This entire experience has been such a blessing! On one hand, we’ve got 4 more days for people to see Half Mask .. on the other , this is the beginning of many more showcases of my heART!
Like a father who has to send off his kids into the world , this is how I feel about all the amazing pieces who have new owners . I’m preparing my heart for their send forth.
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Half Mask : IndiviDUALity
A solo exhibition by Phisha
7th - 20th January 2024
Kokopelli Gallery , 17 Ademola Street. ikoyi Lagos
Seeing the lines and colours. Seeing that everything together is one big piece of art! Seeing that everyone is special and that their experiences are unique enough to composite a different art even when they might be looking at the same things.
I think the biggest challenge I have with being skilled in multiple art forms, is that I don’t get to explore each one as much as I truly want to. I think the biggest achievement I have with being skilled with multiple art forms is that I get to experience freedom and explore each one to tell diverse and powerful stories …. without being limited.
About year ago, I created some amazing apparel art in collaboration with Genis by Riyah. I absolutely loved being able to create contemporary pieces using popular Nigerian art. A lot of my art is influenced by my Rap background and the sort of urban wear I always wished I could find in stores here in Nigeria. You should see how vibrant it looks when I rock my tee!
I typically capture raw moments where I do not focus on glam… but this time, I was tasked with capturing glam in a way where I had to make sure that it still felt raw and intense.
Project: OneFusion by Access Bank
Year: Nov. 2025
I often find myself taking elements of patterns I create in 2D form into 3D space. I experiment with compositing them and try building things that make sense to me. Some times they are abstract structures and other times they look like afrofuturistic jewelry.
My top 3 things about working on @crea8torium sets are ;
1. I get to work with some of my truest favorite people in the world!
2. I get to be in the room and hear the unfiltered stories of creativity behind some of the biggest projects to come out of this part of Africa.
3. I get to shoot amazing portraits of the guests and hosts. I love the moments when I capture the conversations as they happen.
Fun fact …. Even after all these years, @adaora.lumina still pitches me on ideas she’d like me on as though I’d say I wouldn’t want to. Lol! Wait a minute….. it’s the same with @thegoodlifeliving and @mofe_ade andddd @salemkinging .
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What am I sayingggg … I do the same to them. I guess we just never take each other for granted and want participation that’s based on buy-in!
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You all should definitely watch this new episode of Crea8torium - Mavin : The House that Sound built! It’s not only insightful! It’s inspiring and powerful!
Go to @crea8torium !!!!! @adaora.lumina@salemkinging conversation with Supremos @donjazzy , @johnnydrille and @ayrastarr is brilliant!
2 weeks ago, we had the honor to partner with the amazing team @carry1st to design and facilitate the first-ever Call of Duty Mobile Creators College here in Nigeria. @callofdutymobileafrica
And this video is a recap of how it went down.
It was a 4 day immersive experience that brought together gaming creators from across Africa, featuring a mix of top global and local gaming creators, creating space for real exchange, insight, and community across borders.
Designed to help them level up creatively and professionally.
In those 4 days, we dived into everything from brand development and storytelling to the economics of creativity, collaboration, business operations, content psychology, and even wellness—because we recognize that as creators, our offices are our minds so if we want to keep building and creating sustainably, we have to take care of the body that carries us.
And in this video you can tell that the participants had a great time!
And for us at Crea8torium, projects like this are exactly the kind of work we care about.
Our work goes beyond content. We’re deeply committed to building and supporting the creator ecosystem—creating platforms, experiences, and opportunities that help creators grow, evolve, and thrive. ⚡️⚡️
CODM Creators College is brought to you by @carry1st . Facilitated by @crea8torium . 💛
For me…. focus is honoring a thought that deserves to become form. It is choosing an idea, a direction, and giving it enough presence for the invisible to become visible.
Across Nigeria, artist-led spaces, online collectives, and community-run projects are reshaping how art is made, shared, and supported.
This panel looks at how grassroots initiatives are filling the gaps left by traditional institutions, creating room for access, experimentation, and inclusion, and what this shift means for the wider art ecosystem.
How Grassroots Art Initiatives Are Challenging Institutional Exclusion
March 6, 4PM
Ecobank Pan African Centre
Moderator: @papaomotayo
Speakers: @mrphisha , @tola_akerele , @imaekpo
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#plus234artfair #plus234artfair2026 #inclusivity #contemporaryart #nigerianart
We had the honor of partnering with @noella.foundation for a Creative Bootcamp, and the room was filled with a vibrant community of creators who showed up with curiosity, discipline, and a readiness to be stretched.
Through practical workshops, guided clarity sessions, honest conversations, and hands-on exercises, we explored storytelling, design thinking, collaboration, rapid prototyping, and the core tools and principles needed to thrive in today’s creative economy.
During our sessions, creators found their voice.
We watched ideas gain structure. We felt confidence rise and witnessed alignment, direction, and renewed belief.
We had a great time!
Enjoy the recap.⚡️
