Chidi Kwubiri
Nigerian-German visual artist
Chidi Kwubiri (* 1966 in Umuahia, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-German visual artist.
Chidi Kwubiri was first a guest student in 1993 and shortly thereafter a regular student (painting) at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Michael Buthe. After Buthe's death in 1994, he changed to the masterclass of A. R. Penck and left the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 2002 as a master class student of A. R. Penck.
Since 2000, Kwubiri is living with his family in Pulheim near Cologne, where he has his studio at the WALZWERK, a converted historical industrial complex. Chidi Kwubiri has had numerous international solo and group exhibitions in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the USA. In 2016 he designed the MISEREOR lenten veil, which has a tradition of over 40 years, for the global MISEREOR Lenten Campaigns 2017/2018[1][2][3]
Exhibitions
2020:
- ”blue is hot and red is cold”, Klasse A.R.Penck, Galerie Frank Schlag, Essen, Germany[4]
2019:
- 12th Florence Biennale, Italy[5]
- ”a journey into contemporary AFRICAN ART”, Belvedere Art Space, Beirut, Lebanon[6]
- ”Scattering The Lines – Connecting The Dots “, Cartoon Art Gallery, Dubai, U.A.E.[7]
2018:
- goodwill ambassador MISEREOR 2017/2018 “I am, because you are”[8]
- „motionEmotion“, Gallery 1957, Accra/Ghana (s)
- „LebensWert Arbeit“, Dom-Museum Trier/Germany
2017:
- arthouse auction, Lagos/Nigeria (also 2008 – 2016)
2015:
- 56th Venice Biennale – collateral “italia docet”/Italy[9]
2014:
- Casablanca Biennale/Morocco[10]
2013:
- residency Ifitry/Morocco
- “mother tongue“, temple muse, Lagos/Nigeria (s)
2012:
- paragon gallery, Miami/USA
2010:
- "theme Africa": Phillips de Pury, New York City, United States
2009/10:
- "whip not child": art project against violence on kids (initiator) in co-operation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and Goethe Institute, Nigeria/Germany
2009:
- OPERA Gallery, Paris, France
2008:
- "reflection", Signature Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria
- Millenia Fine Art, Orlando, Florida, USA
2007:
- Goethe-Institute, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Neues Rathaus. Hannover, Germany
- "Zwei Schritte Voraus" (two steps ahead), Berlin
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Eschborn, Germany
2006:
- World Market Center, Las Vegas, USA
- Association for Visual Arts (AVA), Cape Town, South Africa
- Gallery ACHT P! PRAVATO, Bonn, Germany (also in 1998)
- Gallery OTT, Düsseldorf, Germany (s),(also in 2003, 2002 and 1997)
2005:
- "back to the roots", Goethe Institute. Lagos, Nigeria (s)
- International Art Fair "Palm Beach Contemporary", Palm Beach, Florida, USA
- Kunsttage Rhein-Erft, Brauweiler Abbey, Germany (also in 2002 and 2001)
2004:
- "The Internationals", Millenia Gallery, Orlando, Florida, USA
- Kunstverein Erftstadt, Altes Stadthaus, Erftstadt-Lechenich, Germany
- Collection National Museum, Tivat, Montenegro
- Second Independent International Biennial of Graphic in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Holland Art Fair, The Hague, Netherlands
2003:
- International art fair "LINEART" (Gallery DE OPSTEKER), Ghent, Belgium
- "Far from the bush", Gallery De Opsteker, Amsterdam and Durgerdam, The Netherlands
2001:
- Artists from Germany, Church Street Gallery, Orlando, Florida, USA
- Landtag Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany
2000:
- Outdoor sculpture project, Skulpturenmeile, Steinhagen, Germany
- UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
1999:
- Koelner Bank (two artists), Cologne, Germany
- Jakobskirche (Church of St Jacob), European Art Capital 1999, Weimar, Germany
- Dr. Georg Haar Foundation, European Art Capital 1999, Weimar, Germany
1998:
- project "ConverArt", BICC (Bonn International Center for Conversion)
- Westfälisches Landesmuseum, Münster, Germany
- "art multiple", Düsseldorf, Germany
- Gallery Xenios, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
1993:
- Hedwig and Robert Samuel Foundation, Düsseldorf, Germany; Art sponsorship awards (selection)
References
- ^ "MISEREOR-Hungertuch Künstler Chidi Kwubiri: Kunst ist mir angeboren" (in German). Misereor. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Dr. Claudia Kolletzki (2 November 2016). "I am, because you are. The MISEREOR Lenten Veil 2017/2018" (PDF). MISEREOR. Retrieved 25 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "MISEREOR Lenten Campaign. MISEREOR Lenten Veil 'I am, because you are' 2017/2018 (by Chidi Kwubiri)". Misereor.
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- ^ "Participating Artists 2019".
- ^ "Belvedere". www.belvedereartspace.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Staff Report. "No plans for today? Choose from these 10 events in UAE". Khaleej Times.
- ^ "Neues MISEREOR-Hungertuch: "Ich bin, weil du bist" | MISEREOR". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Italia Docet Laboratorium - Collateral Event of the 56 International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia - Exhibition at Venice Biennale in Venice". ArtRabbit.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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External links
- KWUBIRI Chidi European Art - Opera Gallery, purchase and sale
- Chidi Kwubiri | Art Auction Results
- CHIDI KWUBIRI - The Fine Artist | afritopic®
- CHIDI KWUBIRI
- ART VENTURE AFRICA
- CHIDI KWUBIRI NIGHT OF PASSAGE 2009 OIL ON CANVAS 199.4 x 160 cm. (78.5 x 63 in.)
- CHIDI KWUBIRI (b. 1966) BACK TO LIFE 2010 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 170 x 200 cm. (67 x 79 in.)
- Phillips de Pury & Company: CHIDI KWUBIRI, Busy Doing Nothing
- Chidi Kwubiri Auctions Results | Artnet
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