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Jerry John Rawlings

The Zaria Genesis and Artistic Foundations Born in the vibrant cultural cradle of Zaria, Nigeria, in 1959, Jerry John Rawlings—often celebrated by his moniker, Jerry Buhari—embarked on a journey that would eventually redefine the boundaries of Nigerian contemporary art. His early years were steeped in the rich textures of Nigerian heritage, a period of life that instilled in him a profound reverence for tradition. This foundational conn

ection was further refined through rigorous academic pursuit at the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University and the Zaria Art School. It was within these hallowed halls of learning that Rawlings began to weave together the threads of classical technique with a burgeoning modern sensibility, establishing himself not just as a practitioner, but as a scholar whose pedagogical role as a professor would later deeply influence the next generatio…