The inaugural Lagos Portfolio Review (LPR) and Critical Workshop took place between 31 October – 2 November 2022, LPR provided a critical space of exchange and growth for emerging photographers and photo-based artists living and working in Nigeria. Adopting an “open crit” model, the LPR invited each member of the selected group of photographers to present a specific series or aspect of their practice to their peers and a panel of facilitators. The three-day convening provided a crucial opportunity for formal and conceptual development for each participant, preparing them to engage and excel within the global scene of photographic and artist production.

The inaugural edition of LPR was co-organized by the Contemporary and Modern Art Perspectives Africa Group of The Museum of Modern Art (C-MAP Africa, MoMA) and The Nlele Institute (TNI), a Pan-African, autonomous nonprofit organization focusing on lens-based media. LPR was facilitated by Amaize Ojeikere (TNI), Uche Okpa-Iroha (TNI), Oluremi C. Onabanjo (C-MAP Africa, MoMA), and Kunbi Oni (C-MAP Africa, MoMA).

The critical workshop consisted of three sessions: two that are about the artistic process, and one that foregrounds critical and curatorial perspectives. These sessions also allowed an opportunity to take up the key artistic and critical themes featured in MoMA’s exhibition New Photography 2023 (May 28 - September 16, 2023). 

·       Artist’s Session: Itinerant Images by Akinbode Akinbiyi, Logo Oluwamuyiwa, and Yagazie Emezi.

·       Artist’s Session: Photographic Undercurrents by Amanda Iheme, Abraham Oghobase, Kelani Abass, and Karl Ohiri.

·       Critical & Curatorial Session: The Substance of the Image by Victor Ehikhamenor, Temitayo Ogunbiyi, Uche Okpa-Iroha, and Oluremi C. Onabanjo.

Read more about LPR here