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Sokari Douglas Camp

January 01, 1970

Sokari Douglas Camp CBE (born 1958 in Nigeria) is a London-based artist who has had exhibitions all over the world and was the recipient of a bursary from the Henry Moore Foundation. She was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2005 Birthday Honours list.[1]

Sokari Douglas Camp

CBE
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Buguma, Nigeria
Alma materCentral School of Art and Design; Royal College of Art
Known forSteel sculpture
SpouseAlan Camp
Awards1981: Amy Sadur Friedlander Prize 1982: Saatchi & Saatchi Award 1983: Princess of Wales Scholarship and Henry Moore Foundation bursary 2000: Commonwealth Grant 2005: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 2006: Honorary Fellow of the University of the Arts London 2008: Governor, University of the Arts[11] 2017: Honorary Fellowship of SOAS, University of London
Websitesokari.co.uk

Biography edit

Early years and education edit

Camp was born in Buguma, Nigeria, a Kalabari town in the Niger Delta. She was raised by her brother-in-law, the anthropologist Robin Horton. She studied art at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California (1979–80), earned her BA degree at the Central School of Art and Design (1980–83), London, and her MA from the Royal College of Art (1983–86).

She participated in the 1989 Pachipamwe II Workshop held at Cyrene Mission outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe along with Joram Mariga, Bernard Matemera, Bill Ainslie, Voti Thebe, Adam Madebe and David Koloane.[2]

Work and career edit

Her work is predominantly sculpted in steel and takes inspiration from her Kalabari heritage, Nigerian cultures and her life in the UK.[3] She has worked with the Smithsonian and the British Museum and her work is in their permanent collections. Her sculptures are held in other museum collections in Europe, Britain and Japan and private collections throughout the world. She has exhibited internationally in galleries, including in Austria, Great Britain, Cuba, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, Sicily, South Africa, Spain, the United States.

 
Corten Head sculpture by Camp

Among her notable solo shows are Spirits in Steel – The Art of the Kalabari Masquerade at the American Museum of Natural History, New York (1998–99); and Imagined Steel at The Lowry Arts Centre, Manchester, which toured to the Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno; Brewery Art Centre, Cirencester; and Derby Museum and Art Gallery (2002–03). In 2005, she collaborated with Ground Force to create work for the Africa Garden at the British Museum, as part of the UK-wide Africa 05 Festival.

In 2003, her proposal NO-O-War No-O-War-R was shortlisted for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.[4][5] She was honoured with a CBE in 2005.[6] She has been awarded many commissions for public memorial sculptures, most notably Battle Bus: The Living Memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa (2006).[7] In 2012, her sculpture memorial to commemorate slavery, All the World is Now Richer, was exhibited in The House of Commons.

Her piece Green Leaf Barrel (2014) was inspired by the fact that her home, Niger Delta, was struggling because of insignificant jobs and a significant amount of pollution.[8] The figure of the woman represents a woman god who is creating growth from an oil barrel split in two. While creating this piece, she wanted to focus on the positive as she felt that the negatives are often so big that they take up more of our conversation. Her work was featured in the 2015 exhibition No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action 1960–1990 at the Guildhall Art Gallery.[9] In 2016, her work Primavera was shown at the October Gallery (7 April – 14 May, 2016).[10]

More recent shows include Sokari Douglas Camp CBE: Jonkonnu - Masquerade, shown at the October Gallery 23 June–3 July 2022, a solo exhibition of new work exploring the art of masquerade within Africa and its diaspora.[11]

Personal life edit

Camp is married to the architect Alan Camp and has lived in London for many years.

