Two years after graduating from secondary (high) school, Enwonwu received a scholarship to study art at The Slade School of Art of the University of London. He graduated with First Class Honors in 1947, and then enrolled in a postgraduate program in Social Anthropology at the University College, London. He received his Master's of Art degree in 1948. Shortly after graduation from University College, Enwonwu was appointed Art Supervisor by the Colonial Government in Nigeria. The appointment required him to function as the nation' s official artist cum artist-ambassador. As part of his duties, he executed major art commissions for the government, represented the country in diverse international art events, and exhibited in London, Paris, New York, Boston, and Washington.

 

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Nzegwu, Nkiru (2000). BEN ENWONWU: ART FROM A SIXTY-YEAR CAREER - A RETROSPECTIVE. Ijele: Art eJournal of the African World; 1, 2. [http://www.ijele.com/vol1.2/index1.2.htm].

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