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BRUCE ONOBRAKPEYA

Bruce Onobrakpeya
Fine Artist

Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya (born 30 August 1932) is a Nigerian printmaker, painter and sculptor. He has exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, the National Museum of African Art of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Malmö Konsthall in Malmö, Sweden.[2] The National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos has an exhibit of colourful abstract canvases by Onobrakpeya[3] and his works can be found at the Virtual Museum of Modern Nigerian Art, although no exhibitions were showing as of October 2017.[4] Bruce Onobrakpeya NNOM Onobrakpeya signing one of his art pieces Emetore, in his Ovuomaroro Studio Born 30 August 1932 (age 91) Agbara-Otor, Delta State, Nigeria Nationality Nigerian Alma mater Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Known for Printmaker, painter and sculptor Movement Modern Nigerian art and The Harmattan Workshop Group[1] Awards Honorable Mention at the 44th Venice Biennale, 2006 Human Living Treasure Award by UNESCO and 2010 National Creativity award by Federal Government of Nigeria. Honorary D.Litt from University of Ibadan 1989

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