Yinka Shonibare Foundation

We are pleased to announce our participation in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (@labiennale ), by Koyo Kouoh. In Minor Keys. Our inclusion reflects the Foundation’s commitment to dialogue, care, and exchange across local and international contexts. Kouoh’s invitation recognises the residency as a practice in its own right: a site of research, sustained engagement, and shared inquiry. ⁠ The artwork presented In Minor Keys is led by Ann Marie Peña (@ms.a.m.pena ), with support from Yinka Shonibare CBE (@yinkashonibarestudio ), Belinda Holden (@belholden ) and Moni Aisida (@solamoni ). Project managed by Samantha Russell (@fiberlegacy ), with architectural installation design by MOE+ Art Architecture (@moeaa.feed ). ⁠ ⁠ Film production by Filmwrights (Randall Wright) and Julie Buckland; sound design by Sound Disposition (@sound_disp ) and Funmilola Ogunshina (@funmitheunicorn ). ⁠ Contributors represented include Alberta Whittle (@purebred.mongrel ), Ayomide Fasedu (@the_midefash ), Bisila Noha (@bisilanoha ), Catherine Bardi (@bardi.oo ), Damilola Akin-Olasupo, Emma Prempeh (@reclus__e ), E.N. Mirembe (@subtleroyalty ), Gideon Gomo (@gideongomo ), Jonn Gale (@balkanjonn ), Ofem Ubi (@ofem.ubi ), Olayinka Eno Babalola (@island.sunsets ), Olufela Omokeko (@omokeko ), Portia Zvavahera (@zvavaherportia ), Raqs Media Collective (@raqsmediacollective ), Raymond Pinto (@raymondpinto ), Ṣọlá Olúlòde (@solaolulode ), Tobi Onabolu (@tobionabolu ), and Umar Rashid (@frohawktwofeathers ). ⁠ Realised with generous support from The Osahon Okunbo Foundation (@theosahonokunbofoundation ), Olufemi A. Akinsanya (@olufemiakinsanya ), Triangle Network (@trianglenetwork ), Yinka Shonibare CBE, Annette Anthony (@aanthony_author ), Kayode Adegbola (@kayodea ), Bimpe Nkontchou (@bimpe_nkontchou ), Denise Bradley-Tyson (@denisebinspired ), Wally Bakare (@wole_bak ), Yemi Adunola, Adeniyi Adenubi (@nitiadenubi ), Oba Nsugbe(@nsugbeoba ), and Tokini Peterside-Schwebig (@tokinipeterside ) ⁠ 🔗 Read more via the link in our bio. #biennalearte2026 #inminorkeys #gasfoundation #yinkashonibarefoundation #labiennale ⁠

G.A.S. Foundation is honoured to present Chorus, a multi-media installation conceived for the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh, on view at the Arsenale, Venice from 9 May - 22 November 2026. Emerging from the Foundation’s residency programme across Lagos and the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ, Chorus draws on the Yorùbá courtyard as both architectural and conceptual anchor, a space of gathering, ritual, and intergenerational exchange. The installation brings together voices of former residents and collaborators through sound, colour, and moving image. ______ The artwork is led by Ann Marie Peña (@ms.a.m.pena ), with support from Yinka Shonibare CBE (@yinkashonibarestudio ), Belinda Holden (@belholden ), and Moni Aisida (@solamoni ). It is project managed by Samantha Russell (@fiberlegacy ), with architectural installation design by MOE+ Art Architecture (@moeaa.feed ). Film production is by Filmwrights (Randall Wright) and Julie Buckland, and sound design by Sound Disposition (@sound_disp ) and Funmilola Ogunshina (@funmitheunicorn ). Contributors are; Alberta Whittle (@purebred.mongrel ), Ayomide Fasedu (@the_midefash ), Bisila Noha (@bisilanoha ), Catherine Bardi (@bardi.oo ), Damilola Akin-Olasupo, Emma Prempeh (@reclus__e ), E.N. Mirembe (@subtleroyalty ), Gideon Gomo (@gideongomo ), Jonn Gale (@balkanjonn ), Ofem Ubi (@ofem.ubi ), Olayinka Eno Babalola (@island.sunsets ), Olufela Omokeko (@omokeko ), Portia Zvavahera (@zvavaherportia ), Raqs Media Collective (@raqsmediacollective ), Raymond Pinto (@raymondpinto ), Ṣọlá Olúlòde (@solaolulode ), Tobi Onabolu (@tobionabolu ), and Umar Rashid (@frohawktwofeathers ). ⁠ Supported by The Osahon Okunbo Foundation (@theosahonokunbofoundation ), Olufemi A. Akinsanya (@olufemiakinsanya ), Triangle Network (@trianglenetwork ), Yinka Shonibare CBE, Annette Anthony (@aanthony_author ), Kayode Adegbola (@kayodea ), Bimpe Nkontchou (@bimpe_nkontchou ), Denise Bradley-Tyson (@denisebinspired ), Wally Bakare (@wole_bak ), Yemi Adunola, Adeniyi Adenubi (@niyiadenubi ), Oba Nsugbe(@nsugbeoba ), and Tokini Peterside-Schwebig (@tokinipeterside ) . 🔗 Read more via the link in our bio.

