Guest Artists Space Foundation offers PhD placement residencies to support practice-led researchers, academics, and artists engaged in innovative, interdisciplinary research. These residencies provide a unique opportunity to immerse in Lagos’ dynamic cultural and artistic landscape, fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue and creative exploration. The first PhD placement resident at G.A.S. Foundation was Jonn Gale, a Bulgarian-Nigerian ethnobotanist and PhD candidate at Birkbeck, University of London, who began her 12-week residency in 2025.

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 her work, she navigates an imagined ‘borderland’ between states of being, challenging conventional ideas of solitude, connection, and identity.

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 Marvels Mini Golf Course, adjacent to Mmofra Place in Dzorwulu, Accra, the project playfully reinterprets the concept of the “moving image.” Through an exhibition strategy that shifts between screen-based and physical space, Kɔηsεt Pāti transposes the audiovisual aspirations of two films, exploring the relationship between virtual representation and embodied experience.

In this update, we celebrate the continued success and growth of our alumni, whose work spans diverse mediums and compelling themes. From powerful solo exhibitions to prestigious fellowships and international recognitions, our community of artists continues to push boundaries and make significant strides in their careers. Read on to discover the latest developments from G.A.S. alumni as they engage with new contexts, expand their creative practices, and spark important conversations through their art.

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 Ogun State, Nigeria, immersing herself in their traditions, techniques, and ways of being. Through hands-on learning, close observation, and shared moments of laughter and work, she explored the rhythm of their practice, one shaped by generations of knowledge, resilience, and ritual.