Olu Oguibe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Olu Oguibe

American artist

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1964

Place of Birth: Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

Profession: writer, artist, curator, art historian, academic

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Olu Oguibe (born 14 October 1964) is a Nigerian-born American artist and intellectual.
Professor of Art and African-American Studies at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Oguibe is a senior fellow of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at the New School, New York City, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
He is also an art historian, art curator, and leading contributor to post-colonial theory and new information technology studies..
Oguibe was honoured with the State of Connecticut Governor's Arts Award for excellence and lifetime achievement on 15 June 2013.