Muralist Birth: 1935, in Onitsha, Anambra State. Training: Diploma in fine arts, Nigerian College of Arts, Science & Technology, Zaria, 1962, specializing in painting; Aggrey Fellowship, Art Institute of Chicago, USA, 1975-1976; PhD in the field of theater, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA, 1981. Profile: Full name, Oseloka Okwudu Osadebe; participated in arts festivals between 1956-1958; teacher, Enwonwu College of Fine Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1962-1965; freelance artist; belonged to the Zaria Art Society. Solo Exhibitions Mbari Centre, Enugu, March 1963and May 1964. Mbari Club, Ibadan, December 1964. Group Exhibitions Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition of African Prints, USA, 1966-1968. "Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Biafra," Bonn, Cologne, and Trier, Germany, 1969. "East Zonal Exhibition: Society of Nigerian Artists," Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 25-28, 1978. "Werbung fur Biafra," Iwalewa-Haus, Bayreuth, Germany, 1985. Commissions Mural, Department of Fine Arts, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1960. Mural, Mbari Club, Enugu, in collaboration with E. Okechukwu Odita. Writings by the Artist The Development of the Igbo Masquerader as a Dramatic Character. PhD dissertation, Northwestern University, 1981. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1981. 276pp. illus., bibliog
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