![]() ![]() Here and Now: Contemporary Nigerian and Ghanaian Art, New York City, October 2010 (Iroko Arts Consultants, Ronke Ekwensi).50 Years Ahead through the Eyes of Nigerian Women, Abuja, Nigeria April 2010 (Transcorp Hilton, The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, African Artists Foundation).50 Years Ahead through the Eyes of Nigerian Women, Lagos, (Schlumberger, The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, African Artists Foundation).2016: Fellow, Korea International Cooperation Agency.2016: HiLWA: High Level Women Advocate, (Girl Child Education & Affirmative Action) UNICEF/Kebbi State Government.2016: Top 7 Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs, Leadership.2016: Award of Excellence, (Leadership & Service to Humanity), Junior Chamber International.2014: Winner, British Council 'Through-My-Eyes' competition.2014: Sisterhood Award for Photographer of the Year.2011: Winner, Creative Artist of the Year at The Future Awards.She currently works as the Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed. She worked as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria on New Media. Augie-Kuta is a frequent facilitator at the annual gathering of photographers, Nigeria Photography Expo & Conference a panelist and speaker at various events and has spoken at TEDx events in Nigeria. Īugie-Kuta is the first female politician to run for the house of representatives primaries under a major party for the Argungu-Augie Federal Constituency in Kebbi State, Nigeria. In 2018, Augie-Kuta was the lead representative for the Nigerian Visual Arts sector that met with His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales at the British Council in Lagos. Īugie-Kuta was sworn in as a UNICEF High-Level Women Advocate on Education with a focus on girls and young women. She has been a frequent facilitator at the annual gathering of photographers, Nigeria Photography Expo & Conference a panelist and speaker at various events and has spoken at TEDx events in Nigeria. She has made contributions toward girl child/youth development and nation building. In 2014, Augie-Kuta held her first solo photographic exhibition, entitled Alternative Evil. In 2010, Augie-Kuta was included, along with 50 other Nigerian women, in a book and exhibition for the nation's celebrations supported by the Women for Change Initiative. She co-founded the Photowagon, a Nigerian photography collective, in 2009. She is also the vice-president of Women in Film and Television in Nigeria (WIFTIN) the West African chapter of the US-based network. Īugie-Kuta became an Associate for the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) in May 2011. Augie-Kuta has certificates in digital filmmaking from the New York Film Academy and curating contemporary art exhibitions from the Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK. Augie-Kuta became interested in photography when her father gave her a camera at a young age.Īugie-Kuta received a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and is studying for an MSc in Media and communication at the Pan African University, Lagos (Now Pan Atlantic University). Augie-Kuta leads various development initiatives for the advocacy of youth and women empowerment across Nigeria.īorn Aisha Adamu Augie in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, Augie-Kuta is the daughter of the late Senator Adamu Baba Augie (politician/broadcaster), and Justice Amina Augie (JSC). Prior to this she was the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria on New Media. Īugie-kuta is the current Special Adviser (Digital Communications Strategy) to the Federal Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning. Her personal projects explore issues of gender and identity influenced by her experiences as a female, mixed race and mixed tribe individual who struggled to fit in earlier in life. She uses juxtaposition in her work as her way of pushing the idea that there are always two sides of a story this comes from her background in photojournalism and Mass Communication. Her work spans across documentary, fashion and aerial photography. She won the award for Creative Artist of the year at the 2011 The Future Awards. ![]() She is an Hausa from Argungu Local Government Area in northern Nigeria. Creative Artist of the year at the 2011 The Future Awards.Īisha Augie-Kuta pronunciation (born 11 April 1980) is a Nigerian photographer and filmmaker based in Abuja. ![]()
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