{"id":10379,"date":"2017-02-13T12:15:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=10379"},"modified":"2017-04-19T10:01:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T09:01:55","slug":"dike-dr-paul-chike","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/dike-dr-paul-chike\/","title":{"rendered":"DIKE, Dr. Paul Chike"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact Address National Gallery of Art Plot 684, Cadastral Zone, Utako District P.M.B. 456 Garki, Abuja Contact Telephone: 234-09-2311313, 08039644305 Email Address: dikepe@yahoo.com Dr Paul Chike Dike is the Director-General, National Gallery of Art Abuja. For the past 35 years, he has distinguished himself in the area of Ethnographical. Anthropological and Sociological Studies. Hehas broughtnewinsight intoareasof humandisciplinethat are not often given the type of priority they deserve. He attended the following Institutions: \u2022 Christ The King School ( CKS ) Aba \u2022 Abbot Secondary Grammar School Ihiala &#8211; WASC \u2022 University of Ibadan \u2022 Oxford University, UK \u2022 University of Nigeria His exposure inthetopuniversities inNigeria andUnited Kingdom broadened his scope andworld view. His expertise inverbal andconcrete iconography has not only enriched our common lifebut has challenged us to theaesthetic values in creation. Heis a creative writer and analyst. He has held several positions in the Art Industry within record time. He was among others \u2022 Ethnographer Grade II, National Museum 1971 1974 \u2022 Ethnographer Grade I, 1974 1976 \u2022 Senior Ethnographer. 1976 1978 \u2022 Principal Ethnographer. 1978 1980 \u2022 Assistant Chief Ethnographer. 1980 1982 \u2022 Consultant. National Productivity Centre, 1984 \u2022 Chief Ethnographer, 1982 1986 \u2022 Assistant Director 1986 1990 \u2022 Director. (Research and Training) 1990 1993 \u2022 Appointed Pioneer Director\/Chief Executive National Gallery of Art in 1993 and currently. \u2022 Director General\/Chief Executive. National Gallery of An 2000 date Other Public Duties and Services where Dr. Dike has identilied positively include: \u2022 Board Membership ofthe Institute of African Studies. University of Nigeria Nsukka 1987 1991 \u2022 Head. Ethnography Devision. National Museum. 1986 1990 \u2022 Curator and Head. National Museum Enugu 1981 1990 \u2022 Ethnographer\/Curator, Kwara and Kogi States, 1973 1973 \u2022 Zonal Co-ordinator, National Commission for Museums and Monuments 1985 1986 \u2022 Research Fellow, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru. 1979 \u2022 He is among others. Member. Nigeria Anthropological and Sociological Association \u2022 Member. Nigerian Economic Society \u2022 Member Arts Council ofthe African Studies Association \u2022 Member International Committee on Monuments and sites ofAfrica and Interior Committee of Museums ICOMOS\/ICOM \u2022 President. International Association of Critics of Art, Nigeria Chapter His Membership of Social Organisations and Clubs include: \u2022 Member, University of Ibadan Alumni Association \u2022 Member University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Alumni Association \u2022 Member, Trinity Society, Oxford University \u2022 Member United Oxford and Cambridge Universities Club \u2022 Member. Klobb 41. Universities of Ibadan and Nigeria Nsukka \u2022 Member. Rotary International Dr Dike has worked as a Curator, or Assistant Curator to over sixty traditional and contemporary art exhibitions in an outside the country. He has participated in manyexhibilions. seminars, conferences and lectures in the countryand overseas. He has also published a number of top papers for universities and public institutes. He is married with children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-10379","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10379"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=10379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}