Artist in Residence is an ongoing programme that invites artists from various fields and professions to create projects and activities in collaboration with Coquitlam Heritage. The programme’s purpose is to reflect the diversity and abilities of artists in our community, providing them with a platform to research, develop new work, and host workshops.

Babaloluwa (Lolu) Oyedele is a Nigeria-born, South-African raised interdisciplinary artist, performer and writer. He has a BFA in Interdisciplinary Performance from UBC Okanagan. He has had the honor of collaborating with Sqilxw Apna on their production with the Vernon Performing Arts Theatre, as well as performing in Harlequin Theatre’s Hamlet. In addition to this, he recently had the pleasure of being a part of Little Mountain Lion’s 27 Stories Written by Kids and is currently a member of Pacific Theatre's Working With Writing Cohort. He is grateful to be working and living on the unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, otherwise known as Vancouver, B.C.

Lolu’s residency is from June 3 - August 25, 2023.