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IBEABUCHI
ANANABA

Born in Belgium in 1976, Ibeabuchi grew up seeing
his elder brother recreate comic characters from old
comic books and magazines and developed interest
in art at an early age. He studied Fine and Applied
Arts at the Institute of Management and Technology,
Enugu, Nigeria where he majored in Painting and
graduated with Distinction in 1999. Issues that
affect contemporary living largely influence his art.
He enjoys using multi-disciplinary approach for his
art creations, in his search for new experiences. He
functions as a Painter, Fashion Illustrator, Art Director,
Calligraphist and a Designer. Ibeabuchi is listed in
the Smithsonian Institution Libraries Collections. He
has exhibited in Nigeria, South Africa, Israel, United
States and London. Ananaba lives with his family and
maintains his studio in Lagos, Nigeria.

LOT 60
Your Team Against Mine, 2018 Your Team Against Mine’ is a response to my observation of heated arguments - both offline and online,
Oil on Textured Canvas (especially on social media by the general Nigerian masses) as regards the current political landscape in
(W128 x H102) 50 x 40 in. Nigeria, and the overarching hunger for an accountable government. The common ground here is that all
the people engaged in these arguments belong to the class that generally believe the ruling class is heavily
Signed and Dated (Bottom Right) marginalizing them, regardless of tribe or ethnic group. Their quest for inclusion, equal rights and justice,
N2,000,000 - N2,500,000 fuels interesting debates and also speaks of their collective ambition of having a well governed nation in their
lifetime.

N350/$1

ALEX
NWOKOLO

Born in July 11th 1963. He was educated in Auchi and
University of Benin and got an HND in 1991 and a
Masters in Fine Art in year 2000

LOT 61
Untitled, 2019
Oil on Textured Canvas - (W112 x H121) 44 x 48 in.
Signed and Dated (Bottom Right)
N1,200,000 - N1,500,000