The Africa Centre is glad to present the shortlist for the 2016 Artists in Residency competition. This time round, they added a layer to their Artists In Residency competition that specifically awarded residencies to mid to late-career African artists who lived on the continent and its diaspora. These fifteen exceptional artists were selected from over 120 applicants from various countries across the continent and beyond. They are:
- Amina Benbouchta | Visual Arts | Morocco
- Doreen Baingana | Literature | Uganda
- Godfried Donkor | Visual Arts | Ghana/UK
- Héla Ammar | Visual Arts | Tunisia
- Jennifer Makumbi-Morris | Literature | Uganda
- Judith Adong | Multidisciplinary | Uganda
- Katia Kameli | Film | Algeria/France
- Leila Aboulela | Literature | Sudan/UK
- Marie – Laure Edom | Performing Arts | Zimbabwe
- Mark Gevisser | Literature | South Africa
- Mshai Mwangola | Multidisciplinary | Kenya
- Njabulo Ndebele | Literature | South Africa
- Phillippa Yaa de Villiers | Literature | South Africa
- Victor Ekpuk | Visual Arts | Nigeria/USA
- Yaba Badoe | Film | Ghana/UK
The finalists will be revealed in May 2017.
