Grains of Life

The painting shows women winnowing grains in this outdoor engagement.  Women in rural areas often work in groups to process grains during the harvest periods.  This is also a reference to the occupation of people in villages and rural areas where subsistent farming is practiced. The proceeds of these products are used to support their […]

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artiste Umeh Bede Lagos, Nigeria

Umeh Bede Ifeanyichukwu was born on the 12th of February 1965 in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria. Umeh enrolled into the famous Yaba College of Technology Lagos where he graduated with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in painting. He worked briefly as an illustrator with Arbil, an advertising agency in Bodija Ibadan before retiring into full-time […]

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The painting shows women winnowing grains in this outdoor engagement.  Women in rural areas often work in groups to process grains during the harvest periods.  This is also a reference to the occupation of people in villages and rural areas where subsistent farming is practiced. The proceeds of these products are used to support their extended families and the local communities.  Women over the years have been known to be involved in initiatives that support community cohesion and development through agriculture.

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