Body of work Bruce Onobrakpeya

1 body of work

1.1 public collections holding work
1.2 book illustrations
1.3 dissertations , selected reference materials
1.4 films , documentaries

body of work
public collections holding work

university of lagos library, akoka, lagos
catholic chapel, university of ife, ile-ife
st. paul’s church, ebute-metta, lagos
national gallery of modern art, national theatre, iganmu, lagos
st. john evangelist church, shogunle, ikeja
museum of african , african-american art , antiquities, buffalo, new york
eda lord demarest memorial african art collection, university of redlands
university of alberta, edmonton, alberta, canada
vatican museum, rome
national museum of african arts, smithsonian institution, washington, d.c.
hvittrask suomi – finland (eliel saarinen’s studio home , exhibition)
murtala mohammed international airport, ikeja
leader of victory museum, baghad, iraq
presidential villa, aso rock, abuja, nigeria
national gallery, nairobi, kenya
victoria , albert museum london.
metropolitan museum
minneapolis institute of arts
the british museum london.
the barrack obama collection, white house washington d.c.
king mohammed vi collection morocco.

book illustrations

achebe, chinua, no longer @ ease, heinemann, london
babalola, adeboye, iwe ede yoruba, apa kini, longmans of nigeria, 1961
ekwensi, cyprain, african night’s entertainment, aup lagos, 1962
ekwensi, cyprain, juju rock, aup lagos
nigerian episcopal conference, may kingdom come, geoffery chamman, london, 1969
nwankwo, nkem, tales out of school, (cover illustration), aup, ibadan
onadipe, kola, sugar girl, aup, 1964
uwemedimo, rosemary, akpan , smugglers, aup, ibadan, 1965
quacoopne, t.n.o., west african religion, aup,ibadan, 1969
taiwo, oladele, hunter , hen, aup, ibadan, 1969
haeger, barbara, africa: on schedule written change, aup, ibadan, 1981
onadipe, kola, magic land of shadows, aup, lagos, 1970
soyinka , fagunwa, forest of thousand demons, nelson, london
deliss, clementine, 7 stories modern art in africa, white chapel art gallery, london, 1985
nzekwu, onuora , michael crowder, eze goes school (cover illustration), aup, ibadan, 1986
fagunwa, daniel orowole, forest of thousand daemons, city lights, 2013 isbn 9780872866300

dissertations , selected reference materials

aipoh, mary anne u. religious themes in bruce onobrakpeya’s works . unpublished dissertation presented department of fine arts, faculty of arts, university of ife, ile-ife, nigeria, part of fulfilment degree b.a. (fine arts) 1983, 53 pages.
ekeh, peter p. studies in urhobo culture. chapter 26: bruce onobrakpeya: art , international reputation , richard a. singletary, ph.d. of singletary gallery & aftrican art museum, portsmouth, virginia, usa, pp. 632–681. urhobo historical society (buffalo, new york , ikeja, lagos nigeria) isbn 978-067-769-0, 768 pages index , photo of onobrakpeya.
fullani, giovanni (e) san paolo nell” art contemporanea (musei vaticani (1977) page 112,176
faluade, gbolahan, art of bruce onobrakpeya (unpublished essay submitted department of fine arts in partial fulfilment award of b.a. (fine art), university of ife, ile-ife, nigeria, june 1979), 59 pages.
fosu, kojo, 20th century art of africa, zaira, nigeria: gaskiya corporation ltd, 1986.
jegede, dele trends in contemporary nigerian art, historical analysis , unpublished ph.d. dissertation, indiana university press bloomington , london 1973.
mount, marshal ward african art: year since 1920, indiana university press, bloominghton , london, 1973.
odufejo, c.m. sunday art of bruce onobrakpeya see in 1975 (unpublished hnd thesis, yaba college of technology), june 1976 88 pages.
okeke eze, emmanuel bruce onobrakpeya – research print experiments of contemporary nigerian artist (unpublished bachelor of arts thesis, university of nigeria, nsukka), 1976, 92 pages.
okeke, uche art in development – nigerian perspective, documentation centre, asele institute nimo, nigeria , african american cultural centre, minneapolis, usa, 1982, 91 pages.
udoma ekpo udo non-naturalistic representation in contemporary nigerian paintings (a study of styles , trends) , unpublished master of arts dissertation, ahmadu bello university, zaria, 1989.
olaosebikan w. cultural , creative arts: source book teachers, ibadan: evans brothers (nigeria publishers) ltd, ibadan, page 38, 60, 112, 116.
oyelola, pat everyman’s guide nigerian art, nigeria. magazine special publication, lagos, 1976
nigerian artistry: written pat oyelola foreword bruce onobrakpeya, published mosuro publishers, 2010.
spring, christopher anganza afrika african art now, lawrence king, 2008, pp. 246–251.
sikpi, gregory kofi, history of contemporary nigerian art (unpublished bachelor of arts degree thesis, faculty of arts, university of lagos, july 1988)
wahlman, maude, contemporary african art, chicago, 1974
rolf brockmann, gerd hotter szene lago, reise in eine afrikanische, kultermetropole, trickster verlag 1994.
walker, james black experience in canada, published ontario education communications authority, 1979, page 80.
willet, frank, african art, thames , hudson london, 1971.
vernicem. kelly, nigerian artist: who’s , bibliography,

