Address: Senor Art Studio & Gallery, 3 Nto Idem Street, off Ikono Road, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. Birth: May 24, 1930in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. Training: Advanced teachers training, Winneba, Ghana, 1958-59; BA in art education, University of Science &Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 1965; Middlesex Art Teachers School, London; PhD in religion, University of Nigeria, ca.1986; participated in third and fourth printmaking workshops, 1987 and 1990, University of Nigeria; research fellow, YaleDivinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Profile: Full name, Ukpong Uko Akpaide; schoolmaster, 1950-1974; lecturer in fine arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, from 1974; participated in state and national seminars and workshops on education in Nigeria. Group Exhibitions "National Role in Modem Mass Communication," Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, November 25-30, 1974. "Nigerian Contemporary Art Symposium, Nsukka 1976,"Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, March 22-25, 1976. "East Zonal Exhibition: Society of Nigerian Artists," Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 25-28, 1978. "Original Prints from the Third Nsukka Workshop, 1987,"Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 29-November2, 1987; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, November 4-18, 1987. "SSARTExhibition 1988," Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, June 17-24, 1988. "Prints from Nsukka: Fourth Printmaking Workshop, 1990," Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, January 29-February 2, 1990;Achebe Symposium, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, February 12-14, 1990; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, March 21-April3, 1990. "Achebe Celebration Exhibition 1990,"Continuing Education Centre, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, February 12-14, 1990. Writings by the Artist "The Arts of Mr. U. Uko Akpaide," Ikoro (Nsukka) 3 (1):12-17, January 1976. [interview]. The Place ofArtin Education. Paper presented at the Symposium on Nigerian Contemporary Art, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 21-24 March 1976. [unpublished; copy available in the National Museum of African Art Library]. Bibliography Akpaide, U. Uko. "The Arts of Mr. U. Uko Akpaide," Ikoro (Nsukka) 3 (1):12-17, January 1976. [interview].
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