Nura Garba

Nura Garba (b. 1978) is a contemporary mixed-media artist and academic who merges Western art conventions with Northern Nigerian craft traditions. Drawing from Katsina State's artisanal heritage, his highly manual process transforms discarded materials, such as raffia, fabric, leather, and jute, into tactile assemblages through binding, threading, and burning.

Central to his visual language is the calabash, which he deconstructs to explore themes of morality, gender, and oppression while reflecting contemporary Northern Nigerian identity.

An art educator for over a decade, Garba holds an MFA in Painting from Ahmadu Bello University, where he currently teaches and is pursuing his PhD. His diverse portfolio of murals, public sculptures, and mixed-media installations is featured in numerous private and corporate collections.

Phd. Painting, Fine Art, Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria,Kaduna state (in view)

MFA. Painting, Fine Art, Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria,Kaduna state

BA Painting, Fine Art, Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria,Kaduna state

NCE Fine and Applied Arts, Federal College of Education,Katsina

2024 | Arewa — Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Lagos, Nigeria

2024 | Zaria at Recent — Thought Pyramid Art Centre, Abuja, Nigeria

2024 | 2nd Environmental Design Conference Exhibition — Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

2023 | Framed and Unframed: Miniature Art Exhibition — Department of Fine Art, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

2022 | Professor Ahmed Rufai Saliu Valedictory Exhibition — Zaria, Nigeria

2021 | 1st Environmental Design Conference Exhibition — Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

2017 | Zaria Art School at 60th Anniversary Exhibition — Zaria, Nigeria