As we enter the third year of programming and residencies at G.A.S. Foundation, we are thrilled to present our second Impact Report. It chronicles our journey from digital programming to welcoming our 85th G.A.S. resident in June 2025. Throughout this transformative period, we have remained committed to facilitating global cultural exchange and building a resilient cultural infrastructure. The outcomes speak to the tangible value of our work: supporting artists, researchers, and creative practitioners across disciplines, fostering collaboration and mentorship, and expanding access to resources, networks, and opportunities that enable creative risk-taking, innovation, and growth.⁠ ⁠ Read more in the link in bio⁠ ⁠ #GASFoundation #GuestArtistsSpace #YinkaShonibareFoundation #YSF #YinkaShonibareStudio #ResidenciesinNigeria #ArtistResidency #MultidisciplinaryArtist #ImpactReport

In December 2025, G.A.S., in partnership with @yinkashonibarefoundation , announced the fourth edition of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award. This year’s edition offered multiple fully funded residencies, including two slots at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ under the African-Based and Diaspora Creatives category.⁠ ⁠ After receiving over 90 applications from 12 different countries across the continent, we are thrilled to announce the recipients for this category. ⁠ ⁠ ✨ Akir Hall (@akirhall ), a London-based biodesigner and material researcher.⁠ ⁠ ✨ Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya (@aboynamedjane ), an experimental artist and researcher based in France.⁠ ⁠ 📣 Shoutout to our shortlisted applicants for their exceptional proposals, which made the selection process highly competitive: Olushola Olajobi (@Olusholaolajobi ), Somnachino (@somunachino ), Vida Madighi-Oghu (@vida_madighi_oghu ), Foluso Oguntoye (@lushsoulfoltheafromantic ), and Turakella Editha Gyindo (@deja_vu_studios_ ).⁠ ⁠ 👏 A huge thank you to our selection panel: Moni Aisida (@solamoni ), Belinda Holden (@belholden ), Catherine Bardi (@bardi.oo ), Funmilola Ogunshina (@funmitheunicorn ) and Samantha Russell (@fiberlegacy ) for their time and dedication. ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read more via the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #gasfoundation #yinkashonibarefoundation #artistresidency #nigerianartists #gassfellowship⁠ ⁠

Our Alumni and trustee at the La Biennale di Biennale (@labiennale )!⁠ ⁠ ‘In Minor Keys’⁠ Biennale Arte 2026⁠ ⁠ featuring⁠ Gideon Gomo (@gideongomo ) alongside four other artist presents Second Nature at the Zimbabwe pavilion which explores neuroplasticity as both metaphor and method, an entry point into thinking about how identities, stories, and societies are continuosly reshaped.⁠ ⁠ At the Gaggiandre, Nolan Oswald Dennis (@data_body ) presents Black Earth Calendar and Black Water Station (Mbarara), works composed from recordings gathered through open-source seismic sensing systems positioned across the African continent, including one located in the artist’s own studio.⁠ ⁠ Ranti Bam (@baamtii ) presents Ifa Ile Oja, an installation of five monumental hand-built black stoneware vessels situated within the Arsenale. Echoing bodies in varying states of presence and transformation, Ranti’s installation pays homage to the philosophy that spirit and human life meet in the marketplace (Oja) and reframes our relationship to the body and the natural world, working to dismantle inherited ideological constructs.⁠ ⁠ Across drawing, painting, sculpture and installation, Temitayo Ogunbiyi ⁠ (@temitayostudio ) brings together botanical forms, the techniques and geometries of hairstyles, play structures and the diagrammatic logic of navigational charts. ⁠ ⁠ #biennalearte2026 #inminorkeys #gasfoundation #yinkashonibarefoundation #labiennale

