{"id":18611,"date":"2017-03-30T23:59:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T22:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=18611"},"modified":"2017-06-02T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T15:20:51","slug":"ogogo-tony","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ogogo-tony\/","title":{"rendered":"OGOGO, Tony"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ceramicist Address: Unit C16, Charles House, Bridge Road, Southall, Middlesex UB2 4BD, England. Birth: June 3, 1953, in Benin City, Edo State. Training: Certificate in Industrial Ceramics, Lowestoft College of Further Education, Suffolk, England, 1979;BA in ceramics, Central School of Art &#038; Design, London, 1980; postgraduate diploma in business management, Kingston Polytechnic Regional Management Centre, Kingston, England, 1982; training in hereditary Bini arts and crafts, Benin City, 1983. Profile: Full name, Tony Ojo Ogogo; industrial designer, Nigergrob Ceramics, Abeokuta, 1982-1983; lecturer, ceramics, Oyo College of Education, Oyo, 1983-1984; artistic director\/proprietor, Heritage Ceramics, Southall, Middlesex, England, from 1984; presented workshops on pottery, the role of artists in African society, the significance of sculptural forms in Bini religion, and African music and dance; participated in outreach programs in schools, community centers, educational institutions, fairs, and galleries throughout England. Group Exhibitions &#8220;Focus on Africa,&#8221; Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, October 1-November 4, 1986. &#8220;Direct Design Show,&#8221; Alexandra Palace Exhibition Centre, London, October 4-7, 1987. Scottish International Spring Fair, Glasgow Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, February 3-6, 1988. British Craft Fair, Harrogate Exhibition Centre, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, May 3-6, 1988. &#8220;Multicultural Arts in Education,&#8221; Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, May 6-June 4, 1988. British Craft Fair, Harrogate Exhibition Centre, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, May 4-7, 1989. &#8220;Media Exchange,&#8221; 198 Gallery, Brixton, London, November 4-30, 1989. &#8216;The Potter&#8217;s Art,&#8221; Black-Art Gallery, London, February 4-March 27, 1990. &#8220;Earth to Art,&#8221; Barbican Centre, London, April 12-26, 1990. &#8220;Crafts in Education,&#8221; Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, May 16-June 26, 1990. Bibliography The Potter&#8217;s Art; [exhibition held at the Black-Art Gallery, London February 7-March 24, 1990]. London: Black-Art Gallery, 1990. 17pp. illus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[168],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-18611","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/18611","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\/18611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18611"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=18611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}