Obaji Nyambi

Born 1960, in Nigeria, I came to the the United States in 1980 to study. After receiving a bachelors and masters degree in art, I decided to stay in the Chicago area where I now live. My Primary interest is printmaking and drawing, and more recently, painting. I've exhibited widely in the Chicago area, nationally and internationally - in England and Mexico. I am currently represented by Jennifer Norback Fine Art in Chicago.

Master of Science: Information Systems Technology, 2004, DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Master of Fine Art: Printmaking and Drawing, 1990, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Bachelor of Fine Art: Graphic Design, 1984, Oklahoma University, Norman, Oklahoma


SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
 Indoctrinated into the Marquis book of Who’s who in American Artists in 1999
 Awarded, Artist Fellowship by Arts International " the Lila Wallace - Reader's Digest Fund" for Artist in Giverny, France 1995
 Awarded, Artist Fellowship Grant By The State Of Illinois Arts Council, 1990 & 1994
 Award of Distinction, Mid West Pastel Society, 1994
 Awarded, Artist Fellowship Grant in Visual Arts By The National Endowment For The Arts, 1993
 Awarded, Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago, 1990 & 1991
 Anonymous Award of Merit, Union League Club of Chicago, 1987
 Oklahoma University Museum of Art Cash Award, 1985

RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2005
Adjunct Professor of Information Technology at Malcolm X College, Chicago Illinois
1999-2000
Lecturer on "Art Appreciation": Olive Harvey College in Chicago
Peer review panel member [Visual Arts] for the City of Chicago's Commun...