Olu oguibe biography books

Nigerian-American artist and academic

Olu Oguibe (born 14 October 1964) is a Nigerian-born American artist and academic.^[1] Professor of Art and African-American Studies at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Oguibe is a senior fellow of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at the New School, New York City, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.^[2] He is also an art historian, art curator, and leading contributor to post-colonial theory and new information technology studies.^[3][4] Oguibe is also known to be a well respected scholar and historian of contemporary African and African American art^[5] and was honoured with the State of Connecticut Governor's Arts Award for excellence and lifetime achievement on 15 June 2013.^[6]

Early life and education

Born on 14 October 1964 in Aba, Nigeria,^[5] He received his first artistic experience from his father who was known to be a pre