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Ndidi Emefiele




Ndidi Emefiele was born in 1987 and holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Painting from Delta State University, Abraka. She obtained a Masters in Fine Art from the prestigious Slade School of Art, University College, London.

Emefiele is one of the foremost mixed media Painters in Nigeria. Her works are influenced by everyday socio-political issues which she captures in her own unique and special way.

Emefiele has won many awards including the COJA Art Competition (2003). She is well exhibited and her work has been published in several notable magazines, and can be found in many important collections in Nigeria and abroad.

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Bruce Onobrakpeya




Bruce Onobrakpeya born in Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, Nigeria in 1932, is one of African’s best known and most highly respected artists. A printmaker, painter and sculptor, he has been described as a...
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Ben Enwonwu




Enwonwu, Benedict (Ben) Chukwukadibia (1921 – 1994) Artist, Painter, Sculptor was born a twin on July 14th, 1921 in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria in to the noble family of Umueze-Aroli in Onitsha....
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Nike Davies-Okundaye




Chief (Mrs) Nike Davies-Okundaye was born in 1951 in Ogidi-Ijumu, Kogi State, Nigeria. She was brought up amidst the traditional weaving and dying practice in her native village of Ogidi in Western Ni...
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Yusuf Grillo




Yusuf Grillo (born 1934) is a contemporary Nigerian artist known for his inventive works and the prominence of the color blue in many of his paintings. He was president of the Society of Nigerian Arti...
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