Ndidi Dike is a visual artist working in sculpture and mixed media painting. She is one of Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

's leading female artists.

Exhibitions

Dike has participated in several solo and group exhibitions in Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

, Africa and internationally, including Women to Women, Weaving Cultures, Shaping History (2000) University Art Gallery, Indiana State University; Totems and Signpost, Goethe Institute

Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit German cultural institution operational worldwide, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations. The Goethe-Institut also fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on German...

, Lagos (solo), 2002 and Seven Stories about Modern Art in Africa (1995) Whitechapel Gallery, London. Among the solo shows Ndidi Dike, Waka-into-bondage: The Last ¾ Mile for CCA (Lagos 2008) curated by Bisi Silva

Bisi Silva

-Biography:Bisi Silva is the founder and artistic director of the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, a center opened in December 2007 which promotes research, documentation and expositions, where she curated some expositions of Nigerian paintress Ndidi Dike...

. Her work is to be found in public and private collections in Nigeria and Abroad.

Biography

Ndidi Dike graduated from the University of Nigeria

University of Nigeria

The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. Founded in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has four campuses – Nsukka, Enugu and Ituku-Ozalla – located in Enugu State and one in Aba, Abia...

, Nsukka

Nsukka

Nsukka is a town and Local Government Area in South-East Nigeria in Enugu State. Other towns that share common border with Nsukka, such as Enugu Ezike, Orba and Obollo-Afor , Ede-Oballa, Uzo Uwani and Mkpologwu, now also claim the name Nsukka, hence they all collectively fall into the political...

with a Diploma in Music Education (voice) followed by a B.A Fine and Applied Arts in 1984 (major Mixed Media Painting). Dike is a member of the Guild of Fine Arts, Nigeria (GFAN) and Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA).

External links

• http://www.ndididike.com/
• http://www.pau.edu.ng/museum/
• http://web.ukonline.co.uk/n.paradoxa/ndidi.htm
• http://artspeakafrica.blogspot.com/2008/02/ndidi-dike-opens-at-centre-for.html
• http://jesscastellote.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/ndidi-dike-at-cca-lagos/