," "Divorce," "Destiny," "Humble Giver," and "'Esu' Flutist." Bibliography "Gallery Labac," Nigeria Magazine (Lagos) 93: 128-133, June 1967. illus. The Center forArt and Culture of Bedford Stuyvesant Incorporated; [exhibition held at the Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1987]. Brooklyn: The Center, 1987. [folder]. Olanipekun, Tunde. "BisiFakeye:Out to be Different," The Guardian (Lagos) September 10, 1988, page 16. Olanipekun, Tunde. "Bisi,The WoodCarver Returns with Elegance," Guardian Express (Lagos) September 15, 1988. Tercera Bienal de La Habana '89 Catalogo; [exhibition held at the Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba, 1989]. La Habana, Cuba: Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1989. 367pp. See page 105for illustration and page 357for text. Nigeriana: An Exhibition of Contemporary Creativity. . .Textiles, Leather, Paintings, Wood & Metal Sculptures; [exhibition held at the Nigerian High Commission Residence, Accra, Ghana, November 14-17, 1990. Accra: Nigerian High Commission, 1990]. [12]pp. illus.
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