Olu Oguibe

Who is Olu Oguibe?

Olu Oguibe 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 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 honored with the State of Connecticut Governor's Arts Award for excellence and lifetime achievement on June 15, 2013.