Awards edit

Solo exhibitions (pre-1996) edit

  • Sokari Douglas Camp: Alali, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (1985)[14]
  • Echoes of the Kalabari: sculpture by Sokari Douglas Camp, National Museum of African Art, (The Smithsonian Institution) Washington (1988)[14]
  • Sokari Douglas Camp: new work, Sue Williams Gallery, London (1991)[14]
  • Play and Display, Museum of Mankind, London (1995)[14]

Group exhibitions (pre-1996) edit

  • New Horizons, South Bank Centre, London (1985)[14]
  • Conceptual Clothing, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (1986)[14]
  • From Two Worlds, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (1986)[14]
  • Influences, South London Art Gallery, London (1988)[14]
  • Time & Motion, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (1989)[14]
  • Art for Amnesty: A Contemporary Art Auction, Bonhams, London (1991)[14]

Portraits edit

A 2006 photograph of Sokari Douglas Camp by Sal Idriss is part of the National Portrait Gallery collection.[15] A 2009 terracotta was exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2013[16] as part of the Sculpture Series Heads – Contributors to British Sculpture.[17]

Forty-one photographs taken by Phil Polglaze at the South London Art Gallery on 8 September 1988 during the private view of the exhibition Influences: The Art of Sokari Douglas Camp, Keith Piper, Lubaina Himid, Simone Alexander, Joseph Olubo, Brenda Agard. Several photographs are of the artists with his or her artwork, including Douglas Camp.[18]

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  2. ^ Elsbeth Court (January 1992). "Pachipamwe II: The Avant Garde in Africa?". African Arts. 25 (1): 38–49, 98. doi:10.2307/3337019. ISSN 0001-9933. JSTOR 3337019.
  3. ^ "Swearing, sculpting and evil spirits". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Shortlist of international artists announced for Trafalgar Square's 4th Plinth" 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 25 July 2003.
  5. ^ Chryselle Pathmanathan, "International shortlist competes for Trafalgar Square's vacant plinth", The Guardian, 25 July 2003.
  6. ^ Spring, Chris (2008). Angaza Afrika: African Art Now. London: Laurence King. pp. 98. ISBN 978-1-85669-5480.
  7. ^ "About Sokari". sokari.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. ^ Sokari Douglas Camp, "Green Leaf Barrel", 16 March 2014.
  9. ^ Julia DeFabo, "Sokari Douglas Camp in 'No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action 1960–1990' (10 July 2015 – 24 January 2016)" 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, AADAT Art, 2015.
  10. ^ "Sokari Douglas Camp: Primavera", October Gallery.
  11. ^ "Solo exhibition of new works by Sokari Douglas Camp CBE on view at October Gallery". artdaily.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Sokari Douglas Camp", Artists, October Gallery.
  13. ^ "Sokari Douglas Camp CBE", Honorary Fellows and Graduates, SOAS.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Keen, Melanie. (1996). Recordings : a select bibliography of contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British art. Ward, Elizabeth., Chelsea College of Art and Design., Institute of International Visual Arts. London: Institute of International Visual Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design. ISBN 1-899846-06-9. OCLC 36076932.
  15. ^ "Sokari Douglas Camp by Sal Idriss, National Portrait Gallery.
  16. ^ "Jon Edgar: Sculpture Series Heads", Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP).
  17. ^ Sculpture Series Heads – Terracotta Portraits of Contributors to British Sculpture (2013), Hall, P., M. Scott & H. Pheby, ISBN 978 0 9558675 1 4
  18. ^ Polglaze, Phil. "Influences - South London Gallery Archive". slgarchive.org. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

Further reading edit

  • Kastor, Elizabeth (11 November 1988). . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
  • Cotter, Holland (16 October 1997). "Philip L. Ravenhill, 52, Expert on the Art and Culture of Africa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  • Shaw-Eagle, Joanna (27 April 1997). . The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  • . The Washington Times. 11 September 2004. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
  • Interview with Leora Maltz-Leca (24 August 2010). "Sokari Douglas Camp." Artforum.

