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African Artworks on the Web |
 | | Nigerian contemporary abstract oil painting has its roots in traditional art and craftworks and its identity and strength from the development of three key artist colonies or workshops - Oshogbo/Mbari, Zaria and Nsukka. |
| | Oshogbo/Mbari: The Oshogbo Workshop began in the early 1960's with a group of artists who combined traditional Nigerian and African forms and techniques with modern artistic influences. |
| | Source: "A Concrete Vision", an Exhibition at the National Museum of African Art Exhibitions, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. |
| www.african-artworks.com /paintings.html (256 words) |
