Biographical overview
"African Art Exhibition," Dublin, Ireland, 1963. Mbari Art Exhibition, Enugu, 1963. National Festival of Arts & Culture, Kaduna and Lagos, 1965, 1972 and 1974. First World Festival of Negro Arts Exhibition, Dakar, Senegal, 1966. British Students' Art Exhibition, Fiedo D'Artico, Venice, Italy, 1968. "Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Biafra," Bonn, Cologne, and Trier, Germany, 1969. "National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, October 2-9, 1976. FESTAC '77, Lagos, 1977. "Exhibition of Works by Contemporary Nigerian Artists," National Theatre, September 4-9, 1977. "East Zonal Exhibition: Society of Nigerian Artists," Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 25-28, 1978. "National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, September 25-October 1, 1980. "Exhibition of Nigerian Contemporary Art," Dakar, Senegal, November25- December 7, 1980. "Werbung fur Biafra," Iwalewa-Haus, Bayreuth, Germany, 1985. "Silver Jubilee National Art Exhibition," National Theatre, Lagos, September26- October 1, 1985. "Man in Focus," National Theatre, Lagos, December 20, 1985-January 10, 1986. Awards & Honors Catholic Publishing Company art award, Nigeria, 1962; prizes, Eastern Nigeria Festival of the Arts, Calabar, Uyo, Enugu, 1960-1965; African Art Exhibition Award, Dublin, Ireland, 1963; First Commonwealth Arts Festival Award, London, 1965; Federal Government scholarship, 1965; Eastern Nigeria scholarship, 1965; Nigerian Television Authority Star Performer's Award, 1965, 1983, 1986and 1987; award, First World Festival of Negro Arts, Dakar, Senegal, 1966; award, Council of Industrial Artists, 1968; award, All-Nigeria Art Festivals, 1972-1974; Raduga prize, Soviet Television, 1985. Public Collections National Gallery of Modem Art, Lagos. Oil paintings: "Yoruba Drummer," "Ekomo," and "Ntimi.
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