Ahead of tomorrow's National Merit Award ceremony in Abuja, the recipient in Humanities category, Dr. Bruce Onobrakpeya, is also being honoured with a group art exhibition by his fellow printmakers, Visual Printmakers Association of Nigeria (VPAN). The group art show features works of over 20 artists, with Onobrakpeya, its life patron, as a guest artist.
Titled First Rhythm and opening on December 9, 2017 at The Resource Place, Ikeja, Lagos, the exhibition, is VPAN's maiden show. According to a member, Dr. Kunle Adeyemi, the show is to celebrate the master printmaker for being the recipient of the 2017 Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM).
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