Today, we are pleased to highlight a series of presentations, panels, and exhibitions featuring G.A.S. alumni and a trustee across Venice and within the wider La Biennale di Venezia (@labiennale ) programme.⁠ ⁠ Within the Biennale exhibitions, Gideon Gomo (@gideongomo ) will present work in the Zimbabwe Pavilion (@pavilionofzimbabwe ) as part of Second Nature, Manyonga held at Santa Maria della Pietà in Castello. Joining four other artists, his contribution engages neuroplasticity as both metaphor and method, opening onto questions of how identities, stories, and societies are continuously reshaped. Also included in the Biennale exhibition are G.A.S. alumni Ranti Bam (@baamtii ) and Nolan Oswald Dennis (@data_body ), alongside trustee Temitayo Ogunbiyi (@temitayostudio ).⁠ ⁠ In a parallel programme, Ruby Onyinyechi (@ruby_onyinyechi_draws ), in collaboration with Wura Ogunji (@wuraogunji ), will present THE DASH at Hotel Monaco, Sala Corte. The live performance forms part of 1922 Revisited, a programme curated by Janine Sytsma in dialogue with Artistic Director Koyo Kouoh’s exhibition In Minor Keys.⁠ ⁠ Sola Olulode (@solaolulod ) will participate in two panel discussions during the pre-opening week. On May 5, she joins Beyond Here: Queering African Art History at Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal, a conversation organised by the African Art in Venice Forum that centres queer African voices within art historical discourse. On May 7, she participates in We Carry What We Cannot Leave at the British Pavilion, alongside Pio Abad and Mohammad Z. Rahman.⁠ ⁠ #biennalearte2026 #inminorkeys #gasfoundation #yinkashonibarefoundation #labiennale

Ahead of the La Biennale di Venezia opening next week, we celebrate artists who were in residence with us, and whose practices shape our presentation. At G.A.S. Emma Prempeh (@reclus__e ) deepened her engagement with memory and image-making, while Ofem Ubi (@ofem.ubi ) expanded his ongoing projects. During her time with us, Portia Zvavahera (@zvavaheraportia ) developed new paintings later presented in I See You at Tiwani Contemporary, alongside Gideon Gomo (@gideongomo ), who developed sculptural works for the same exhibition during his residency. For Alberta Whittle (@purebred.mongrel ), the residency unfolded through research and exchange, while Raqs Media Collective (@raqsmediacollective ) developed a project as part of the World Weather Network. Raymond Pinto (@raymondpinto ) built connections and later deepened his engagement with Yoruba cultural traditions, while Umar Rashid (@frohawktwofeathers ) turned to Adire, incorporating its dye and resist techniques into his tapestry work. Tobi Onabolu (@tobionabolu ) explored frequencies through Yoruba cosmology, as Bisila Noha (@bisilanoha ) traced ceramic lineages across Ayobo, Ilorin, and Osogbo. Within the archive, E. N. Mirembe (@subtleroyalty ) followed Black Orpheus, extending an inquiry into literary histories. Jonn Gale (@balkanjonn ) drew on archival and medicinal research to shape her ethnobotanical practice. Olufela Omokeko (@omokeko ) explored agricultural histories through Àgbàlá Ọkọ́ (Hoe Courtyard), while Ṣọlá Olúlòde (@solaolulode ) engaged with Yoruba textile traditions, particularly adire. 🔗 Read more via the link in our bio. — Presentation realised with generous support from The Osahon Okunbo Foundation (@theosahonokunbofoundation ), Olufemi A. Akinsanya (@olufemiakinsanya ), Triangle Network (@trianglenetwork ), Yinka Shonibare CBE, Annette Anthony (@aanthony_author ), Kayode Adegbola (@kayodea ), Bimpe Nkontchou (@bimpe_nkontchou ), Denise Bradley-Tyson (@denisebinspired ), Wally Bakare (@wole_bak ), Yemi Adunola, Adeniyi Adenubi (@niyiadenubi ), Oba Nsugbe (@nsugbeoba ), and Tokini Peterside-Schwebig (@tokinipeterside ) ⁠ #biennalearte2026 #inminorkeys #gasfoundation #yinkashonibarefoundation #labiennale

