careers

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He came from a long line of wood carvers from the Yoruba people, and took the tradition from his birthplace of Osogbo in the country's south-west to the global art space.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

"Over the period of building the staircase and then doing the magnificent carving on the staircase there were lots of of artists and carvers," said Hugh.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

When the studio opened at Equinox, she packed up her rocks and recruited six other stone carvers to share the space.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

The carousel, which is 36 feet wide and 23 feet high, was built with the help of about 1,000 volunteer carvers, woodworkers, painters and quilters.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2023

I cannot imagine how the stone carvers of Aswan were able to cut such a large piece of granite and lift it out of the quarry.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman