Susanne Wenger

Susanne Wenger MFR, dem sanso know am as Adunni Olorisha (4 July 1915 – 12 January 2009), na he be Austrian-Nigerian artist den Yoruba priestess  wey expatriate to Nigeria. Na ein main focus be de Yoruba culture wey na she be successful for building an artist cooperative insyd Osogbo.Obituary, theguardian.com, 26 March 2009; accessed 2 April 2017. She partner plus local artists insyd Osogbo make dem redevelop den redecorate de Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove plus sculptures den carvings wey dey depict de various activities of de Orishas.

Na Wenger be a leading advocate give de preservation of de Osun Grove. Secof ein efforts, na dem make de grove a national monument insyd 1965, wey later dem mark am as a world heritage site.

Early life den career
Na dem born Susanne Wenger insyd Graz, Austria. She be de daughter of an English den French high school teacher den a mommie born to a high ranking Austro-Hungarian army officer. Wenger attend de School of Applied Arts insyd Graz insyd 1930, wey specialize insyd pottery. She later continue ein studies, first for de Higher Graphical Federal Education and Research Institute den for de Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alongsyd, among odas, Herbert Boeckl. While for de academy, she learn de fresco technique wey she improve for ein drawing skills.

 Death 
For 12 January 2009, Wenger die for de age of 93 insyd Oshogbo.

 Exhibitions 

 1995: Retrospective of the 80th Birthday, Minoritenkirche Stein an der Donau (outside the Old Town of Krems)
 2004: On a holy river in Africa, Kunsthalle Krems
 2006: Susanne Wenger - life with the gods of Africa, Graz City Museum
 2016: Between the Sweet Water and the Swarm of Bees: A Collection of Works by Susanne Wenger, The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Atlanta, GA
 References 

Category:Nigerian artists

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