Faida Samuel While growing up, we often heard about the Jos main market, popularly known as Terminus, and I looked forward to shopping there. Unfortunately, by the time I visited Jos in 2010, the market…
Fidelis Joseph is among the emerging generation of Nigerian contemporary artists whose practice continues to expand across local and international art spaces. Originally from Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria, Joseph’s artistic journey reflects a steady…
Samuila, Ezra Rabo Introduction A collaboration between the Department of Fine Arts, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the National Gallery of Art, Abuja, resulted in an art exhibition that took place sometime in May 2017.…
Faida Samuel Art has long served as a reflection of society, and artists are seen to communicate with society via various art forms, such as paintings, sculptures, and graphic design, among others, just to mention…
The exhibition of portrait drawings and paintings in honour of Prof. A.R. Salihu took place on 6th February 2022 at the Department of Fine Arts Gallery, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The exhibition celebrated and marked…
Faida Samuel Bemi’s series of paintings titled Unresolved Preposition is philosophically inclined and engages with ideas drawn from existentialism, metaphysics, stoicism, and theological narratives. Through this gamut of works, Bemi reflects on fundamental questions about…
Bale Ola-Olu (Ola ‘Bale) is a contemporary Nigerian sculptor whose practice travers’s material innovation, monumental form, and social engagement. He trained at the Department of Fine Art, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He holds a Bachelor’s…
Faida Samuel Introduction Most artists over the years have often relied on memory and perception as powerful sources of inspiration, using them to shape visual stories that speak to both personal and collective experiences. Memory…
Duniya Giles Gambo The camera and photography have become tools in the construction of cultural identity and the documentation of its nuances by this budding artist. Trained through "professional apprenticeship " in her father's studies,…
