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Joseph Adekunle Olubo, (29 August 1953 – 24 April 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)29 August 1953 United Kingdom
Died	24 April 1990(1990-04-24) (aged 36) London, England
Nationality	British-Nigerian
Occupation	Artist, illustrator
Partner(s)	Brenda Agard

Olubo died on 24 April 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]
• Influences: the Art of Sokari Douglas Camp, Keith Piper, Lubaina Himid, Simone Alexander, Joseph Olubo, Brenda Agard at South London Gallery, from September 9-September 29, 1988.[8]
• 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 illustrated

• 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

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