{"id":9582,"date":"2017-02-04T08:07:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T07:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=9582"},"modified":"2017-04-12T11:20:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T10:20:29","slug":"afuba-chris","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/afuba-chris\/","title":{"rendered":"AFUBA Chris"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Address: Department of Art Education, Institute of Management &#038; Technology, Enugu, Enugu State. Birth: June 3, 1947, in Nimo, Njikola Local Government Area, Anambra State. Training: Extra-mural studies, University of Nigeria, 1973-1975; HND in fine &#038; applied arts, Institute of Management &#038; Technology, Enugu, 1981, specializing in sculpture. Profile: Opened an art studio in Nimo, 1971;worked at Asele Art Studio, Nsukka, 1972-1973; graphic artist, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1976-1977; lecturer, Department of Art &#038; Design, School of Technology, Kano, 1981-1982; art master, Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha, and Girls Secondary School, Nimo, 1983;lecturer in sculpture, Department of Fine &#038; Applied Arts, Anambra State College of Education, Awka, 1984; studio master, Uli Art Centre, Amaenyi, Awka, 1986-1989;lecturer in sculpture, Department of Art Education, Institute of Management &#038; Technology, Enugu; works mainly in wood, metal and coiled wire. Member: AKA Circle of Exhibiting Artists. Solo Exhibitions &#8220;Okwa Nka Art Exhibition,&#8221; Anambra State Collegeof Education, Awka, December 3-8, 1984. Group Exhibitions &#8220;Mbari Art Exhibition,&#8221; British Council, Enugu, 1973. National Art Exhibition, National Museum, Lagos, 1974. FESTAC&#8217;77, Lagos, 1977. &#8220;20th Nigerian Independence Anniversary Exhibition of Art, Crafts and Antiquities,&#8221; Enugu, September 30, 1980. Kano State Arts Council, Kano, 1982. &#8220;Contemporary Art from AnambraState,&#8221; Kashim IbrahimLibrary, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, March 1985. &#8220;African Art: Ota Okocha Ota, Chris Afuba, Chike C. Aniakor,&#8221; French Cultural Centre, Enugu, June 25-29, 1985. &#8220;AKA &#8217;86,&#8221; French Cultural Centre, Enugu, April 14-20, 1986;Franco-German Exhibition Hall, Lagos, May 14-31, 1986. &#8220;Nigerian-German Prints,&#8221; Continuing Education Centre, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, October 1986; FrancorGermanAuditorium, Lagos, November 5-19, 1986. &#8220;Christian Art Fair,&#8221; Onitsha, 1987. &#8220;AKA&#8217;87,&#8221; Hotel Presidential, Enugu, April 23-May 25, 1987; NationalGallery of Crafts &#038; Design, Lagos, July 2-16, 1987. &#8220;AKA&#8217;88,&#8221; Nigerian Union of JournalistsPress Center, Enugu, April 28-30, 1988; Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, May 16-30, 1988; National Gallery of Crafts &#038; Design, Lagos,June 9-23, 1988. &#8220;AKA&#8217;89,&#8221; Hotel Presidential,Enugu April19-21, 1989; National Galleryof Crafts &#038; Design, Lagos, June 23-July8, 1989. &#8220;Prints from Nsukka:Fourth Printmaking, 1990,&#8221; Ana Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, January 29-February 2, 1990. &#8220;AKA &#8217;90,&#8221; Hotel Presidential, Enugu, April 1990; Goethe Institute, Lagos, July 417, 1990. Public Collections African Continental Bank, Lagos. Enugu State Council for Arts &#038; Culture, Enugu. Bibliography Okeke, Uche. Art Culture of Anambra State: The Eri Heritage. Nimo, Anambra State: Asele Institute, [1985],50 leaves, bibliog. Exhibition: African Art; Ota Okocha Ota, Chris Afuba, Chike C. Aniakor; [French Cultural Centre, Enugu, June 25-29, 1985. Enugu: French Cultural Centre, 1985]. [13]pp. Reviewed: Tonie Obi Ogbo, &#8220;Three Giants &#8216;Invade&#8217; Art Show,&#8221; DailyStar (Enugu), July 13, 1985.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[168],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-9582","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-arts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9582","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\/9582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9582"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=9582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}