Concurrently, Mabaso is Ph.D. researcher at the HDK-Valand Academy of Art & Design, Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Previously she was the Curator at the Michaelis Galleries at the University of Cape Town. Notable projects include the curation of the South Africa Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2019, Venice together with Nomusa Makhubu under the title “The stronger we become”.