Gerald Chukwuma Explained

Gerald Chukwuma
Birth Date:	1973(48yrs)
Birth Place:	Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality:	Nigerian
Education:	University of Nigeria
Occupation:	Visual artist, sculptor and painter

Gerald Chukwuma (born 1973) is a Nigerian visual artist, sculptor and painter.^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Chukwuma was born in 1973 in Lagos State, Nigeria.^[3] He attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he studied Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine and applied arts, he graduated in 2003.^[4] He has joined other Nigerian veteran artists in several exhibitions like Ebenezer Akinola, George Edozie and Olusegun Adejumo.^{[5] [6]}

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

• 2017: Standing Ovation, Gallery 1957, Accra
• 2019: Wrinkles, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London
• 2020: Ikwokirikwo: The Dance of Spirits, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin^{[7] [8]}
• 2021: Eclipse of the Scrolls, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery (London Bridge), London^[9]

Selected group exhibitions

• 2021: Travels with Herodotus-A Journey through African Cultures, Galleria Bianconi, Milano
• 2020: Enter Art Fair, with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Copenhagen Untitled art San Francisco, with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, San Francisco
• 2016: People's Paradise, Temple Muse, Lagos^{[10] [11]}
• 2006: With a Human Face, Pan African University, Lagos

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ogidan. Ladun. 5 June 2017. ART AND CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES ACCORDING TO GERALD CHUKWUMA. 2021-08-15. omenkaonline.com. en-US. 2021-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210816002732/https://www.omenkaonline.com/art-and-creative-possibilities-according-to-gerald-chukwuma/. dead.
2. Web site: 2017-02-03. "Art is in the brain, not the hand"- Gerald Chukwuma. 2021-08-16. Businessday NG. en-US.
3. Web site: About Gerald Chukwuma. 2021-08-15. Bill Lowe Gallery. en-US. 2021-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210816002731/https://lowegallery.com/about-gerald-chukwuma. dead.
4. Web site: Lawal. Nurudeen. 2019-09-30. Nigerian Gerald Chukwuma rose from street hawker to become world-famous artist. 2021-08-16. Legit.ng - Nigeria news.. en.
5. Web site: The Masters' Pieces – THISDAYLIVE . 2023-03-28 . This Day.
6. Web site: 2016-03-27 . Art of Charity from the Genesis Artists . 2023-03-28 . . en-US .
7. Web site: 2020-06-07. After lockdown, Chukwuma takes Dance of Spirit to Berlin. 2021-08-16. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
8. Web site: 2020-05-01. Exhibition Gerald Chukwuma – Kristin Hjellegjerde Berlin ART at Berlin. 2021-08-16. ART at Berlin Contemporary Art Ausstellungen Galerien Museen Galerieführer Kunst Map. en-US.
9. Web site: 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. 2021-08-16. 2021-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210816002732/https://www.1-54.com/london/artists/chukwuma-gerald/. dead.
10. Web site: 2016-03-17. Gerald Chukwuma's 'People's Paradise' opens March 21 Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-08-16. en-GB.
11. Web site: 2016-03-17. Chukwuma opens People's Paradise for art lovers. 2021-08-16. Punch Newspapers. en-US.