It was a pleasure to be the centre of this article written on Colossal (@thisiscolossal ) this week✨
Thank you Kate Mothes for this beautifully written feature. Link in bio to read the full article.
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Happy to have been selected as part of #ArtsyNextInShow, spotlighting emerging artists without gallery representation from the Artsy community. Selected by Artsy staff from 5,000+ submissions, we’re pleased to introduce July’s fresh talents:
1. Dylan Wilde (@dylanwilde )
2. Jignesh Panchal (@artjignesh )
3. Lawrence Meju (@lawrence_koby )
4. Kayla Witt (@kaylawitt_ )
5. Shingo Shaun Yamazaki (@shinnyzak )
Big thanks to the @artsy team for this one.
Reposted from @artsy
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I got to speak with @suboartmagazine and it is so beautifully written. Link in bio for the full feature ❤️
📸: @lumigraphy__
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Hello beautiful people!
It’s the final official day to see “HAPPY” at O’DA Art Gallery (@o.da_art ) located at 10 Sir Samuel Manuwa, Victoria Island, Lagos.
I was a wonderful experience, thank you deeply for your support.✨
For inquiries and catalogue for the show, kindly reach out to [email protected] or @o.da_art .
See you soon. 🫶🏽✨
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Photos from the opening day of “HAPPY” @o.da_art .
Really beautiful and energetic day, thank you all for dropping by. The show still runs until Saturday 25th April.
Drop by if you’re in town! 🫶🏽✨
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Lawrence Meju’s prevailing notion is that Happiness is, above everything, a choice - an internal state one wills for themselves, and critically, one which can be consciously manipulated.
With A Tender Defense, Meju extends the idea that happiness is rooted in personal responsibility.
Happy continues.
The exhibition remains on view through April 25th.
Tuesdays – Saturdays | 11am – 6pm
You can also explore the works via the link in our bio.
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HAPPY - Lawrence Meju
Title: In Good Company
Medium: Paper on Brazilian hardboard
Size: 120 x 90cm
Year: 2026
Lawrence Meju’s prevailing notion is that Happiness is, above everything, a choice - an internal state one wills for themselves, and critically, one which can be consciously manipulated. Meju’s pieces dance freely within the gap between real and surreal, his vivid use of bright reds, yellows, blues and greens, intentionally wrought to uplift its viewers: he seeks to emotionally transport his audience, the works themselves an exercise in enacting the same purposeful transformation of emotional state which he seeks to affirm and comment on in his work.
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Opening: Saturday, April 4th 2026 | 1:00 - 6:00 PM
Address: 10 Sir Samuel Manuwa Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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HAPPY - Lawrence Meju
Lawrence Meju is a Lagos-based visual artist and designer whose work reflects on growth, time, personal connections, and our relationship with the environment. He holds a B.Sc in Architecture, and his practice produces works that are both deeply personal and resonant. Meju works with textured paper, paint, and digital media, transforming everyday materials into layered visual narratives. His process-driven approach emphasizes materiality, abstraction, and emotional depth.
His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Adidas Flagship Store in London, the Desire Lines exhibition at Affinity Gallery, Lagos, the +234 Art Fair (2024–2026), and the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London. In 2023, he was named runner-up for the Visible Artist Award at London’s House of St. Barnabas, and he was shortlisted for the Myma Art Prize 2025.
His work has been featured in Colossal (2025), Contemporary Collage Magazine (2024), and Subo Art Magazine (2022).
Meju presented his debut solo exhibition, Fragments: A Symphony of Shapes, at Alliance Française de Lagos (2024), marking a key moment in his artistic development. His work is held in the permanent collection of the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Lagos.
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Opening: Saturday, April 4th 2026 | 1:00 - 6:00 PM
Address: 10 Sir Samuel Manuwa Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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Scenes from the collage workshop with @lagosgalleryweekend at Alliance Française de Lagos (@af.lagos ).
Exploring shape, colour, and composition through play.
Beautiful day.
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Day 4 at the @plus234art fair. Closing out a great few days of art and beautiful encounters. Thank you all for dropping by🫶🏽💐.
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