Joseph Olubo

Joseph Adekunle Olubo, (August 29, 1953–April 24, 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]

Joseph Olubo
Born(1953-08-29)August 29, 1953
United Kingdom
DiedApril 24, 1990(1990-04-24) (aged 36)
London, England
NationalityBritish-Nigerian
OccupationArtist, illustrator

Olubo died on April 24, 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]
  • 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 Illustrations
  • 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. Black Artists in British Art: A History Since the 1950s. London: I. B. Tauris & Co. p. 120. ISBN 9780857736086.
  2. Chambers, Eddie. 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.
  6. Royal Festival Hall (London, England) (1985). ... and remembering, remain: an exhibition of lithographs, screenprints and collage. 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. 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. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  10. "A Cultural Awakening (review)". West Africa: 2680. October 15, 1990.
  11. Black-Art Gallery (London, England) (1990). A cultural awakening. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  12. Phillpotts, Karl (1990). The Arawaks of Jamaica. Handprint. ISBN 9780947869090. 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". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  17. "Olubo, Joseph Adekunle". 216.197.120.164. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  18. Polglaze, Phil. "Influences - South London Gallery Archive". slgarchive.org. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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