Art Festival 2018 Participants
JULIET EZENWA PEARCE
She has been in the forefront of the campaign for upholding the rights of the girl-child. Her works on those themes have been exhibited in Canada, Germany, the UK the US. Her most recent events include the October, 2015 Bonhams ‘Africa Now’ art auction in London UK, a two-person show at the Grace, Belgravia(London,UK) in March, 2016,Arthouse contemporary art auction Lagos, February 2016,Artist residency at the Kunstort Eleven artspace in Borstingen Germany, September 2016, Olaudah winter residency for artists ,Meaux France, January –march 2017,And was a participant at the parallax art fair at Kensington town hall , London UK.
NZEKWE PHILLIPS
Employs the constructive use of everyday materials in works–both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensiaonl. He trained as a sculptor at the Delta State University, Abraka and earned his Master’s degree from the University of Benin in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Born in 1981, Phillips has been a full-time studio artist since he graduated with his first degree. He runs the Akademik Studios of Art, Asaba, one of the primary hubs for artists and creative professionals in the south-eastern part of Nigeria. He is a facilitator at the Bruce Onobrakpeya led Harmattan Workshop, he is widely collected and exhibited.
KLARANZE OKHIDE
An Artist and Educator. Born in 1976 with the name Clara Nze (klaranze). She had her formal training from the prestigious Auchi Art School (1999) and answering the call to mould lives through education she did a Post-graduate diploma in Education at the University of Abuja (2003). Klaranze draws inspiration from everyday life and she is a colourist. She derives great joy in creating art through diverse mediums as she promotes art at the youth and professional level through workshops, seminars, school art competitions and exhibitions etc. Klaranze is one of the founding members of Female Artists Association of Nigeria (Feaan) and Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) Abuja.
