Ifesinachi Comedy Nwanyanwu
Ifesinachi Comedy Nwanyanwu | |
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| Born | 2 June 1975 Enugu State, Nigeria |
| Known for | Visual artist, playwright, poet, environmental activist |
| Awards | Nigeria Dream Personality Award |
Ifesinachi Comedy Nwanyanwu ⓘ (born 2 June 1975) is a Nigerian Visual artist, playwright, poet and environmental activist. He was born in Nsukka, Nigeria.[1]
He is the Curator of House 33[2] in Abuja and Founder and executive director of ENACOF Archived 4 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. He is committed to the improvement of wastes into art works in a bid to promote a sustainable environment.[2]
Ifesinachi is also a librarian at the British council which was sponsored by Maker Library Network.[3]
Some of his project undergoing execution includes: 5,000 trees planting,[4] cleanups and workshops for children, etc.
Early life
He was born on 2 June 1975 in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria where he began his formative years. He has a B.Sc. in Crop Production which he obtained from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.[1] When he came to Abuja in 2000, he found out, how much need to be done on the field of art in the capital city of Nigeria.[5]
Career
He is the founder and executive director of Environmental Art Collective Foundation Archived 4 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine[6] (ENACOF), and Curator of “One Environment” platform which successfully organised 2 editions of One Environment Hybrid 2016[7] and 2017.[8] It involved round tables seminars and art workshops for professionals and kids which focused on environmental issues and many other activities like cleans-up, workshops for kids or planting trees projects.[9] He is a co-founder and curator of private gallery House 33,[10] along with Beasts Of No Nation author, Uzodinma Iweala.[11]
Awards and works
A recipient of the prestigious Nigeria Dream Personality Award, and presently the Curator of House 33. He is known to be a creative melting pot for artists and cultural practitioners in Abuja, Nigeria's Capital Territory. He is also the Maker Librarian at the British Council sponsored Maker Library Network. Archived 4 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine
Projects
- Consumption By Moonlight
- One Environment Hybrid Archived 3 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine[12][13]
- Environmental Garden[14][15]
- Radioacustica: Czech radio
- Trashion: Clothes from Dangote Bags
- Women Empowerment: Women Creates from Waste
- 5,000 Trees Planting[4]
- CleanUps
- Grasscutter Farm for IDP Camp in Edo State
- Cowdung Project
- Maker Library Abuja
- Workshops for Children[16]
References
- 1 2 "Ifesinachi: Your trash, his treasure". Daily Trust. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- 1 2 "House 33 | Maker Library Network | Architecture Design Fashion | British Council". design.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Ifesinachi Nyanyanwu aka Comedy". Art And About Africa. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- 1 2 Magaji, Haruna. Environmental activists to plant 5,000 trees in Abuja in 1 year. Financial Watch. May 24, 2016
- ↑ "Ifesinachi Nyanyanwu aka Comedy". Art And About Africa. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ "ENACOF – Environmental Art Collective Foundation – One Environment – ENACOF One Environment Nigeria Africa". Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ Chanja Datti @ One Environment. 25 July 2016. Archived 17 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Gulma, Sadiq Abubakar. Re-cap: One Environment Hybrid + EU Climate Diplomacy Week. Green Habitat Initiative. October 4, 2017.
- ↑ Environmental Art Collective Foundation (ENACOF). Archived 4 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ASINUGO, NICOLE. Repurposing Waste into Art: Welcome to House 33. NDANI LIFESTYLE. 20/11/2016.
- ↑ Ibrahim, Abubakar Adam. Ifesinachi: Your trash, his treasure. Publish Date: Jun 5 2016 5:00AM. Archived 1 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Akuba, Chiamaka. From Trash to Treasure, Art meets Sustainability. Outrepreneurs.com. May 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Ifesinachi: Your trash, his treasure". Daily Trust. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ↑ Obike, Grace. A different breed of activists. Abuja Review. February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Wallop, Clementine. Abuja’s Art Awakening. Wings. MARCH 3, 2016. Issue 26. Archived 17 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ENVIRONMENTAL ART. Workshops For Children.
External links
- http://ifyart.com/artwork/homepage/
- http://www.enacof.com/about-us/ Archived 20 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- https://nwanyanwu.wordpress.com/
- https://www.cpdiafrica.org/board/
- http://www.iicdcenter.org/blog/2018/4/21/upcycling-the-new-economy-12-days-workshop Archived 18 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.lucidlemons.com/event-eden-i/ Archived 17 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_vhfvXkaiA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZD4Y4c_9V0