Aisha Augie-Kuta

Aisha Augie-Kuta
Born11 April 1980
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
EducationMass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
Occupation(s)Photographer and Filmmaker
Children3
Parents
  • Adamu Baba Augie (father)
  • Amina Augie (mother)
AwardsCreative Artist of the year at the 2011 The Future Awards.

Aisha Augie-Kutapronunciationⓘ (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.

  1. ^ Gotevbe, Victor (21 January 2012). "I see opportunities everywhere". Vanguard Nigeria Newspaper. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Augie-Kuta’s Quest For Entrepreneurship Development" Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Leadership. 1 July 2014
  3. ^ Inyang, Ifreke. "From the Magazine: Picture Perfect!". Ynaija. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Aisha Augie-Kuta". The Future Awards Africa. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ "The Latest in Contemporary Art, Culture + Visual Media". Art Base Africa. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Aisha Augie-Kuta: Motivated by hunger for learning". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2021.