At the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (@labiennale ) by Koyo Kouoh, our presentation emerges from a close collaboration between G.A.S. and Y.S.F., under the artistic direction of founder Yinka Shonibare CBE (@yinkashonibarestudio ).⁠ ⁠ ✨ Ann Marie Peña (@ms.a.m.pena ) leads the curatorial vision behind the presentation and serves as curatorial advisor to Y.S.F. Her practice is grounded in contemporary art commissioning and community-engaged public programmes, with senior roles spanning UK local government agencies, Frith Street Gallery, and currently the National Gallery of Canada (@natgallerycan ) where she is Curator of Special Projects.⁠ ⁠ ✨ Belinda Holden (@belholden ) is the founding CEO of Y.S.F. (UK) and G.A.S. (Nigeria), leading internationally recognised arts initiatives that champion cultural exchange, interdisciplinary residencies, and building inclusive creative infrastructure. ⁠ ✨As G.A.S. Foundation’s Executive Director, Moni Aisida (@solamoni ), sets the strategic vision and oversees the foundation’s activities across two sites in Nigeria. She has expanded the foundation’s reach and programme impact, deepening local engagement while elevating its global presence.⁠ ⁠ ✨Samantha Russell (@fiberlegacy ), Project Coordinator at Y.S.F., supports the realisation of the presentation through research-led and organisational work.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read more via the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ —⁠ Presentation realised with generous support from The Osahon Okunbo Foundation (@theosahonokunbofoundation ), Olufemi A. Akinsanya (@olufemiakinsanya ), Triangle Network (@trianglenetwork ), Yinka Shonibare CBE, Annette Anthony (@aanthony_author ), Kayode Adegbola (@kayodea ), Bimpe Nkontchou (@bimpe_nkontchou ), Denise Bradley-Tyson (@denisebinspired ), Wally Bakare (@wole_bak ), Yemi Adunola, Adeniyi Adenubi (@niyiadenubi ), Oba Nsugbe (@nsugbeoba ), and Tokini Peterside-Schwebig (@tokinipeterside ) ⁠ ⁠ #biennalearte2026 #inminorkeys #gasfoundation #yinkashonibarefoundation #labiennale

This March, G.A.S. in partnership with Y.S.F., announced the call for the pilot edition of the G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop, an initiative designed to support the professional and critical development of emerging local art writers, researchers, and cultural practitioners. ⁠ ⁠ Today, we are pleased to announce the pilot cohort of the G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop: Adebowale Enitan, Adedapo Adeniyi (@nollyw00davantgarde ), Kunle Whesu (@alaminezra ), Paul Ayihawu (@ayihawu02 ), Ugo Ude (@ugothegood ) and Vetum Gima Galadima (@vetumgaladima ). ⁠ ⁠ Participants were selected by Olutomi Kassim (@searchforisinmi ), current resident and recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026, who also serves as the facilitator of the workshop. We are grateful for her time and thoughtful consideration throughout the process.⁠ ⁠ Over three days at G.A.S. Lagos, participants will take part in workshops, readings, and lectures exploring critical art writing as a tool for activism. The programme supports the development of clear arguments on Nigerian art and activism, drawing on local epistemologies, alongside guided writing, peer exchange, and feedback. By the end of the workshop, each participant will produce a draft article or outline for potential publication in BusinessDay Today, Nigeria.⁠ ⁠ The G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop is made possible through the generous support of Deutsche Bank (@deutschebankart ).⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read more via the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ @deutschebankart #criticalwritingworkshop #opencall #gasfoundation #ysf #projectnexus

For this year’s International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the incredible women artists and curators who were in residence with us in 2025. Today, we honour their practices, ideas, and the many ways they continue to shape conversations in the arts and beyond. 💪🏾🎨⁠ ⁠ Bisila Noha (@bisilanoha ), Chinyere Obieze (@chinyere.obieze ), Eva-Maria Bertschy (@evamariabertschy ), Nathalie Eggenschwiler (@hyperquiche ), Nengi Nelson (@nenginelson1 ), Shatha Afify, Jonn Gale (@balkanjonn ), Aisha Seriki (@occupiedbythelense ), Joy Labinjo (@joylabinjo ), Rachel Anyo (@rachelanyo ), Gaia Ozwyn (@gaia.ozwyn ), Nina Gilbert (@nlgsart ), Pelumi Odubanjo (@pelumi.odubanjo ), Ng’onga Silupya (@ngonganalupya ), Joey Aresoa (@joeyaresoa ), E.N. Mirembe (@subtleroyalty ), Sola Olulode (@solaolulode ), Sasha Huber (@sashahuber ), Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze (@ruby_onyinyechi_draws ), and Savannah Woodson (@top_savannah__ ).⁠ ⁠ Happy International Women’s Day to them and to all the women making an impact in creative and cultural spaces.⁠ ⁠ #iwd2026 #gasfoundation #guestartistsspace #womeninart #womensmonth

