Susanne Wenger

Susanne Wenger

human

Ein sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	Austria, Switzerland
Name wey dem give am	Susanne
Family name	Wenger
Ein date of birth	4 July 1915
Place dem born am	Graz
Date wey edie	12 January 2009
Place wey edie	Osogbo
Cause of death	disease
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English, German
Award e receive	Grand Gold Decoration of Styria
Described at URL	https://www.pionierinnengalerie-graz.at/susanne-wenger-auch-adunni-olurisa-1915-2009/
Has works in the collection	National Museum of World Cultures, Michael C. Carlos Museum
Copyright status as creator	works protected by copyrights
Personal pronoun	L484

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. 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