Aisha Augie-Kuta Explained

Aisha Augie-Kuta
Birth Date:11 April 1980
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigerian
Education:Mass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Alma Mater:Ahmadu Bello University
Occupation:Photographer and Filmmaker
Children:3
Mother:Amina Augie
Father:Adamu Baba Augie
Awards:Creative Artist of the year at the 2011 The Future Awards.

Aisha Augie-Kuta (born 11 April 1980) is a Nigerian photographer and filmmaker based in Abuja.[1] [2] She is a Hausa from Argungu Local Government Area in northern Nigeria.[3] She won the award for Creative Artist of the year at the 2011 The Future Awards.[4] Her work spans across documentary, fashion and aerial photography. 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 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.[5]

Augie-kuta is the current Special Adviser (Digital Communications Strategy) to the Federal Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning. Prior to this she was the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria on New Media.[6] Augie-Kuta leads various development initiatives for the advocacy of youth and women empowerment across Nigeria.

Biography

Born 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). Augie-Kuta became interested in photography when her father gave her a camera at a young age.

Augie-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). She is married with three children. 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.[7]

Augie-Kuta became an Associate for the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) in May 2011. She is also the vice-president of Women in Film and Television in Nigeria (WIFTIN) the West African chapter of the US-based network. She co-founded the Photowagon, a Nigerian photography collective, in 2009.[8]

In 2010, Augie-Kuta was included, along with 50 other Nigerian women, in a book and exhibition for the nation's 50@50 celebrations supported by the Women for Change Initiative.

In 2014, Augie-Kuta held her first solo photographic exhibition, entitled Alternative Evil.[9]

She has made contributions toward girl child/youth development and nation building. 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.[10]

Augie-Kuta was sworn in as a UNICEF High-Level Women Advocate on Education with a focus on girls and young women.[11]

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.[12]

Augie-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. 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.

She worked as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria on New Media.[13] [14]

She currently works as the Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed.

Awards

Exhibitions

Publications

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Gotevbe. Victor. I see opportunities everywhere. 17 July 2013. Vanguard Nigeria Newspaper. 21 January 2012.
  2. http://leadership.ng/entertainment/376592/augie-kutas-quest-entrepreneurship-development "Augie-Kuta’s Quest For Entrepreneurship Development"
  3. Web site: Inyang. Ifreke. From the Magazine: Picture Perfect!. Ynaija. 17 July 2013. 25 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025083456/https://ynaija.com/from-the-magazine-picture-perfect/. dead.
  4. Web site: Aisha Augie-Kuta. 2021-04-28. The Future Awards Africa. en-GB.
  5. Web site: The Latest in Contemporary Art, Culture + Visual Media. 2021-04-28. Art Base Africa.
  6. Web site: 2016-06-04. Aisha Augie-Kuta: Motivated by hunger for learning. 2021-04-28. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  7. Web site: TEDxMaitama TED. 2021-04-28. www.ted.com.
  8. Web site: McKenzie. Sheenah. Filmmaker aims to explode Africa 'bombs and bullets' myth. 25 July 2012 . CNN. 18 July 2013.
  9. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/arts-entertainment/168433-augie-kuta-focuses-on-alternative-evil-in-first-solo-exhibition.html "Augie-Kuta focuses on Alternative Evil in first solo exhibition"
  10. Web site: TEDxMaitama TED. www.ted.com. 20 November 2018.
  11. Web site: Kebbi inaugurates Hilwa group tomorrow – faces international magazine. facesinternationalmagazine.org.ng. 16 October 2017. 8 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508033110/https://facesinternationalmagazine.org.ng/?p=9358. dead.
  12. Web site: Last week, Aisha Augie Kuta @AishaAK49, the SSA to the Kebbi State Governor on New Media met with HRH Prince Charles as a representative for the Nigerian Visual Arts sector at the British Council in Lagos. #RoyalVisitNigeria @ClarenceHousepic.twitter.com/NNZu4pImqw. Government. Kebbi State. 12 November 2018. @KBStGovt. 14 April 2019.
  13. Web site: Kebbi Governor appoints female photojournalist SSA new media. Lere. Mohammed. 25 December 2015. Premium Times. 18 October 2017.
  14. Web site: Speaker Profile, TEDx. 2 August 2017. Medium. 18 October 2017.
  15. Web site: Winners 2011 The Future Awards. The Future Project. https://web.archive.org/web/20130624145622/http://thefutureafrica.com/awards/winners-2011/. 24 June 2013. dead. 17 July 2013.
  16. Web site: See fun photos of Mo Abudu's 50th birthday party. Nigerian Entertainment Today. 16 October 2017. 14 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20171016180356/http://thenet.ng/2014/09/see-fun-photos-of-mo-abudus-50th-birthday-party/. 16 October 2017. dead.
  17. Web site: The British Council announces the winners of its Through my Eyes competition.. 22 May 2014. EbonyLife TV. 16 October 2017. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092649/http://ebonylifetv.com/the-british-council-announces-the-winners-of-its-through-my-eyes-competition/. dead.
  18. Web site: How female artists view Nigeria at 50. Offlong. Adie. 3 April 2010. Daily Trust. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019215622/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/others/how-female-artists-view-nigeria-at-50/3702.html. 19 October 2017. 19 October 2017. dead.
  19. News: Nigerian art seen through women's eyes. Offiong. Adie Vanessa. 23 April 2010. Daily Trust. 19 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019163500/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/arts-extra/6158-nigerian-art-seen-through-womens-eyes. 19 October 2017. dead.
  20. Web site: Water and Purity: A conceptual art exhibition featuring seven female artists. African Artists' Foundation. 19 October 2017. 6 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306163924/http://www.africanartists.org/exhibition/water-and-purity. dead.
  21. http://artcentron.com/2014/07/20/photography-exhibition-details-nigerias-centenary-history-and-heritage/ "Photography Exhibition Details Nigeria’s Centenary History and Heritage"
  22. Web site: International art festival of photography in Nigeria. LagosPhoto. 16 October 2017.
  23. Web site: Lagos photo festival: Turning negatives into positives. aquila-style.com. 16 October 2017.

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