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Ben Osawe

Ben Osawe (Born 1931) is active/lives in Nigeria.  Ben Osawe is known for Sculpture.

Ben Osawe (1931-2006) was one of the most accomplished sculptors among Nigeria’s Independence generation of artists.  In his youth, he learned wood carving from his father, a sculptor in the court of the oba of Benin.  Traveling to England in the mid-1950s, he received formal training at the School of Graphic Art (1956-59) and the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts (1960-65).

On completion of his training, he remained in England, taking part in many exhibitions, including the 1965 Commonwealth Festival Exhibition where he represented Nigeria.  He returned to home in 1969.  Despite that many of his peers who attended the Nigerian College of Art, Science and technology, Zaria or Yaba technical College had gained national acclaim in the 1960s, Osawe’s reputation as a London-based sculptor earned him significant attention in the Nigerian media Alternate angle and art circles.

Such was the impact of his work that the writer Juliet Highet described   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1313 characters.]  Artist bio

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