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Obiora Udechukwu Biography
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1946 |
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Born Onitsha, Nigeria
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1972 |
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Bachelor’s in Fine Art at University of Nigeria, Nsukka
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1977 |
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Master's in Fine Art at University of Nigeria, Nsukka
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Group Show, Skoto Gallery, New York, USA
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2007
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Nigerian Poetics: Works by OBIORA UDECHUKWU, Sherman Union Gallery, Boston University, Boston, USA (solo)
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2006
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OBIORA UDECHUKWU: New Works, Skoto Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
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2005
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AKA...of Age 2005 Art Exhibition, Maison de France, Lagos, Nigeria
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2004
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Iwalewa Reload, Iwalewa Haus der Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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2003
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Lines of Migration: Paintings by Kenwyn Crichlow and Obiora Udechukwu, Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, Saint Lawrence University, Canton, USA
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2003
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Homage to Asele, National Museum, Lagos, NIgeria
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2003
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Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuki, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, USA
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2002
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Die Welt ist ein Maskentanz: Afrikanische Künstler in der Sammlung Greiffenberger, Iwalewa Haus der Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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1998
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New Traditions from Nigeria: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group, National Museum of African Art, Washington, USA
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1998
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Text(ure)s of Memory: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints by OBIORA UDECHUKWU, Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, Saint Lawrence University, Canton, USA (solo)
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1998
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The Poetics of Line: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group, Nigeria, National Museum of African Art, Washington, USA
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1997
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Nigeria Arts 2, Goethe Institut, Lagos, Nigeria
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1995
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Seven Stories About Modern Art in Africa, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
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1995
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Africus: Johannesburg Biennale 1995, Johannesburg, South Africa
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1991
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AKA circle of exhibiting artists: 6th annual exhibition catalogue 1991, Bona Gallery, Enugu, Nigeria
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1990
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AKA circle of exhibiting artists: 5th annual exhibition catalogue 1990, Presidential Palace, Enugu, Nigeria
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1985
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Rhythms of Hunger: an exhibition of recent work by OBIORA UDECHUKWU, Bhownagree Gallery, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK (solo)
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1982
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Nigerianische Kunst-Ausstellung, Nigerian Cultural Centre, Bonn, Germany
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1981
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The Nucleus: A Catalogue of Works in the National Collection on the inception of the National Gallery of Modern Art (Lagos), National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos, Nigeria
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1980
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Neue Kunst in Afrika, Mittelrheinischem Landesmuseum, Mainz, Germany
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| Literature |
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2002
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Ottenberg, Simon. Sources and Themes in the Art of OBIORA UDECHUKWU. 2002.
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2002
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OTTENBERG, SIMON, ed. The Nsukka Artists and Nigerian Contemporary Art. Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and Seattle: University of Washington, Press, 2002.
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