Ada Udechukwu

Ada Udechukwu (born 1960) is a Nigerian artist and poet associated with the Nsukka group.

Biography

Born in Enugu, Udechukwu was the daughter of an Igbo father and an American mother.[1] She grew up in Nigeria, moving with her family to the United States at the start of the Biafran War and returning when it was over.[2] She studied under the author Chinua Achebe, earning her bachelor's degree in English and literature at the University of Nigeria in 1981. A few years later she began to paint on fabric, painting designs on clothing using a restrained linear style. In 1988 she began to make drawing on paper, using ink and watercolor. These drawings are more personal than her other work, reflecting her attempts to balance being a woman and an artist. Her work also examines the complexities of multicultural and intercultural identities, inside and outside Africa. Her work is in the collection of The Newark Museum of Art. [3] [4]Udechukwu is one the few women artists associated with the Nsukka group[5]

Primarily a poet, Ada Udechukwu is also a well-regarded short story writer. Her book of poems and drawings, Woman, Me,[6] was published by Boomerang Press (1993). Her short story "Night Bus" was published in the Fiction Issue of the journal The Atlantic (August 2006).

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References
  1. "The Poetics of Line". africa.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. "TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS NIGERIANS IN ART, MUSIC AND SCULPTURE". www.traveldigest.com.ng. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. "Search Our Collection | Newark Museum". www.newarkmuseumart.org. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. Cotter (15 August 2013). "Nigeria in the Middle of Newark". The New York Times.
  5. "The Poetics of Line". africa.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. Udechukwu, Ada Obi, 1960- (1993). Woman, me. Bayreuth, Germany: Boomerang Press. ISBN 3-9802212-7-X. OCLC 28832296.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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