Nigeria Art Community Celebrates Veteran Artist, Bruce Onobrakpeya @ 91

The art community is wishing veteran Nigerian artist, printmaker, painter and sculptor Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya a happy birthday today (born 30 August 1932). He has exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, the National Museum of African Art of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Malmö Konsthall in Malmö, Sweden. Bruce Onobrakpeya is the recipient of the British Council Award (1969); the Pope Paul VI Gold Medal for participating in an exhibition to commemorate the Pope’s 80th birthday celebrations (1977); the Fulbright-Hays Award (1979) and the 5th Triennial India Silver Medal (1982).Happy birthday Sir!