Biography

George Edozie was born on May 11, 1972. He attended the University Primary School, 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...

, Washington Memorial School, Onitsha

Onitsha

Onitsha is a city, a commercial, educational, and religious center and river port on the eastern bank of the Niger river in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria....

 and he studied Fine & Applied Arts at the University of Benin

University of Benin

There are several institutions called the University of Benin in West Africa:*The National University of Benin, in Cotonou, Benin*The University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria*The University of Benin in Lomé, Togo, now known as the University of Lomé...

, Benin City

Benin City

Benin City, is a city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a city approximately twenty-five miles north of the Benin River. It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos...

 where he majored in Painting in 1996. He lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria, as a full-time studio artist.

Exhibitions

George Edozie has featured widely in 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...

 and abroad. Some of them are:
"Six Egbeda artists" National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, 2002, "The search" French Cultural centre, Ikoyi, Lagos, 2004, "With a Human Face" Pan-African University, Lagos

Pan-African University, Lagos

The Pan-African University, Lagos is a private, non-profit educational institution in Lagos, Nigeria.The university had its origin as the Lagos Business School , established in 1991...

, 2006, "A kaleidoscope of Nigerian traditional costumes"Abuja, 2009,

External links

• http://www.pau.edu.ng/museum/
• http://jesscastellote.wordpress.com//2008/02/21/george-edozie/
• http://theguardianlifemagazine.blogspot.com/2009/08/for-edozie-identity-on-trial.html