Jon Onye Lockard

Additionally, he served as a senior art advisor for the installation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. After witnessing the founding of the AfriCOBRA group at Jeff Donaldson's CONFABA in 1967, Lockard adopted the name "Onye" after "Onye Eje", meaning "artistic traveler" in the Igbo language. He went on to become a life-long member of the National Conference of Artists after serving as president. His artwork is known to have been in the private collections of prominent public figures such as Gwendolyn Brooks, George Benson, Jacob Javits, Coleman Young, Sidney Poitier, and James Earl Jones.

Jon Onye Lockard studied at Wayne State University, University of Toronto and Meinzinger Art School. The field of work recorded is painting and illustration. Places of work recorded in the authority are Detroit. Employment is recorded with University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College.

• Name — Jon Onye Lockard • Born — 25 January 1932 • Birthplace — Detroit, Michigan, U.S. • Died — 25 March 2015 • Place of death — Ypsilanti, Michigan • Other Names — "Onye", "Onye Eje" • Occupation — muralist, painter, professor, historian, activist

Lockard was born to Lillian Jones and Cecil E. Lockard on January 25, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan's east side. Both Lockard's parents were from the South; Jones hailing from Port Arthur, Mississippi and Lockard from Marianna, Arkansas.

Jon Onye Lockard worked in painting and illustration. His work is associated with Black Arts Movement. He was employed by University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College. He belonged to National Conference of Artists. He worked at Detroit.