published janet l. stanley national museum of african art branch smithsonian institution libraries washington, d.c. hans zell london, 1993.

stanley, janet l. arts of africa – annotated bibliography. volume & ii african studies association press, atlanta, 1992, 1993
kennedy, jean new currents, ancient rivers: contemporary african artists in generation of change, smithsonian institution press, washington d.c. usa1992.
hans d’ orville leadership africa, edited, 1995 (editor)
duncan,. clarke african art, random house, new york.
picton, john image , form (prints drawings , sculpture southern africa , nigeria) school of african , oriental studies (soas) university of london 1997.
revue noire nigeria: african contemporary art, no. 30,1998. (jean loup pivin) editorial
james shoaf turner dictionary of art, macmillian publishers limited, 1996. (editor).
paul chike dike & pat oyelola zaria art society: new consciousness.

national gallery of art. 1998.

nzegwu nkiru contemporary textures, multidimensionality in

nigerian art issa 1999.

catherine king views of difference: different views of art yale university press, new haven & london in association open university 1999.
sidney little field kasfir contemporary african art – thames & hudson

london & new york 1999.

ishola-lemomu, kunle bruce onobrakpeya 1990–2000 unpublished dissertation award of bachelor of arts degree, lagoke akintola university, ogbomosho 2001
pamela mc. clusky , robert faris thompson art africa-long steps never broke seattle art museum , princeton university

press 2002.

martha g. anderson , philip m. peek ways of rivers: arts , environment of niger delta. ucla fowler museum of natural history, los angeles 2002.
richard singletary bruce onobrakpeya usa 2002
barbara plankensteiner benin kings , rituals (court arts nigeria), 2007.
jewels of nomadic images, essays peju laiwola, ekpo udo udoma , olu amoda, published ovuomaroro 2009
john godwin , gillian hopwood architecture of demas nwoko, farafina, lagos. 2009.
masks of flaming arrows, edited dele jegede, essays david opkako , gani odutokun, 5 continents, italy, 2013.
dozie igweze story teller of agbarha-otor, 2016.

bruce onobrakpeya’s visual tales. hourglass gallery, 2016.

films , documentaries

kindreds spirits: contemporary nigerian artists, smithsonian world washington, d.c. usa
the magic of nigeria. produced delka/polystar directed ola balogun, lagos, nigeria.
recalling future art joanna grabski, produced , directed claudine pommier executive producer cheikh tidiane n diaye./arts in action society (vancouver, canada) 2002.
the harmattan workshop experience: journey far: film , documentary on 10 years agbarha- otor harmattan workshop experience produced , directed onobrakpeya, 2009.
redhot: produced communication change, directed sandra obiago, june 2011, lagos, nigeria.