{"id":18608,"date":"2017-03-30T23:54:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T22:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=18608"},"modified":"2017-06-07T09:19:25","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T08:19:25","slug":"nwachukwu-tony","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/nwachukwu-tony\/","title":{"rendered":"NWACHUKWU, Tony"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#038; Crafts Galleries, Lagos, 1985-1987; freelance artist, Owerri, from 1987. Solo Exhibitions &#8220;Famine in the Forest,&#8221; Concorde Hotel, Owerri, June 23-27&#8242;, 1987. Group Exhibitions &#8220;Drawings, Prints &#038;Watercolours: OkikeTenth Anniversary,&#8221; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, April 1982. &#8220;Echo: UNN Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Nsukka Students&#8217; Art 1970-1984,&#8221; Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, February 13-23, 1985. &#8220;Original Prints from the Third Nsukka Workshop, 1987,&#8221; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, November 4-18, 1987; University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1987. &#8220;Concord Decor Show,&#8221; Town Hall, Lagos, November 10-15, 1988. &#8220;Owerri Trade Fair,&#8221; Owerri Township Stadium, Owerri, December 15-27, 1989. &#8220;Images of the Nigerian Nation,&#8221; National Theatre, Lagos, September 29-October 12, 1990. Awards &#038; Honors First prize, Concord Decor Show, Lagos, 1988. Public Collections Imo State Council for Arts &#038; Culture, Owerri. Wood sculpture: &#8220;A Generation,&#8221; 1987. University of Nigeria, Ana Gallery, Nsukka. Metal sculpture: &#8220;Construction,&#8221; 1982. Bibliography &#8220;Famine in the Forest,&#8221; Art Exhibition, Sculptures and Paintings of Tony Emeka Nwachukwu, 23-27 June 1987, Concorde Hotel, Owerri. [Owerri: Imo State Council for Arts &#038; Culture, 1987.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[168],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-18608","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/18608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/18608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18608"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=18608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}