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Onyema Offoedu - Okeke

Onyema Offoedu - Okeke was born in 1967 in Aba, Nigeria. An artist, writer, curator and
African art historian, he studied Architecture at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu
Campus, graduating in 1992. Following this he embarked on a career as full-time studio
artist. In 2000, he represented his country of birth in the Windsor and Newton's global
tour, 'Our World in the Year 2000', as well as in ARTIADE – the Art Olympics, in Athens,
Greece, in 2004. Onyema was the curator for the African Passage exhibition in London in
2003, which showcased six influential modern Nigerian artists and was sponsored by
Olabode Tomisyn Barclays Private Bank and Pointec Group Nigeria (facilitated by Dr. Okey Anueyiagu).

Over the years Onyema has written numerous essays on African/Nigerian art and Ebube Indi Nze
contributed an article entitled “The Head Stream that Never Runs Dry” in Yinka
Untitled Shoribare's exhibition book Double Dutch shown at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam Kunsthalle Wein-Netherlands, 2004. Since 2005, he has contributed weekly 72 x 72 inches
writing in the Thisday Newspaper “Art Life” column, and recently completed a book Acrylic on Canvas
48 x 53 inches entitled Artists of Nigeria: Headstreams and Tributaries since 100 years.
Acrylic on Canvas 2016
2014