Amarachi Okafor

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]

Amarachi Okafor
Born1977
Umuahia
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Nigeria
AwardsUnesco-Aschberg artists’ residency, finalist in the 2014 National Art Competition

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]

Career

Okafor was a member of El Anatsui's atelier in the late 1990s.[4]

Okafor works in painting and sculpture.[5] She was the curator at NGA (National Gallery of Art) in Abuja between 2008 and 2014.[6] 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,[7] and won the Juror's prize that year.[8][9]

She exhibited at the 2015 Jogja Biennale.[10]

References
  1. Nnadozie, Uche (27 November 2014). "From Office to Studio,NGA Artists Preach Peace". Vanguard. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. "Amarachi Okafor". Imago Mundi. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. "Amarachi Okafor". We Face Forward. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. Vergnaud, Stéphanie (3 October 2016). "L'atelier d'El Anatsui: La liberté, la matière et la sociabilité". Cahiers d'Études Africaines (in French) (223): 713–724. doi:10.4000/etudesafricaines.18555. ISSN 0008-0055.
  5. "About". Amarachi Okafor. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "Amarachi Okafor". The Equator. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  7. Abimboye, Michael (22 August 2014). "12 finalists emerge for National Art competition". Premium Times. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  8. "An Evening of Surprising Interventions". This Day Live. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  9. Obodo, Eva; Anikpe, Ekene; Chukwumezie, Thomas-Michael E. (2014). "Social and Ecological Issues in the Works of Some Contemporary Sculptors". Art and Design Studies. 25: 12–13. S2CID 54534884.
  10. Wahyuni, Sri (13 November 2015). "Biennale Jogja: A Journey into the 'Hacking Conflict'". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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