Ceramicist, Painter, Sculptor, Textile Artist Address: PO Box 3762, Owerri, Imo State. Birth: September 15, 1959, in Enugu, Enugu State. Training: BAin fine and applied arts, University of Nigeria, 1982, specializing in sculpture; participated in the third printmaking workshop, University of Nigeria, 1987. Profile: Full name, Anthony Emeka Nwachukwu; lecturer, art history, NYSC, Ibadan Polytechnic, Ibadan, 1982-1983; lecturer, fine arts and art history, Bendel State University, Ekpoma, 1984-1985; curator/ creative director, Tuas Arts & Crafts Galleries, Lagos, 1985-1987; freelance artist, Owerri, from 1987. Solo Exhibitions "Famine in the Forest," Concorde Hotel, Owerri, June 23-27', 1987. Group Exhibitions "Drawings, Prints &Watercolours: OkikeTenth Anniversary," University of Nigeria, Nsukka, April 1982. "Echo: UNN Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Nsukka Students' Art 1970-1984," Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, February 13-23, 1985. "Original Prints from the Third Nsukka Workshop, 1987," Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, November 4-18, 1987; University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1987. "Concord Decor Show," Town Hall, Lagos, November 10-15, 1988. "Owerri Trade Fair," Owerri Township Stadium, Owerri, December 15-27, 1989. "Images of the Nigerian Nation," National Theatre, Lagos, September 29-October 12, 1990. Awards & Honors First prize, Concord Decor Show, Lagos, 1988. Public Collections Imo State Council for Arts & Culture, Owerri. Wood sculpture: "A Generation," 1987. University of Nigeria, Ana Gallery, Nsukka. Metal sculpture: "Construction," 1982. Bibliography "Famine in the Forest," Art Exhibition, Sculptures and Paintings of Tony Emeka Nwachukwu, 23-27 June 1987, Concorde Hotel, Owerri. [Owerri: Imo State Council for Arts & Culture, 1987.
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