The artists

Sokari Douglas Camp

Sokari Douglas Camp was born in Buguma, Nigeria.

She studied at California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland (1979-80), before completing a BA Hons in Sculpture at the Central School of Art and Design, London (1980-83), and then an MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art, London (1983-86).

Although Douglas Camp has lived and worked in the UK for over 25 years, her work, predominately sculpted in steel, is strongly influenced by African culture and inspired by her Kalabari heritage.

She has exhibited internationally and notable solo shows include: Spirits in Steel - The Art of the Kalabari Masquerade at the American Museum of Natural History, New York (1998-9); and Imagined Steel at The Lowry Arts Centre, Manchester, which toured to Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno; Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester; and Derby Museum and Art Gallery (2002-03).

Douglas Camp's work is to be found in collections around the world including: the American Museum of Natural History, New York; the British Museum, London; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis; Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo; and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

She has completed numerous commissions and her proposal, NO-O-War No-O-War-R, was shortlisted for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. Her 'Living Memorial' to the late Nigerian activist and writer, Ken Saro-Wiwa was unveiled in 2006 and is currently touring Britain.

In 2005 Douglas Camp was awarded a CBE.