External links edit

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Sokari Douglas Camp CBE born 1958 in Nigeria is a London based artist who has had exhibitions all over the world and was the recipient of a bursary from the Henry Moore Foundation She was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 2005 Birthday Honours list 1 Sokari Douglas CampCBEBorn1958 age 65 66 Buguma NigeriaAlma materCentral School of Art and Design Royal College of ArtKnown forSteel sculptureSpouseAlan CampAwards1981 Amy Sadur Friedlander Prize 1982 Saatchi amp Saatchi Award 1983 Princess of Wales Scholarship and Henry Moore Foundation bursary 2000 Commonwealth Grant 2005 Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE 2006 Honorary Fellow of the University of the Arts London 2008 Governor University of the Arts 11 2017 Honorary Fellowship of SOAS University of LondonWebsitesokari wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early years and education 1 2 Work and career 1 3 Personal life 2 Awards 3 Solo exhibitions pre 1996 4 Group exhibitions pre 1996 5 Portraits 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksBiography editEarly years and education edit Camp was born in Buguma Nigeria a Kalabari town in the Niger Delta She was raised by her brother in law the anthropologist Robin Horton She studied art at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland California 1979 80 earned her BA degree at the Central School of Art and Design 1980 83 London and her MA from the Royal College of Art 1983 86 She participated in the 1989 Pachipamwe II Workshop held at Cyrene Mission outside Bulawayo Zimbabwe along with Joram Mariga Bernard Matemera Bill Ainslie Voti Thebe Adam Madebe and David Koloane 2 Work and career edit Her work is predominantly sculpted in steel and takes inspiration from her Kalabari heritage Nigerian cultures and her life in the UK 3 She has worked with the Smithsonian and the British Museum and her work is in their permanent collections Her sculptures are held in other museum collections in Europe Britain and Japan and private collections throughout the world She has exhibited internationally in galleries including in Austria Great Britain Cuba France Germany the Netherlands Japan Sicily South Africa Spain the United States nbsp Corten Head sculpture by CampAmong her notable solo shows are Spirits in Steel The Art of the Kalabari Masquerade at the American Museum of Natural History New York 1998 99 and Imagined Steel at The Lowry Arts Centre Manchester which toured to the Oriel Mostyn Gallery Llandudno Brewery Art Centre Cirencester and Derby Museum and Art Gallery 2002 03 In 2005 she collaborated with Ground Force to create work for the Africa Garden at the British Museum as part of the UK wide Africa 05 Festival In 2003 her proposal NO O War No O War R was shortlisted for Trafalgar Square s fourth plinth 4 5 She was honoured with a CBE in 2005 6 She has been awarded many commissions for public memorial sculptures most notably Battle Bus The Living Memorial to Ken Saro Wiwa 2006 7 In 2012 her sculpture memorial to commemorate slavery All the World is Now Richer was exhibited in The House of Commons Her piece Green Leaf Barrel 2014 was inspired by the fact that her home Niger Delta was struggling because of insignificant jobs and a significant amount of pollution 8 The figure of the woman represents a woman god who is creating growth from an oil barrel split in two While creating this piece she wanted to focus on the positive as she felt that the negatives are often so big that they take up more of our conversation Her work was featured in the 2015 exhibition No Colour Bar Black British Art in Action 1960 1990 at the Guildhall Art Gallery 9 In 2016 her work Primavera was shown at the October Gallery 7 April 14 May 2016 10 More recent shows include Sokari Douglas Camp CBE Jonkonnu Masquerade shown at the October Gallery 23 June 3 July 2022 a solo exhibition of new work exploring the art of masquerade within Africa and its diaspora 11 Personal life edit Camp is married to the architect Alan Camp and has lived in London for many years Awards edit1981 Amy Sadur Friedlander Prize 1982 Saatchi amp Saatchi Award 1983 Princess of Wales Scholarship and Henry Moore Foundation bursary 2000 Commonwealth Grant 2005 Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE 2006 Honorary Fellow of the University of the Arts London 2008 Governor University of the Arts 12 2017 Honorary Fellowship of SOAS University of London 13 Solo exhibitions pre 1996 