rom isichei,

was born in asaba, delta state, nigeria, on the 8th of september,
1966. between 1984–1989, he was a student of yaba
college of technology, lagos, where he obtained both ordinary
and higher national diploma in fine arts,(specialising in
painting).
seven years after graduation, rom criss-crossed three advertising
agencies in various management positions before
finally channelling his energy into full time studio work since
1997. he lives and works in lagos, nigeria


solo exhibitions
2007: “chronicles”, national museum, lagos, nigeria
2005: “eyes of the beholder”, goethe institut, lagos, nigeria
2003: “colours and creed”, mydrym gallery, lagos, nigeria
2001: “noble thoughts, vain shadows”, didi, museum, lagos
1999: “portraits of life”, didi museum, lagos, nigeria.

salon exhibitions
2008: rom at the studio of the italian embassy, abuja, nigeria
2007: “show and tell”, chevron oil, lagos, nigeria
2005: “as time goes by”, chicago, usa
2000: “works” american guest quarters (gq), lagos, nigeria
joint exhibitions
2007: “intimate spaces”, abuja, nigeria
2006: “2xnigeria”, bettendorffsche galerie, germany
2004: “magic of indigo”, gallery of ethnic art,
berkeley, usa
1998: “different strokes”, national museum, lagos

selected group exhibitions
2008: “threshold”, terra kulture, lagos
2008: recemt works, embassy of switzerland, abuja
2007: “h’art of africa”, afrem oil plc, london, uk
2007: “hellenic images”, embassy of greece, lagos
2006: “expositie”, galerie des beaux arts, heeze, netherlands
2005: “rejuvenation”, (sna), mydrym gallery, lagos, nigeria
2004: “without borders”, pan african university, ajah, lagos
2004: “paff”, (black history month), los angeles, california usa
2003: new works, galerie im schlossgarten, gauangelloch, germany
2002: “die kraft der farbe: malerei aus nigeria”, galerie im
schlossgarten, gauangelloch, heidelberg, germany
2002: “trinity”, mobil-court, lagos, nigeria
2001: “dreams”, didi museum, lagos, nigeria workshops
2003, 2006: galerie im schlossgaten, gauangelloch, germany

listed
“who is who” in contemporary nigerian art,
smithsonian museum of african art library,
washinton dc., usa.
alfred spinler’s collection/publication of
contemporary art in nigeria and ghana.