Joseph Olubo

Joseph Olubo
Born(1953-08-29)29 August 1953
United Kingdom
Died24 April 1990(1990-04-24) (aged 36)
London, England
NationalityBritish-Nigerian
Occupation(s)Artist, illustrator
PartnerBrenda Agard

Joseph Adekunle Olubo, (29 August 1953 – 24 April 1990) was an artist and book illustrator active in the 1980s. He participated in some of the first art exhibitions organized by Black British artists in the United Kingdom.[1] Olubo was one of 22 artists included in the 1983 inaugural exhibition, Heart in Exile, at The Black-Art Gallery, an art space in London which worked with artists of African and Caribbean backgrounds.[2][3]

Olubo died on 24 April 1990, aged 36.

Exhibitions

  • Heart in Exile: An Exhibition of Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Photography by British-based Black Artists at The Black-Art Gallery (London), from September 4 - October 2, 1983.[4][5]
  • ...and Remembering, Remain: An Exhibition of Lithographs, Screenprints and Collage at Royal Festival Hall (London), from June 20 – July 7, 1985.[6]
  • New Horizons: An Exhibition of Arts at the Royal Festival Hall (London), 1985. Included 61-page exhibition catalog.[7]
  • Influences: the Art of Sokari Douglas Camp, Keith Piper, Lubaina Himid, Simone Alexander, Joseph Olubo, Brenda Agard at South London Gallery, from September 9-September 29, 1988.[8]
  • Ask Me No Questions – I Tell You No Lie: An Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture Dedicated to the Memory of Jo Olubo at The Black Art Gallery (London), from September 6 – October 20, 1990. 8-page exhibition catalog.[9][10]
  • A Cultural Awakening at The Black Gallery (London), an exhibition dedicated to the late Joseph Olubo, featuring the paintings of self-taught Nigerian artist Ademola Akintola, 1990.[11]

Books illustrated

  • The Arawaks of Jamaica. [S.l.]: Handprint, 1990. Karl Phillpotts, author. 16 pages. Colville Grant, illustrator; cover drawing by Joseph Olubo.[12]
  • So This Is England. London: Peckham Publishing Project (a community-based initiative), 1984, 68 pages.[13]
  • Spiderman Anancy. New York: H. Holt, 1989. James Berry, author. The West Indian trickster Anancy and his companions Bro Monkey, Bro Dog, and Bro Tiger are featured collection of twenty tales.[14]
  • Nanny of the Maroons, Marjorie Gammon and Karl Phillpotts, authors and Jamaican graphic artist Wilfred Limonious and Joseph Olubo, illustrators. Published by JAMAL Foundation, 1990. Handprint, 20 pages.[15][16]

External resources

  • Joseph Adekunle Olubo[17] listed on the African American Visual Artists Database.
  • Forty-one photographs taken by Phil Polglaze at the South London Art Gallery on 8 September 1988 during the private view of the exhibition Influences: The Art of Sokari Douglas Camp, Keith Piper, Lubaina Himid, Simone Alexander, Joseph Olubo, Brenda Agard. Several photographs are of the artists with his or her artwork, including Olubo.[18]

References

  1. ^ Chambers, Eddie (29 July 2014). Black Artists in British Art: A History Since the 1950s. London: I. B. Tauris & Co. p. 120. ISBN 9780857736086.
  2. ^ Chambers, Eddie (29 July 2014). Black Artists in British Art: A History Since the 1950s. London: I. B. Tauris & Co. p. 120. ISBN 9780857736086.
  3. ^ "Diaspora-artists: The Black-Art Gallery". new.diaspora-artists.net. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Diaspora-artists: Heart in Exile". new.diaspora-artists.net. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ Keen, Melanie; Ward, Liz (1996). Recordings a select bibliography of contemporary african, afro caribbean and asian british art. Iniva. p. 19. Retrieved 29 April 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Royal Festival Hall (London, England) (1985). ... and remembering, remain: an exhibition of lithographs, screenprints and collage. OCLC 501473980. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  7. ^ New horizons: an exhibition of arts. Greater London Council. 1985. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. ^ Influences: the art of Sokari Douglas Camp, Keith Piper, Lubaina Himid, Simone Alexander, Joseph Olubo, Brenda Agard. 1988. OCLC 502134650. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  9. ^ Ask me no question-- I tell you no lie: an exhibition of painting & sculpture, 6th Sept - 20th Oct 1990 dedicated to the memory of Jo Olubo. Black Art Gallery. 1990. OCLC 40341014. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  10. ^ "A Cultural Awakening (review)". West Africa: 2680. 15 October 1990.
  11. ^ Black-Art Gallery (London, England) (1990). A cultural awakening. pp. 15–21. OCLC 40110516. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  12. ^ Phillpotts, Karl (1990). The Arawaks of Jamaica. Handprint. ISBN 9780947869090. OCLC 493999698. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  13. ^ Project, Peckham Publishing (1984). So This Is England. Peckham Publishing Project. ISBN 9780906464113. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  14. ^ Berry, James; Olubo, Joseph (1989). Spiderman Anancy. H. Holt. ISBN 9780805012071. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  15. ^ Adeyomi, Rosenior (1990). Ask me no question - I tell you no lie (catalog). Black-Art Gallery.
  16. ^ Phillpotts, Karl; Gammon, Marjorie; Limonious, Wilfred (1990). Nanny of the Maroons. OCLC 29255702. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Olubo, Joseph Adekunle". 216.197.120.164. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  18. ^ Polglaze, Phil. "Influences - South London Gallery Archive". slgarchive.org. Retrieved 29 April 2019.