About Me

Aliyu Aminu Ahmed

Aliyu Aminu Ahmed is a native of Yola Town in the Adamawa Emirate, Adamawa State, Northern Nigeria. As an Abstract Artist, Modern, Neo-Expressionist, and Contemporary painter, his art is an exploration of texture, depth, and abstraction—where every stroke and layer tells a story.

Working primarily with canvas and paper using acrylics and mixed media, he creates compositions that transcend the visual, offering a tactile and emotional experience. His work is deeply inspired by organic patterns in nature—weathered surfaces, shifting landscapes, and the quiet imperfections of the world, reconstructed into abstract compositions that evoke both familiarity and mystery.

Honors and Awards

PhD Student - University of Zambia

MSc - University of Salford, United Kingdom

BTech - Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola

Published poet since the 1990s

Founder of Garga Art Galleries, Zaria

30+ years in community development and NGO sector

Consultant in health, women's rights, and youth entrepreneurship

30+Years Community Development
3Academic Degrees
1Art Gallery in Zaria