Amarachi Okafor | |
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Born | 1977 Umuahia |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Education | University of Nigeria |
Awards | Unesco-Aschberg artists’ residency, finalist in the 2014 National Art Competition |
Amarachi Okafor // (born 1977) is a Nigerian artist whose works have focused on culture, religion, history, gender relations, human sexuality, and topical issues, like the spread of the Ebola virus in Africa. [1]
Okafor was born in Umuahia. [2] In 2002 she attended a fine arts course at the University of Nigeria and in 2007, at the same university, held a master's degree in sculpture and curatorial practice. [3] [4]
Okafor was a member of El Anatsui's atelier in the late 1990s. [5]
Okafor works in painting and sculpture. [6] She was the curator at NGA (National Gallery of Art) in Abuja between 2008 and 2014. [7] In 2007 she won a Unesco-Aschberg artists' residency, and the Commonwealth Foundation Commonwealth Connections in 2010. In 2014, she was a finalist in the 2014 National Art Competition, [8] [9] and won the Juror's prize that year. [10] [11]
She exhibited at the 2015 Jogja Biennale. [12]
Okafor's "The Colour of My Heart Is Colour of My City" was a touring (2015-2019) solo art exhibition that exhibited at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos. [4]
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Amarachi Okafor | |
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Born | 1977 Umuahia |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Education | University of Nigeria |
Awards | Unesco-Aschberg artists’ residency, finalist in the 2014 National Art Competition |
Amarachi Okafor // (born 1977) is a Nigerian artist whose works have focused on culture, religion, history, gender relations, human sexuality, and topical issues, like the spread of the Ebola virus in Africa. [1]
Okafor was born in Umuahia. [2] In 2002 she attended a fine arts course at the University of Nigeria and in 2007, at the same university, held a master's degree in sculpture and curatorial practice. [3] [4]
Okafor was a member of El Anatsui's atelier in the late 1990s. [5]
Okafor works in painting and sculpture. [6] She was the curator at NGA (National Gallery of Art) in Abuja between 2008 and 2014. [7] In 2007 she won a Unesco-Aschberg artists' residency, and the Commonwealth Foundation Commonwealth Connections in 2010. In 2014, she was a finalist in the 2014 National Art Competition, [8] [9] and won the Juror's prize that year. [10] [11]
She exhibited at the 2015 Jogja Biennale. [12]
Okafor's "The Colour of My Heart Is Colour of My City" was a touring (2015-2019) solo art exhibition that exhibited at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos. [4]
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