Toni Ndikanwu is a Nigerian born and trained artist. After graduating from the university of Nigeria, Nsukka, in the year 1988, he lectured at the Kano state Polytechnic taking drawing and painting; after which he received the NYSC certificate of merit for outstanding Performance in his field, 1989. Since then he has had many solo and group shows in Nigeria and abroad. He had lived in Istambul (Turkey), Athens (Greece) Napoli (Italy) and The United Kingdom. He currently lives in Bursledon (Hampshire) and on an MA Fine Arts postgraduate programme at the University of Portsmouth.
Solo Exhibition 1989 – THE SEARCH; Paintings – Alliance Francaise De Kano, Nigeria 1991 – PERCEPTIONS; Paintings and Sculptures – Modotel, Owerri, Nigeria 1998 – LETS AFRICA; Paintings and Sculptures – Kastella- Pireaus, Greece 1999 – IN DETENTION; Paintings – Hos Gallery, Athens Greece. 2000 - STILL IN DETENTION; Paintings – Municipality of Illion, Greece 2000 – ANTI RACISM; Paintings – Municipality of Kesariani, Greece 2001 – SYMBOLS AND MESSAGES; Paintings – Diavasi, Athens, Greece 2002 – GREEN DILEMA; Paintings – WICE Montparnasse, Paris, France 2004 – TONI NDIKANWU; Paintings and Sculptures – Pyramedias, Domont, France 2006 – GATHERING; Paintings – Touchstone Galleries, Rochdale, UK 2007 - REFRACTIONS; Paintings- George Pilkingtons Gallery, St. Helens, United Kingdom 2007/08- IN MY IMAGE; Paintings-NLPC,Resource Centre Tottenham, London, UK 2010 – Exposisition; Painting-Mediatech Bibliotech Gallery, Domont, France 2011 – Artpalava Eastney community centre, Eastney, UK
Group Exhibitions 1986 – Goethe Institute, Print making Work shop - Nsukka, Lagos, Bonn 1988 – Degree Exhibition - Nsukka, Nigeria 1989 – Cultural week Exhibition - NYSC kano State, Nigeria 1989 – 200 years of the French Revolution - Kano, Abuja, Lagos- Nigeria 1993 – Art on the street, Lagos- Nigeria 2000 – Thessaloniki Cultural Festival - Thessaloniki, Greece 2001 – UNESCO Book Fair Piraeus - Greece 2002 – Afrifest at the Residence of the South African Residence, Athens, Greece 2003 – 205 Artists on IOLI - Athens Greece 2004 – International Symposium of Painting - Patras, Greece 2005 – Rochdale Artists, Stockport, Rochdale - United Kingdom 2006 – International Symposium of painting - Patras, Greece 2008 – International Symposium of Painting-Rion, Greece (Biennial) 2010 – International Arts and Science Symposium – Patras, Greece 2011 – The West Gallery, Quay Arts biennial contemporary Arts exhibition Isle of Wight, UK 2011 – Artspace, MA students show, Portsmouth
Toni Ndikanwu ( www.tondiks-arts.com, ) Tel.07883016882, [email protected] |