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Felix, Onoruarome Ophori

feliXophori@ndu.ed.ng

Areas of Research Interest & Specialty

S/N Research Area
1 Metal Design
2 Sculpture
3 Art History

School Attended with Qualifications

  • Omatsola Primary School, Warri - Primary School Leaving Certificate - 1977
  • Olomu Secondary School, Otorere-Olomu, Ughelli South L. G. A., Delta State - West African School Certificate (WASC) - 1985
  • University of Benin, Benin City - B. A. Metal Design (Fine and Applied Arts) - 1993
  • University of Benin, Benin City - M. F. A. Sculpture (Metal Design) - 2003
  • Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State - M.A Art History - 2012
  • Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State - PhD Art History - 2018

Membership of Professional Bodies- Year

  • Society of Nigerian Artists (S.N.A.) - 1993
  • Society of Non- Fiction Authors of Nigeria (SONFAN) - 2010
  • Sculptor Association of Nigeria (ScAN) - 2018
  • Art Hstory Association Of Nigeria (AHAN) - 2018

Workshops and Conferences Attended

  • 3rd National Symposium on Art,. Theme: Appraising Public Value and Appreciation of Art (Benin 2008) organized by National Gallery of Art (Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation in conjunction with University of Benin, Benin City ) - 2008
  • Specialized Workshop on Enhancing Organizational Performance of the Niger Delta University Through Productivity Improvement Techniques. Organized by National Productivity Centre, Abuja. - 2013
  • International Conference Theme: The Humanities and Africa's Contemporary Challenges organized by Faculty of Arts, Delta State University, Abraka - 2014
  • 1st International Conference on the State of Visual Arts Scholarship in Nigeria (Lagos, 2015) organized by Society of Nigerian Artists/ Society of Non-Fiction Authors of Nigeria (SONFAN) - 2015
  • International Conference Theme: organized by Faculty of Arts, Delta State University, Abraka - 2016
  • Workshop/ Round-table/ Exhibition in Global Best Practices in Non-Fiction Writing and Publishing (Abuja, 2017) organized by the Society of Non-Fiction Authors of Nigeria (SONFAN) - 2017
  • Workshop on Development and Research Skills (Abraka, 2018) Theme: Emerging Trends in Research Skills and ICT Application. organized by Delta State University, Abraka - 2018
  • ACASA Triennial 2020- Retrospective Visions: African Artists in the 20th & 21st Centuries organized by Arts Council of the African Studies Association, U.S.A. (Chicago, 2020). Online 2021 - 2021

Articles

  		•  OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (PhD) (2022). An Analysis of Ganagana's Sculpture: Ebiere the African Mother and Child. Ichike. A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of the Faculty of Humanities, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port-Harcourt, 20(1)
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (PhD) (2022). A Chronicle of the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island (2001-2021). Environs Echo. A Journal of the Faculty of Environmental Science, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, ()
  		• Ukweku, Samson Ogheneruemu (PhD) and OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (PhD) (2020). Kinetic Art: An Appraisal of Kinetic Sculpture Practice in Nigeria . Journal of African Arts & Culture, 4(1) 21-36
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (2019). A Review of Good Governance and Education: An Exhibition of Regional Artists 2016. South-South Journal of Humanities and International Studies, A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of the Faculty of Humanities, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, 2(1)
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (PhD) (2019). Contextual Analysis of Benin Blacksmithing Lamps, Gongs and Staff (Poles). Icheke: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of the Faculty of Humanities, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, 16(5)
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (PhD) (2019). Rethinking Security and Sustainable Peace in the Niger Delta Region: The Visual Arts Intervention. Ajofaa, Awka Journal of Fine and Applied Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., 5()
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (PhD) and Nelson Edewor (PhD) (2019). The Evolution and Classification of Benin Ceremonial Iron Swords "Ada" and "Eben". Wilberforce Island Review, A Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State , ()
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (PhD) (2018). A Comparative Study of Benin and Uneme Blacksmithing Practice from 1890-2015. An Unpublished PhD Thesis Presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies, Delta State University, Abraka , ()
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome and Godwin O. Irivwieri (PhD) (2017). The Origin and Development of the Igun Ematon (Blacksmiths Guild) of Benin Kingdom. Creative Expression , Journal of the Fine and Applied Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, ()
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (2015). The Relationship Between the Art Department of the University of Benin and the Benin Bronze Casting Industry from 1985-2010 : An Investigation. Creative Expression, Journal of the Fine and Applied Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, ()
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (2014). Harmattan Workshop as an Impetus for New Creative Energies in the works of Peju Layiwola and Kunle Adeyemi . Ajofaa, Awka Journal of Fine and Applied Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, 2()
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (2012). The Evolution and Growth of Blacksmithing in Benin Kingdom. Unpublished M.A Dissertation Presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies, Delta State University, Abraka, ()
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (2011). The Metal Smithing Technique as a Technological Base in Nigeria : A Case Study of the Production of the Mace of the National Open University of Nigeria ". Emotan Journal of the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Benin City, 2011()
  		• OPHORI, Felix Onoruarome (2003). The Study of the Urhobo Towncrier: A Visual Presentation in Metal. Unpublished M.F.A. Dissertation Presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Benin, Benin City, ()