On April 3rd, 2025, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Young Artist's Salon, a group critique session facilitated by Gaia Ozwyn. Drawing from her own experience in art school, Gaia understands how pivotal critique sessions can be in shaping an artist’s practice. Acknowledging that many emerging...

Last week, we welcomed multidisciplinary artist and photographer Rachel Anyo for a six-week residency at G.A.S. Lagos. Based in Israel, Rachel’s practice spans installation, photography, and textile arts, exploring identity, femininity, and cultural heritage. Blending traditional Ethiopian...

Guest Artists Space Foundation (G.A.S.) in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) is thrilled to announce the pilot edition of the Ìmòra Arts Intensive, an initiative designed to support the professional development of emerging local artists. The programme...

On March 27th, 2025, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Weave Lab – Experimental Creation of Textiles, a hands-on weaving workshop led by Nathalie Eggenschwiler, alongside textile designer Khadija Dikko and architectural designer Omotoke Joseph. The event brought together artists, designers, and craft...

Earlier this week, we welcomed London-based artist Gaia Ozwyn for an immersive four-week residency at G.A.S. Lagos. Working across painting and sculpture, her multidisciplinary practice explores materiality, belonging, and ‘otherness’ by blending tactile and visual contrasts. Through...

Kɔηsεt Pāti is the fifth project to be realised as part of the Art Exchange: Moving Image programme, running from 20th February to 15th March 2025. Its title references a Ghanaian television show that aired from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Curated by Abbey IT-A and hosted at the former...

Join us on March 20, 2025, for The Clay Women of Ìgànrán, a virtual residency presentation by Bisila Noha, reflecting on her research and experiences at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikise. Over the course of her six-week residency, Bisila spent time with a family of women potters in Iganran, a city...

In January and February 2025, G.A.S. Foundation hosted a dynamic cohort of residents whose diverse practices spanned ceramics, textiles, dramaturgy, ethnobotany, and sculpture. Spanish-Equatoguinean artist Bisila Noha explored Nigerian pottery traditions, collaborating with local women potters...

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on March 13th and 14th, 2025, for Indulgence Before Consequence, a solo exhibition of new sculptural works by Ugo Ahiakwo, created or completed during his six-week residency at G.A.S. Foundation, Lagos. Through an intuitive yet deliberate engagement with...

Bisila Noha, a London-based ceramicist, completed a six-week residency at G.A.S. Foundation, exploring Nigerian ceramic traditions. She engaged with potters in Ayobo, studied sacred sites in Ilorin and Osogbo, and experimented with local materials at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. Her residency...

On February 11th, we hosted our first Patrons Dinner of 2025 at G.A.S. Lagos, bringing together Patrons, donors, trustees, and key supporters for an intimate evening of meaningful conversations and fine dining.

G.A.S. Foundation is excited to welcome Ugo Ahiakwo, recipient of the 2024 Tilga Art Fund Prize, for a six-week residency at G.A.S. Lagos. A Lagos-based sculptor and curator, Ugo’s multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, installation, curatorial work, and design. His work is defined by...