Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2026 — "When Wood Becomes Memory" Felix Eboigbe Retrospective, Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1996 — Alzheimer's Association Fund Raiser Dinner, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1994 — Madison House, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1994 — Kathy McCoy Design Services, Inc., Batavia, Ohio, USA
1993 — Purdue Union Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
1992 — National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio, USA
1990 — Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1989 — Gardner Student Center, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA
1988 — "Felix Eboigbe: Contemporary African Sculpture," Lexington, Kentucky, USA
1986 — "African Arts: Masks to Sculpture," Atrium Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1986 — "Juneteenth," The Arts Consortium, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1986 — The Loft Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1985 — Cincinnati Home and Garden Show, Cincinnati Convention-Exposition Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1985 — Hiesland Fine Arts Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
1984 — "Felix Eboigbe: Contemporary African Sculpture," Union Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
1984 — "Felix Eboigbe: Contemporary African Sculpture," Tangeman University Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1984 — Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
1982 — Art Link Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1982 — Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
1982 — Graphic Glass Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
1982 — Western Inn, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1981 — University of Houston, Continuing Education Center, Houston, Texas, USA
1980 — Matrix Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
1979 — Art Gallery of Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
1979 — The Indianapolis Children’s Art Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1978 — "Felix Eboigbe: Contemporary African Sculpture," Kalamazoo Space Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1978 — Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition, Washington D.C., USA
1978 — Jasper Art Center, Jasper, Indiana, USA
1978 — Wise Middle School Art Gallery, Wise, Virginia, USA
1977–1978 — The African American Institute, United Nations Plaza, New York, New York, USA
1977 — Afro-American Arts Institute, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
1977 — First National Bank, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1977 — Boone Grove School, Boone Grove, Indiana, USA
1976 — DeLigny Art Galleries, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
1976 — Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
1976 — Oak Park River Forest School, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
1975 — Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
1974 — South Bend Art Center, South Bend, Indiana, USA
1974 — The Commons Art Center, Columbus, Indiana, USA
1973 — Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1973 — Cleo Rogers Memorial County Library, Columbus, Indiana, USA
1973 — Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana, USA
1973 — Thor Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1972 — North Shore Art League, North Shore, Illinois, USA
1972 — Chicago Art Community Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1972 — Claflin College, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1971 — Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio, USA
1971 — Matrix Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
1971 — St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Arts Exclusive Inc. — Watch Hill, Rhode Island, USA [Date unavailable]
Group Exhibitions
1992 — Ameriflora's Seeds of Change Exhibit, Ohio, USA
1990 — Miami Valley Arts Council, Miami, Florida, USA
1988 — Midwest Sculpture Invitational, Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1987–1988 — "Africa: An Exhibition," Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, USA
1987–1988 — Governor's Residence Art Collection, Columbus, Ohio, USA
1986 — "Ohio African-American Artists Showcase 1986," Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, USA
1985 — Cincinnati Home and Garden Show '85, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1983 — Children's Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1982 — "African Art, Past and Present," Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio [and other venues in Ohio], USA
1977–1978 — "African Artists in America," African-American Institute, New York, New York, USA
"National Black Expo '72 Show," San Francisco, California, USA
Wooster College Exhibition — Wooster, Ohio, USA
National Wood Carver's Association Exhibition — Columbus, Indiana, USA
Black Fine Arts Festival — Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Art Education Association of Indiana — French Lick, Indiana, USA
South Side Community Art Center — Chicago, Illinois, USA
Indianapolis Museum of Art — Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Arts Exclusive Gallery — Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
Jacques Baruch Gallery — Chicago, Illinois, USA
Matrix Gallery — Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Bloomington Area Arts Council — Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Three Blind Mice Gallery — Bluffton, Indiana, USA
Indiana Artists-in-Residence Exhibition — South Bend, Indiana, USA
Festival of the Arts — Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vermont, USA
American Cancer Society Creativity Close-up — Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
DeLigny Galleries — Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
United Nations Plaza — New York, New York, USA
Cincinnati Arts Consortium — Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Traveling Tour Exhibitions
New York State Museums Tour
Ohio Arts Council's Minority Arts Program Tour
Public Collections
Miami Valley Arts Council, Miami, Florida, USA
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Artist-in-Residence & Academic Appointments
Artist-in-Residence, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Artist-in-Residence, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Artist-in-Residence, Claflin College, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Teacher/Lecturer, various colleges, high schools, and community institutions throughout Indiana and Ohio.
