Tony Nwachukwu

Tony Nwachukwu (born September 30, 1959 in Enugu , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian artist who became known mainly for Christian art in German-speaking countries. He designed u. a. the Misereor hunger cloth for 2009.

Life

After completing his art studies at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka , he taught art and art history at the Bendel State University Ekpoma in 1984/85 . From 1985 to 1987 he was curator and director of the TUAS art gallery in Lagos. In 1987 he settled in Owerri , where he also runs a gallery. His contacts to German-speaking parishes go back to his brother Ozioma Nwachukwu, who was a priest in Switzerland for a long time and with whom he also published several writings.

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Nwachukwu has created numerous Christian works of art for churches in Africa and Europe. His work includes wood carving, batik work, painting and various material and mixed techniques. His work in German-speaking countries includes:

• Way of the Cross (14 wooden reliefs) and Trinity in the Trinity Church in Oberboihingen
• Way of the Cross (13 batik pictures) and tree of life in the moated cattle castle in Kleve
• Tree of Life (Batik picture) in the Catholic Education Center in Neckarsulm
• Tree of Life (batik picture) in the Sentupada in Laax
• 1995 Way of the Cross (16 batik pictures) in the parish church of the Holy Spirit in Linz
• The story of life (2 batik pictures) in the Michaelskapelle in Matrei am Brenner
• Canticle of the sun (2 batik pictures) in the church of St. Jakob in Sankt Jakob im Rosental
• Way of the Cross (9 panels) in the Church of St. Kilian in Möckmühl

Fonts

• with Ozioma Nwachukwu: lived 7 and 70 times - experiences of a Nigerian in Europe , Klagenfurt 1997
• with Ozioma Nwachukwu and Franz Gmainer-Pranzel: Way of the Cross in the Parish Church of St. Spirit - Linz: Way of the Cross - Way of Life , Klagenfurt 1998

literature

• Catholic parish St. Kilian Möckmühl: The Way of the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ - Explanations and meditation texts for the pictures by Tony Nwachukwu , Möckmühl o. J.

Web links

• Tony Nwachukwu's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Misereor-Hungertuch ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.