Coming of Age (Rita) Painting

I'm a Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker, bronze caster and cultural activist. As a multi-media artist; drawing and painting of figures provide the basis of my artistic adventures and career. Since artistic vision revolves around a given society and hence the artist, My thrust as one of the nation's consummate artist remains message, entertainment, and nature driven aesthetics. Specifically, my works are products of my imagination captured in oil colors, acrylic, watercolors, metal foils, glue, resin, bronze etc. The works are influenced by Nigerian masters and African sculptures with themes that center on traditional and contemporary concepts in narrative statements influenced by the environment, politics and humanitarian dispositions. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: • A book on "Who is who in Nigerian Arts" by Kelly, Bernice M.; Stanley, Janet L. Smithsonian Institution. Published for the National Museum of African Art Branch, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, DC [by] Hans Zell, 1993 • Achebe A Ten Year Milestone Edited by Nkiru Uwachia Nzegwu • Works In Nigeria Private Collections Edited By Jess Castellotte • Things Fall Apart Illustrated, A Special 50th Anniversary Edition, and Bookcraft.