{"id":14506,"date":"2017-03-08T14:42:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=14506"},"modified":"2017-05-08T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T11:59:19","slug":"njelita-osita","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/njelita-osita\/","title":{"rendered":"NJELITA Osita"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Graphic Artist Address: Department of Fine & Applied Arts, Anambra State College of Education, Awka, Anambra State. Birth: April 2, 1943, in Okigwe, Abia State. Native of Abatete, Anambra State. Training: BA in fine arts, Ahmadu Bello University, 1972;MFA in graphics, 1977; PGDE, University of Nigeria, 1982; participated in the third printmaking workshop, University of Nigeria, 1987. Profile: Full name, Benjamin Osita Njelita; art teacher, Community Secondary School, Nnobi, 1961-1965; graphic design assistant, Ministry of Information, Enugu, 1969; senior art teacher, St. Pius X Grammar School, Onitsha-Ugbo, and Igwebuike Secondary School, Awka, 1972- 1973; lecturer, graphic design, Institute of Management &Technology, Enugu, 1973-1979; participated in many workshops on art and art education throughout Nigeria, 1976-1989; head, Department of Fine & Applied Arts, Anambra State College of Education, Awka, 1979-1986; art editor, Anvil, AwkaJournal ofEducational Studies, 1980; member, Anambra State Festival of Arts and Culture Committee, 1982-1983; illustrated Physical Education for Junior Secondary Schools Book 1, published by Jet Publishers, 1985; designed book covers, emblems, logotypes and banners for individuals, groups and organizations; produces the “Benita” series of greeting cards. Member: Nigerian Society for Education Through Art; Society of Nigerian Artists. Solo Exhibitions “Graphic Designs,” British Council, Enugu, March 16-23, 1978. Group Exhibitions “Nigerian Contemporary Art Symposium, Nsukka 1976,” Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, March 22-25, 1976. “FESTAC ’77 Side Show, Nka Festival,” Sports Commission Hall, Enugu, January 1977. “East Zonal Exhibition: Society of Nigerian Artists,” Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 25-28, 1978. “Contemporary Art from the Eastern States,” British Council, Enugu, August 2-15, 1980. “First Graduation, ’80 Art Exhibition,” Anambra State College of Education, Awka, December 16-20, 1980. Anambra State Trade Fair, Enugu, November 12-20, 1982. “Third Graduation 1983Art Exhibition,” Anambra State College of Education, Awka, March 3-7, 1983. “Contemporary Art from Anambra State,” Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, March 1985. “Original Prints from the Third Nsukka Workshop, 1987,” Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 29-November 2, 1987; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, November 4-18, 1987; University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1987. “Mirror ’88,” Tenth Annual School of Arts Week, Anambra State College of Education, Awka, May 4-7, 1988. Writings by the Artist “Tropical Issues in the Study of the Visual Arts,” Nigerian Journal of Education Through Art (Zaria) 1 (5) September 1982. “Issues in the Study of Visual Art in Nigerian Schools,” Business and Educational Research (Nsugbe) 3 (1) March 1988. “Art Education and Technological Advancement,” In: Humanities in Contemporary Nigerian Education, Nigeria, Enugu, [s.n., n.d.]. Arts and Crafts for Junior Secondary Schools, Book 1. [s.l.: s.n.], 1989. (Meks-Unique Educational Book, Nigeria). “Omaliko Shrine in Abatete,” Ugo Magazine (Enugu) 1 (7): 39-45, November 1990. illus. Bibliography Amaefunah, V. C. “An Appraisal of Osita Njelita’s Graphic Communications Designs,” Nigeria Magazine (Lagos) nos. 130-131: 48-55, 1980. illus. Third Graduation Art Exhibition; 3rd-7th March 11983]; [held at the Anambra State College of Education, Awka] \/ foreword by B. O. Njelita. Nsukka: Department of Fine & Applied Art, University of Nigeria, 1983. 11pp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[168],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-14506","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/14506","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\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/14506\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14506"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=14506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}