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Reuben Ugbine

Reuben was born of Nigerian parents in Anponya,
Ghana in 1956. He attended Urobo College, Effurun
Durbar Warri. His artistic career began at Auchi Polytechnic
where he obtained his Ordinary National Diploma
47 x 71 inches (OND) in Art and the overall best students price in the
Oil on canvas school of Art and Design. He also obtained his Higher
National Diploma (HND) (1977-1979) in sculpture at
2018 the Yaba College of Technology.
He lectured at Auchi Polytechnic from 1980 –
1989, before retiring to full-time studio practice.
Reuben has featured in many solo and group
exhibitions in Nigeria and also in Germany,
Netherland, Lebanon, London, and South Africa. He
popularized figurative terracotta based on traditional
Nigeria costumes, and other social activities, which he
originated in 1982. He is also a very good painter.
His forte lies in woodcarving, which are generally
impressive in scale and texture, either in figurative or
in mask form.
Reuben's works are both in private and public
collection, home and abroad.
He is a member of the Society of Nigerian Artists
(SNA) and the Guild of Professional Fine Artists of
Nigeria (GFA)

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