PROFESSIONAL RECORDS

JOHN ODOCH ART GALLERY BOROBORO, LIRA UGANDA

Employment Record

1974- 1983:  Head of Fine Art department at Doctor Obote College Boroboro Lira.
1984:  Teaching Assistant at the school of fine art Makerere university Kampala- Uganda. (Lectured in sculpture and Modeling, painting, Drawing and objective studies 1st, 2nd , 3rd year  under graduate degree students)
1985-1988;Worked with African Heritage Ltd Nairobi Kenya as a sculpture Consultant and Production Manager (training Kenyan artists several approach to sculpture production in wood, soapstone, Metal and terracotta) quality controller for all the art facts sold at the African Heritage Gallery.
1988:Apprenticed several Bachelor and Masters Degree students at California College of Arts & Crafts USA in handling metal, wood and stone sculptures.

Exhibitions and major commissions


1975:  Nommo gallery (Sculpture paintings and Drawings)
1976:  Gallery watatu in Nairobi (Sculptures and Drawings)
1976:  Exhibited Sculptures at the second world black African Arts and Culture festival in Lagos Nigeria. The exhibition was organized by the Uganda government, Ministry of Culture.
1979: Exhibited sculptures at the largest exhibition of the East African Sculptures in Stockholm sveagalleriet Sweden. The government of Kenya and the Swedish Development Authorities organized it.
1980-81: Exhibited Sculptures at the African Heritage gallery Nairobi Kenya.
1985-86: Exhibited sculptures at the worlds fare in Vancouver Canada. Organized by Kenya Government.
1988: Exhibited in several art galleries in California USA.



Commissions


1972: Commission by professor Andrea Rendal of the department of Music, Dance & Drama at Makerere University Kampala. (I produced the head of Pantheus)
1983:  Commission of a large metal sculpture by the Uganda spinning Mill Ltd in        Lira.
1984: Commission of a large metal sculpture by the president of the Republic of Uganda. The theme was “Medicines for Ugandans” and was presented to an organization based in overland park Kansas City USA.
1987: Commission of a large metal sculpture by the Kenya Cooperative bank Nairobi I produced “ a large steel sculpture which now stands before Nyeri cooperative bank Nyeri town Kenya 
1993: Commission by the President of the Republic of Uganda (I produced one large metal sculpture, Theme, “The Musician” which was presented to his Holiness pope John Paul II on his last visit to Uganda. The work is now placed in Vatican museum in Rome.
1996: Commissioned by the Uganda government and I produced one large metal sculpture, which was presented to his lordship the Archbishop of Canterbury.



Major places where works are found

1.       Living stone Hall, Makerere University students dinning hall. 

2.       Africa Hall Makerere University students dinning hall.

3.       Presidential Lodge, Nakasero Kampala.
4.       Entebbe International Airport VIP Lounge
5.       Nyeri Co-operative bank monument, Nyeri town Kenya.
6.       Museum Fur Volkerkunde in Frankfurt Germany
7.       Modern Gallery “37” Frankfurt Germany
8.       Vatican gallery in Rome Italy
9.       Florida State Museum, Florida USA
10.     Kenya National Archives Nairobi Kenya.

  Few prominent collectors


1.    Uganda presidents
His Excellency Dr. Milliton Obote
His Excellency Yoweri kaguta Museveni
2.    Max Rora - Roko Construction Ltd Kampala Uganda.\
3.    Hon. Etyanga - Kampala Uganda
4.    Mr. Hezi Bezalel - Telaviv Israel
5.    Mr. & Mrs Uziel Telaviv Israel
6.    Mr. Tibor Ecstain- Oakland  USA
7.    Dr. Kotrba- Austria
8.    Engineer James Archer -London
9.    Professor Babatunde UNDP New York
10. Mr. Alan Donvan Nairobi Kenya
11. Engineer Sendhu Nairobi Kenya
12. Mr. Scarsfoot- the Netherlands
13. Mr. John Van Der Waller- Netherlands
14.  Mr. Michael Wong- Austrian Embassy, New York
15. Ezra Bunyenyezi - Uganda Travel Bureau
16. Mrs. Olive Kigongo Homes Ltd Kampala
17. Banana Boat ltd Kampala
18. Mr. Hassan- Antique Jewels Nairobi, Kenya.

   
 GOOD ARTIST FOR THE  FUTUER

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