From June to November 2025, The Short Century Intensive jointly presented by G.A.S. and Y.S.F. brought together U.S. based fellows Pujan Karambeigi (@notmypublicthoughts ), Miatta Kawinzi (@mkawstudio ), sadé powell, Cosmo Whyte (@cosmowhyte ), and Najha Zigbi-Johnson (@_najha_ ) to revisit Okwui Enwezor’s landmark exhibition The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa, 1945–1994.⁠ ⁠ Across virtual intensives and in-person sessions in Lagos, the fellows engaged archives, uncovered overlooked genealogies, and traced Afro-diasporic networks, reimagining Enwezor’s exhibition as a space for collaboration, speculation, and dialogue.⁠ ⁠ At the Re:assemblages Symposium, fellows presented participatory workshops and performances that approached the archive through embodiment, pedagogy, mapping, Black feminist poethics, and institutional critique, expanding Enwezor’s questions into the present.⁠ ⁠ Following the symposium, the group spent a week in Lagos visiting CBAAC (@cbaac77 ) and the FESTAC ’77 collections, 16/16 Print Studio (@iwalewabooks ), the National Arts Theatre (@nationaltheatrenigeria ), and CCA Lagos (@ccalagos ), grounding their research within the sites where these histories continue to resonate.⁠ ⁠ The programme culminated in a special encounter with MoMA Archives in New York, guided by Beya Othmani, with support from Smooth Nwezi (@smoothugochukwuc ), offering firsthand engagement with materials from The Short Century exhibition and shaping the fellows’ contributions to the forthcoming Short Century Intensive Chapbook.⁠ 🔗 Read more via the link in bio!⁠ ⁠ _____________⁠ ⁠ This fellowship was generously supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art (@terraamericanart ) and was led by Naima Hassan (@naimasfieldnotes ) and Maryam Kazeem (@damikazeem ). ⁠ ⁠ #shortcenturyintensive #gasfoundation #yinkashonibarefoundation #africanarchives #postcolonialfutures⁠

In December 2025, G.A.S., in partnership with Y.S.F., launched the fourth edition of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award, the largest to date. Residency A was initially designed for two emerging Nigerian artists, while Residency B was dedicated to one mid-career Nigerian art writer based in Africa or the diaspora.⁠ ⁠ After receiving over 180 applications, the award was expanded to support three visual artists and two writers.⁠ ⁠ We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 Fellows 🎉⁠ The Visual Art Fellows are:⁠ ✨ adeoluwa oluwajoba (@ade.oluwajoba ), mixed-media artist⁠ ✨ Jonathan Chambalin (@jonathanchambalin ), multidisciplinary artist and art director⁠ ✨ Yoma Emore (@yomaemore ), multidisciplinary textile artist⁠ ⁠ The Writing Fellows are:⁠ ✨ Folasade Ologundudu (@sadeolo ), writer, curator, and podcast producer⁠ ✨ Olutomi Kassim (@searchforisinmi ), academic researcher and interdisciplinary artist⁠ ⁠ 📣 Shoutout to our shortlisted applicants whose outstanding proposals made this year’s selection highly competitive. The shortlisted visual artists were Adetutu Adeniran (@adetutu_adediran ), Ande Diedjomahor (@Flowwiththeday ), Blossom Oyeyipo (@blossomoyeyipo.studio ), Chigozie Obi (@chigozieobi ), Goodluck Babatunde (@iamjedalo ), Idris Abdulwahab (@slash_euphorian ), Ikeorah Chisom (@chi_fada ), Marizu Onwu (@marizuonwu ), Olayinka Eno Babalola (@island.sunsets ), Ololade Lawal (@I4WL4h_ ), Olúbùnmi Atéré (@oluoninsta ), Oluwatobiloba Fasalejo (@oluwatobiloba__fasalejo ), Omojadesola Olaniyan (@jaythefriendlygiant ), and Tosobuafo Bardi (@tofo.bardi ). The shortlisted writers were Dominic Aboi, Chisom Job (@chisompeterjob ), and Sepake Angiama (@suburbanelectrostar ).⁠ ⁠ 👏 A huge thank you to our selection panel: Moni Aisida (@solamoni ), Belinda Holden (@belholden ), Catherine Bardi (@bardi.oo ), and Samantha Russell (@fiberlegacy ) for their time and dedication.⁠ ⁠ The G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 - Residencies A and B, is made possible through the generous support of Deutsche Bank (@deutschebank ).⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read more via the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ @deutschebankart #gasfoundation #yinkashonibarefoundation #artistresidency #nigerianartists #deutschebank