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Osi Audu Biography
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1980 |
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B.A. First Class Honours, Fine Art. University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
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1984 |
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MFA Painting and Drawing, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, US
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1994 |
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P.G.C.E. Canterbury, Christ Church College, University of Kent, England.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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Skoto Gallery, New York (Solo)
Summer Show, Skoto Gallery
OUT OF AFRICA, (curated exhibition), Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, New York.
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2010
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ARTS FOR A BETTER WORLD, (International, Curated Exhibition), Soho Studios, Miami
AFRICA NOW, Bonhams, New York
FIFA 2010 FINE ART PROJECT, Cape Town , South Africa
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2009
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Skoto Gallery, New York.
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2008
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Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, New York
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2007
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Wellcome Trust Gallery, London – Permanent Exhibition
Skoto Gallery, New York
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2006
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Skoto Gallery, New York (Solo)
Body of Evidence, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art
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2005
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World Museum, Liverpool
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2003
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Accona Gallery, Darmstadt, Germany (Solo)
Museum of the mind , British Musuem, London
Journeys and Destinations, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art
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2002
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HEAD ON: Art With The Brain In Mind. Science Museum, London.
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2000
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Tooth Fairy Tales, The Gallery. Swiss Cottage, London (Solo),
Charlotte Street Gallery, London (Solo)
Kunst Praxis Dialogue, Frankfurt (Solo)
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1999
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Bilder + Object, DKD, Wiesbaden, Germany (Solo)
The Moon Is the Eye Of The Sky. The Horniman Museum, London (Solo)
African Worlds, (Permanent Exhibition) The Horniman Museum, LONDON <
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1998
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Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester, Kent, UK (Solo)
Kunststation, Kollmitzberg, Austria (Solo)
Africa Africa, Tobu Museum, Tokyo
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1997
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Maidstone Gallery, Maidstone, Kent (Solo)
Galerie Goethe 53, Munich, Germany (Solo)
Galerie Hartl und Hermenau, Holzkirchen, Germany (Solo)
Yoruba Diaspora, The October Gallery, London
Diversity in Contemporary African Art. The Ohio State University, USA
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1996
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Hartgalerie, Germering, Munich, Germany (Solo)
The Tokushima Modern Art Museum, Japan
Himeji City Museum of Art, Japan
Koriyama City Museum of Art, Japan
Marugame Inokuma-Genichiro Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan
The Museum of Fine Art, Gifu, Japan.
Yoruba Kunst Heute, Kulturklub des Europaischen Patentamts, Munich, Germany
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1995
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Kunst Praxis Dialogue, Frankfurt (Solo)
KWANNJU BIENNALE, Korea, Beyond The Borders
An Inside Story: African Art of Our Time, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo; a two-year touring exhibition to five cities in Japan:-
Seeing and Believing, The Economist Building, London.
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1994
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Iwalewa-Haus, Bayreuth, Germany (Solo)
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1993
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The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
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1992
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The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
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1991 - 1990
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Il Sud del Mondo: L’altra arte contemporanea, Galleria Civica Darte Contemporanea, Marsala, Italy
Four x 4 Installation Project, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, England
The Green Contemporary Art Sale, Phillips Fine Arts, London
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1990
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Let the canvas come to life with dark faces. Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry; South London Gallery, London; Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool; Cartwright Hall, Bradford; Ipswich Museum, Nottingham.
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1989
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Africa Centre, London (Solo)
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1987
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Franco-German Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria (Solo)
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1985
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Evolutions in Nigerian Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos
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1984
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X1th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, La Grange Gallery of Art, La Grange, Georgia, USA
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Newark Museum
The British Museum
The Horniman Museum
The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
Wellcome Trust London
National Gallery, Lagos
Nigerian High Commission, London
Iwalewa-Haus, Universitat Bayreuth, Germany
Schmidtbank, Bayreuth, Germany
Addax and Oryx Group, Switzerland
Swiss Embassy, Lagos
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| Literature |
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2011
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Skoto Gallery, New York (Solo)
Summer Show, Skoto Gallery
OUT OF AFRICA, (curated exhibition), Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, New York.
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2010
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ARTS FOR A BETTER WORLD, (International, Curated Exhibition), Soho Studios, Miami
AFRICA NOW, Bonhams, New York
FIFA 2010 FINE ART PROJECT, Cape Town , South Africa
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2009
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Skoto Gallery, New York.
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2008
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Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, New York
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2003
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Audu, Osi - “Yoruba Concept of the Mind”. Pg 953-954 THE OXFORD COMPANION TO THE MIND, 2nd Edition, Richard Gregory (editor).
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2002
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HEAD ON: Art With The Brain In Mind. Science Museum, London.
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2000
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Tooth Fairy Tales, The Gallery. Swiss Cottage, London (Solo),
Charlotte Street Gallery, London (Solo)
Kunst Praxis Dialogue, Frankfurt (Solo)
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1999
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Bilder + Object, DKD, Wiesbaden, Germany (Solo)
The Moon Is the Eye Of The Sky. The Horniman Museum, London (Solo)
African Worlds, (Permanent Exhibition) The Horniman Museum, LONDON <
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1998
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Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester, Kent, UK (Solo)
Kunststation, Kollmitzberg, Austria (Solo)
Africa Africa, Tobu Museum, Tokyo
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1997
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Maidstone Gallery, Maidstone, Kent (Solo)
Galerie Goethe 53, Munich, Germany (Solo)
Galerie Hartl und Hermenau, Holzkirchen, Germany (Solo)
Yoruba Diaspora, The October Gallery, London
Diversity in Contemporary African Art. The Ohio State University, USA
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1996
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Hartgalerie, Germering, Munich, Germany (Solo)
The Tokushima Modern Art Museum, Japan
Himeji City Museum of Art, Japan
Koriyama City Museum of Art, Japan
Marugame Inokuma-Genichiro Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan
The Museum of Fine Art, Gifu, Japan.
Yoruba Kunst Heute, Kulturklub des Europaischen Patentamts, Munich, Germany
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1995
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Kunst Praxis Dialogue, Frankfurt (Solo)
KWANNJU BIENNALE, Korea, Beyond The Borders
An Inside Story: African Art of Our Time, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo; a two-year touring exhibition to five cities in Japan:-
Seeing and Believing, The Economist Building, London.
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1994
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Iwalewa-Haus, Bayreuth, Germany (Solo)
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1992
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The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
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1991
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Il Sud del Mondo: L’altra arte contemporanea, Galleria Civica Darte Contemporanea, Marsala, Italy
Four x 4 Installation Project, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, England
The Green Contemporary Art Sale, Phillips Fine Arts, London
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1990
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Let the canvas come to life with dark faces. Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry; South London Gallery, London; Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool; Cartwright Hall, Bradford; Ipswich Museum, Nottingham.
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1989
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Africa Centre, London (Solo)
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1987
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Franco-German Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria (Solo)
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1985
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Evolutions in Nigerian Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos
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1984
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X1th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, La Grange Gallery of Art, La Grange, Georgia, USA
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