{"id":10977,"date":"2017-02-18T03:32:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T02:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=10977"},"modified":"2017-12-12T19:51:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T18:51:32","slug":"diogu-godson","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/diogu-godson\/","title":{"rendered":"DIOGU Godson"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Address: Department of Industrial Design, Benue State Polytechnic, PMB 2215, Otukpo, Ugbokolo, Benue State. Birth: January 15, 1951, in Umuihi-Ihitte, Imo State. Training: BA in fine and applied arts, University of Nigeria, 1979, specializing in textiles; postgraduate diploma in education, Ahmadu Bello University, 1981; MFA, University of Nigeria, 1989, specializing in textiles; doctoral candidate in art history, University of Nigeria, 1990;participated in the fourth printmaking workshop, University of Nigeria, 1990. Profile: Full name, Godson Onyebuchi Diogu; involved in the revival of Nigerian fiber art; senior lecturer in textiles, School of Art &#038; Design, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, from 1980; acting head, Department of Industrial Design, Benue State Polytechnic, 1982-1984; part-time lecturer in textiles, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, from 1986. Member: Society of Nigerian Artists. Group Exhibitions &#8220;Echo: UNN Silver Jubilee ExhibiHon of Nsukka Students&#8217; Art 1970-84,&#8221; Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, February 13-23, 1985. &#8220;ExhibiHon of Graphics,&#8221; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, January 25-30, 1988. &#8220;Original Prints from the Third Nsukka Workshop, 1987,&#8221;Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 29-November 2, 1987; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, November 4-18, 1987. &#8220;Omenka Artists Maiden Exhibition,&#8221; Nigerian Union of Journalists Press Centre, Enugu, December 19-21, 1989. &#8220;Prints from Nsukka:Fourth Printmaking Workshop, 1990,&#8221; Ana Gallery, Universityof Nigeria, Nsukka, January29-February 2, 1990; AchebeSymposium, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, February 12-14, 1990; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, March 21-April3, 1990. &#8220;AchebeCelebration Exhibition 1990,&#8221; ContinuingEducation Centre, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, February 12-14, 1990. Awards &#038; Honors Afprintprize for best graduating student, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1979. Public Collections University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Batik: &#8220;Dots and Lines,&#8221; 1979. Bibliography Exhibition of Graphics: Department of Fine &#038; Applied Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; [heldat theTradeFairComplex, Enugu, January 25-30, 1988]. Enugu: British Council,1988. [folder\/poster]. [6]pp. Reviewed: Nnia-Steve Emesih, &#8220;Artist&#8217;s Showcase,&#8221; Daily Star (Enugu)January 30, 1988.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[168],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-10977","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10977","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\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10977"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=10977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}