Anthony Nsofor

Born in Oguta, Nigeria on May 3rd 1973. His full names are Anthony Chukwudinma Richard Nsofor. He attended Assumpta Nursery School; Shell Camp Primary School; and FUTO Staff School (all in Owerri, Imo State)for his nursery and elementary education. He attended Holy Ghost College, Owerri, before moving to Government College, Owerri to study for two terms. His parents later moved him to Federal Government College, Okigwe to complete his secondary education. At Okigwe, he was president of the Fine Arts Club for most of the time he was a student. In 1991, he gained admission to study Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and majored in Painting. After graduation, he worked with Comet Newspapers for a year before going into full-time studio practice. In 2008 he worked part-time for a year as an art instructor at Whitesands School, Lagos, Nigeria.[6] He left the teaching job at Whitesands School to dedicate more time to studio practice as a multimedia artist working also in video, sound and photography.