editSokari Douglas Camp Alali Ikon Gallery Birmingham 1985 14 Echoes of the Kalabari sculpture by Sokari Douglas Camp National Museum of African Art The Smithsonian Institution Washington 1988 14 Sokari Douglas Camp new work Sue Williams Gallery London 1991 14 Play and Display Museum of Mankind London 1995 14 Group exhibitions pre 1996 editNew Horizons South Bank Centre London 1985 14 Conceptual Clothing Ikon Gallery Birmingham 1986 14 From Two Worlds Whitechapel Art Gallery London 1986 14 Influences South London Art Gallery London 1988 14 Time amp Motion Laing Art Gallery Newcastle Upon Tyne 1989 14 Art for Amnesty A Contemporary Art Auction Bonhams London 1991 14 Portraits editA 2006 photograph of Sokari Douglas Camp by Sal Idriss is part of the National Portrait Gallery collection 15 A 2009 terracotta was exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2013 16 as part of the Sculpture Series Heads Contributors to British Sculpture 17 Forty one photographs taken by Phil Polglaze at the South London Art Gallery on 8 September 1988 during the private view of the exhibition Influences The Art of Sokari Douglas Camp Keith Piper Lubaina Himid Simone Alexander Joseph Olubo Brenda Agard Several photographs are of the artists with his or her artwork including Douglas Camp 18 References edit Sokari Douglas Camp CBE InIVA Archived from the original on 27 September 2013 Elsbeth Court January 1992 Pachipamwe II The Avant Garde in Africa African Arts 25 1 38 49 98 doi 10 2307 3337019 ISSN 0001 9933 JSTOR 3337019 Swearing sculpting and evil spirits BBC News 24 April 2012 Retrieved 3 March 2018 Shortlist of international artists announced for Trafalgar Square s 4th Plinth Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine 25 July 2003 Chryselle Pathmanathan International shortlist competes for Trafalgar Square s vacant plinth The Guardian 25 July 2003 Spring Chris 2008 Angaza Afrika African Art Now London Laurence King pp 98 ISBN 978 1 85669 5480 About Sokari sokari co uk Retrieved 3 March 2018 Sokari Douglas Camp Green Leaf Barrel 16 March 2014 Julia DeFabo Sokari Douglas Camp in No Colour Bar Black British Art in Action 1960 1990 10 July 2015 24 January 2016 Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine AADAT Art 2015 Sokari Douglas Camp Primavera October Gallery Solo exhibition of new works by Sokari Douglas Camp CBE on view at October Gallery artdaily com Retrieved 3 October 2023 Sokari Douglas Camp Artists October Gallery Sokari Douglas Camp CBE Honorary Fellows and Graduates SOAS a b c d e f g h i j Keen Melanie 1996 Recordings a select bibliography of contemporary African Afro Caribbean and Asian British art Ward Elizabeth Chelsea College of Art and Design Institute of International Visual Arts London Institute of International Visual Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design ISBN 1 899846 06 9 OCLC 36076932 Sokari Douglas Camp by Sal Idriss National Portrait Gallery Jon Edgar Sculpture Series Heads Yorkshire Sculpture Park YSP Sculpture Series Heads Terracotta Portraits of Contributors to British Sculpture 2013 Hall P M Scott amp H Pheby ISBN 978 0 9558675 1 4 Polglaze Phil Influences South London Gallery Archive slgarchive org Retrieved 29 April 2019 Further reading editKastor Elizabeth 11 November 1988 Keeper of the Kalabari Magic Nigerian Sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp The Washington Post Archived from the original on 4 February 2017 Cotter Holland 16 October 1997 Philip L Ravenhill 52 Expert on the Art and Culture of Africa The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Shaw Eagle Joanna 27 April 1997 Artist s Kinetic Works Weld Western and African Styles The Washington Times Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 Apartheid Insights on Exhibit 30 Works Show Cruelty in S Africa The Washington Times 11 September 2004 Archived from the original on 4 February 2017 Interview with Leora Maltz Leca 24 August 2010 Sokari Douglas Camp Artforum External links editSokari Douglas Camp at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Data from Wikidata Official website nbsp Sokari Douglas Camp biography at the British Museum Sokari Douglas Camp at Peter Herrmann Gallery Sokari Douglas Camp at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Primavera Sokari Douglas Camp C B E Catalogue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sokari Douglas Camp amp oldid 1189352499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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