Английская Википедия:Amarachi Okafor

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Шаблон:Use dmy datesAmarachi OkaforШаблон:IPAc-en (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]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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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