Nigeria
Born in: 1966
Multidisciplinary artist
Gerry Nnubia was born in 1966 in Enugu, Nigeria, where he was also raised, although his family is from Ihiala, Anambra State. He grew up drawing on walls at home with charcoal and on the sand with sticks due to the lack of art materials at his disposal after the Nigerian Civil War.
While in secondary school, Gerry designed banners, drew cartoons, and made illustrations to use as teaching aids. He obtained a Higher National Diploma from the Institute of Management and Technology in 1988. After his degree, he taught art at Auchi Polytechnic for some time before becoming a full-time studio artist.
Exhibitions
Gerry Nnubia has participated in numerous art exhibitions and fairs, some of which includes:
1. Exhibition of African Art, Carson Civic Center, California, 2017.
2. Transcending Boundaries, Aabru Art, London, 2016.
3. F.A. Annual Art Exhibition, Tera Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, 2016.
4. Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, 2015.
5. FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg, 2015.