G.A.S. Foundation is thrilled to welcome Bisila Noha, our first resident of 2025. A ceramic artist, researcher, and writer based in London, Bisila’s practice explores the intersections of heritage, craft, and community. Through her work, she seeks to challenge Western perspectives on art...

In early May 2024, curators E.N. Mirembe, Jesse Mpango, and Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo led a series of workshops across Kampala, Dar es Salaam, and Nairobi in collaboration with British-Ghanaian artist and filmmaker Larry Achiampong. These workshops, developed as part of the Art Exchange:...

Guest Artists Space Foundation (G.A.S.) in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) is thrilled to announce the third edition of the prestigious G.A.S. Fellowship Award. This year, two fully-funded six-week residencies at G.A.S. Lagos are being offered to outstanding mid-career...

In conclusion of her research residency at G.A.S. Lagos, Mobolaji Ogunrosoye hosted an intimate, female-centered dinner and film screening of Black Girl (1966), the groundbreaking work by Senegalese director, producer, and writer Ousmane Sembène. Adapted from a short story in...

On December 19th, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Primitive Hypertext, an engaging presentation and hands-on workshop led by resident Avery Youngblood. The event offered a unique blend of history, creativity, and collaboration, focusing on Avery’s exploration of storytelling and printmaking. The...

This December, we are thrilled to host our final resident of the year, Nigerian multidisciplinary artist Mobolaji Ogunrosoye, as she undertakes a two-week research fellowship at G.A.S. Lagos. Known for a distinct visual language that intersects photography and collage, Mobolaji's...

This autumn, the G.A.S. Foundation hosted residencies in Lagos and Ibadan for artists Shabu Mwangi, Liz Kobusinge, Theophilus Imani, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Ofem Ubi, Avery Youngblood, and Osei Bonsu. Their practices—spanning painting, sculpture, eco-printing, and visual research—engaged...

On December 13th, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Functions of Humor, a talk and writing workshop led by two-time G.A.S. resident Ofem Ubi, alongside acclaimed Nigerian-British artist, film director, photographer, and poet Joladé Olusanya. The event began with a presentation in which Ofem spoke on...

On December 4, 2024, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Building Artists’ Estates and Legacies, an insightful afternoon of discussions led by then-resident Osei Bonsu, Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, alongside key representatives from the estates of Nigeria’s modernist pioneers. The...

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of welcoming Osei Bonsu, a British-Ghanaian curator, writer, and art historian, to G.A.S. Lagos for his residency. Based between London and Paris, Osei is the Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, where he works to expand the representation of...

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on November 29, 2024, for In Dialogue, a compelling conversation between current resident and 2023 G.A.S. Fellowship recipient Kosisochukwu Nnebe, and acclaimed Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama. Together, the artists will explore their art practices and the social dynamics...

The third edition of the Lagos Art Tour began on Tuesday 29th October, with the G.A.S. and Y.S.F. teams warmly welcoming patrons, trustees, and friends of the Foundations from across the globe, who arrived throughout the day at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Early arrivals had the...