Colette Oluwabamise OMOGBAI,

Biographical record

Surname

OMOGBAI,

First Name

Colette

Other Names

Oluwabamise

Gender

Female

Date of Birth

1942

State of Origin

Edo

Place of Birth

Zaria, Kaduna

Profession

Painter

Working Experience

Taught art in Benin City; paints abstract compositions in bright colors. Solo Exhibitions Exhibition Centre, Marina, Lagos, September 17-24, 1963. Group Exhibitions "Moderne Malerei in Afrika," Museum fur Volkerkunde, Vienna, Austria, December 1970-February 1971. "New African Art in Czechoslovakia," Naprstek Museum, Prague, Czechoslovakia, January-April 1972. FESTAC'77, July 1977. "Neue Kunst in Afrika," Mainz, Germany, June 1980; Bayreuth, Germany, July- August 1980; Worgl, Austria, September 1980. Commissions Sculpture, aluminum, Murtala Mohammed Square, Benin City, 1978.

Schools Attended with Dates

Ahmadu Bello University, 1964, specializing in painting; Slade School of Art, London;, Columbia University, New York, USA.

Educational Qualification

BA in fine arts,

B.Ed in art education

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Writings by the Artist "Man Loves What is 'Sweet' and Obvious," Nigeria Magazine (Lagos) 84: 80, March 1965. Public Collections Iwalewa-Haus, Bayreuth, Germany. Oil painting: "Agony."