{"id":11209,"date":"2017-02-20T14:48:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T13:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=11209"},"modified":"2017-05-16T17:10:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T16:10:33","slug":"hassan-aliyu","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/hassan-aliyu\/","title":{"rendered":"ALIYU, Hassan"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Birth: May 10, 1964, in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, 1964. Training: BA in fine arts, Ahmadu Bello University, 1986, specializing in painting. Profile: Lecturer in painting and drawing, Institute of Management & Technology, Enugu, 1986-1987; attended German\/Nigeria workshop conducted by Bern Wolf Dettlebach, Lagos, 1989; freelance artist, London, from 1989. Group Exhibitions “Meeting Point,” BritishCouncil, Enugu, April 27-May 1, 1987. “French Week ’87,” French Cultural Centre, Enugu, May 26-31, 1987. “An Exhibition of Paintings and Hand-WovenTextiles by Hassan Aliyu and Ihuoma Kay Kamalu,” National Theatre, Lagos, December 11-24, 1987. “Paintings by Hassan Aliyu, AyodeleElebute, Chike Nwaka and John Onobrakpeya,” National Galleryof Crafts & Design, Lagos, July 21-August6, 1988. “A Grain of Corn,” National Museum, Lagos, July 30-August 10, 1988. “Art for Art’s Sake,” Sinsemillia Gallery, Lagos, December 4-22, 1988. “Reflections: An Exhibition of the Society of Nigerian Artists,” National Theatre, Lagos, December 16-30, 1988. “German\/Nigerian Workshop Exhibition,” Goethe Institute and National Museum, Lagos, January-March 1989. “Coloured Concepts,” Soviet Cultural Centre, Lagos, April 25-May 6, 1989. “Visual Arts Workshop for Population,” Abeokuta, June 13-15, 1989. “Art for Life,” National Museum, Lagos, April 19-30, 1990. Awards & Honors NigerianArt Council prize for best final year student in finearts, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1986. Bibliography An Exhibition ofPaintings and Hand-Woven Textiles by Hassan Aliyuand Ihuoma Kay Kamalu, sponsored by the National Gallery of Modern Art, Federal Department of Culture, National Theatre; [held December 11-24, 1987]. Lagos: [s.n., 1987]. 24pp. Paintings by Hassan Aliyu, Ayodele Elebute, Chike Nwaka and John Onobrakpeya; [exhibition held at the National Gallery of Crafts & Design, Lagos, July 21August 6, 1988]. [folder]. Lagos: National Council for Arts & Culture, 1988. illus., port. A Grain of Corn: An Exhibition of Paintings by Aliyu Hassan and Joe Musa, at the National Museum, Onikan, July 30-August 10, 1988. [Lagos: Federal Department of Culture, 1988]. 14pp. illus., port. Reviewed: Richard Mofe Damijo, “Art Exhibition,” National Concord (Lagos) July 26, 1988;”A Grain of Com,” The Punch (Lagos) July 30, 1988; Adamson Momoh, “Man’s Aspiration in a Grain of Corn,” Daily Times (Lagos) July 30, 1988, page 5; Joe Dudun, “A Grain of Corn: Finding Answers in Pictures,” The Punch (Lagos) August 6, 1988, page 10; Toyin Ogunsakin, “Grain of Corn Exhibition: Artists Preach Harmony in Contrasting Styles,” The Guardian (Lagos) August 6, 1988, page 17; Paschal Anyaso, “The Colour of Hope,” The Guardian (Lagos) August 7, 1988;Tunde Olanipekun, “Two Perspectives,” Lagos Life (Lagos) August 11-17, 1988; Gbile Oshadipe, “A Grain of Corn in Two Perspectives,” Lagos Life (Lagos) August 17, 1988;Funnso Ogunlade, “The Good, The Ugly,” African Concord (Lagos) September 6, 1988; “Grain of Corn: Young Artistes [sic] Mirror Society on Canvas,” ThisWeek (Lagos) September 19, 1988. Art for Art’s Sake: Sinsemillia Gallery Opening Exhibition, 4-22 Dec. 1988. Lagos: Sinsemillia Gallery, 1988. 8pp. illus. “Revolution or Renaissance: Young Artists Take Centre Stage,” Times International (Lagos) January 16, 1989, page 34+ . Coloured Concepts: An Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Mixed Techniques of Hassan Aliyu & Joe Musa; [exhibitionheld at the SovietCultural Centre, Lagos, April 25May 6, 1989]. Lagos: Soviet Cultural Centre, 1989. 16pp. illus., port. Reviewed: Adamson Momoh, “Society Motivates Me-Aliyu,” Daily Times (Lagos) April 22, 1989; “Coloured Concepts at Soviet Centre,” Daily Champion (Lagos) April 22, 1989; Paschal Anyaso, “Decadence in Art,” The Guardian (Lagos) May 7, 1989, page B8; Joe Dudun, “Colour Concept of Ideas,” The Punch (Lagos)May 12, 1989; Dili Ojukwu, “Quest for a Romantic Ideal,” African Guardian (Lagos) May 29, 1989; Funmi Jibowu, “Nature in Painting,” The New Frontier (Lagos?) May 31, 1989;Kodilinye Obiagwu, “A Touch of Colour,” Times International (Lagos)July 10, 1989, page 33.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[168],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-11209","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/11209","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\/11209\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11209"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=11209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}