Lectures & Demonstrations
Exhibited and lectured internationally in Denmark, Canada, and Switzerland. Conducted specialized lecture-demonstrations at the following US institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York
Rockefeller Museum
North Shore Art League, Winnetka, Illinois
The Children's Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
University of Houston's Continuing Education Center, Houston, Texas
Simdim Galleries, New York City, New York
Boone Grove School, Boone Grove, Indiana
Black Fine Arts Festival, Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois
Matrix Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
Advisory Roles
Served as an Artistic Advisor to:
Museum of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
Sabo Museum, Chicago, Illinois
The Museum of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut
Eli Lilly Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Children's Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis Museum of Fine Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Media & Broadcast Appearances
Good Morning America (ABC) — Featured Guest
Voice of America — Featured Interviewee
NBC Television Network — Featured Interviewee (Lagos, Nigeria)
WISH-TV, WRTV-TV, WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, Indiana) — Television Features
WTTV-TV (Bloomington, Indiana) — Television Features
WHAS-TV (Louisville, Kentucky) — Television Features
WPLG-TV, WTVJ-TV (Miami, Florida) — Television Features
Professional Affiliations
Member, National Wood Carver's Association
Member, National Black Artists' Union
Member, Southern Vermont Artists' Association, Inc.
Awards & Honors
Honored internationally by institutions in the United States, Nigeria, and the United Nations, receiving numerous honorary awards recognizing his unique impact on contemporary African sculpture.
Bibliography
"Eboigbe Sculpture Now on Exhibit," Daily Herald-Telephone (Bloomington), April 27, 1971.
Felix Eboigbe Sculpture; [exhibition catalogue]. Indianapolis Museum of Art, July 3–22, 1973. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1973.
Eboigbe; [exhibition catalogue]. DeLigny Art Galleries, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1976. Fort Lauderdale: DeLigny Art Galleries, 1976. Illustrated.
African Artists in America: An Exhibition of Work by 20 African Artists Living in America. New York: African-American Institute, 1977. 9pp. Illustrated.
Reviewed by J. Newton Hill: "African Artists in America," African Arts (Los Angeles) 11 (3): 84–85, April 1978.
Felix Eboigbe; [exhibition catalogue]. Space Gallery, Knauss Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, October 23–November 3, 1978. Kalamazoo: Space Gallery, 1978. Illustrated.
Owen, Suzanne. "Eboigbe Creates Nigerian Sculptures in the United States," Interlink no. 56: 9–14, 1979. Illustrated (color).
Wray, Ron. "Wood Inspires Nigerian Sculptor," Herald Telegraph (Bloomington), April 23, 1982, page 31.
Wood Sculpture Exhibition by Felix Eboigbe; [exhibition brochure]. The Children's Museum, Indianapolis, April 1983. Indianapolis: Children's Museum, 1983. Illustrated folder.
Odita, E. Okechukwu. "Theory and Practice in Contemporary African Art: Modernist or Skokian Aspect," Journal of Multi-Cultural and Cross-Cultural Research in Art Education (Columbus, OH) 1 (1): 43–56, fall 1983. Illustrated.
Felix Eboigbe: Contemporary African Sculpture; [exhibition catalogue]. Tangeman Fine Arts Gallery, University of Cincinnati, February 6–29, 1984. Cincinnati: Tangeman Fine Arts Gallery, 1984. 12pp. Illustrated.
Reviewed by Owen Findsen: "Timeless Quality Marks African Art," Cincinnati Enquirer, February 26, 1984, page D-20.
Felix Eboigbe: Contemporary African Sculpture; [exhibition catalogue]. Union Gallery, Purdue Memorial Union, West Lafayette, Indiana, August 22–September 23, 1984. West Lafayette: Purdue University Galleries, Department of Creative Arts, 1984. 12pp. Illustrated.
Hegner, Phyllis. "Art: A Benin Hand in Cincinnati," Cincinnati Magazine, 18 (4): 16, 1985. Illustrated, portrait.
"Home and Garden Show Hosts Noted Sculptor," The Cincinnati Post, February 28, 1985.
Ohio African-American Artists Showcase 1986; [exhibition catalogue]. Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, 1986. Wilberforce: Central State University, 1986. 16pp. Illustrated (some color).
Africa: An Exhibition; [exhibition catalogue]. Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, 1987. Wilberforce: Central State University, 1987. 12pp. Illustrated (some color).
Felix Eboigbe: Contemporary African Sculpture; [exhibition catalogue]. Lexington, Kentucky, 1988. Cincinnati: Tangeman Fine Arts Gallery, 1988.