Agnes Nyanhongo
Born in 1960 in Nyanga, Agnes Nyanhongo is now the most widely acknowledged of Zimbabwe’s female sculptors. She is the daughter of the well known sculptor, Claud Nyanhongo; and her work is characterised by the serenity and dignity of her creations.
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Bernard Matemera
Bernard Matemera is now acknowledged to be one of Zimbabwe’s master sculptors. He spent his entire professional career at Tengenenge where he occupied the position of figurehead amongst the artists in the community.
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Bernard Takawira
Frank McEwen described Bernard Takawira in the following terms: “The younger brother of John, he is an intellectually- advanced thinker who, apart from a fine instinct for creativity, has the most lucid understanding of the true position of art in the community.”
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Brighton Sango
Brighton Sango is now considered to be an important member of the Second Generation of Zimbabwean Sculptors who broke away from the “tradition” set by First Generation artists such as Sylvester Mubayi, John Takawira, Joram Mariga and Boira Mteki.
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Colleen Madamombe
Colleen Madamombe was born in Harare and fast became an established figure amongst the Second Generation of Zimbabwean stone sculptors. She won the award for Best Female Artist of Zimbabwe consecutively over three years.
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Dominic Benhura
Dominic Benhura, born in the small town of Murewa, was raised by his mother in humble rural circumstances. At the age of ten, he went to live with his cousin Tapfuma Gutsa, who introduced him to art and culture.
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Henry Munyaradzi
Munyaradzi’s background, like his life and work, was deceptively simple. His father, a spirit medium, left the family when he was very young. From this point on, his upbringing was typical of rural Zimbabwe at the time - herding cattle and hunting game. Until his death in 1993 he could neither read nor write.
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Joe Mutasa
“Like they say - an apple does not fall far from the tree; my sculptures are mostly centered around the everyday life of my people, the environment and my family life. Sharing ideas with others has expanded my vision, my thoughts and my creativity”.
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John Takawira
John Takawira dominated the Zimbabwean Sculpture scene for much of his career. His untimely death in 1989, at the age of 50, left a void still sorely felt. Born in 1938 in Chegutu, he retained his traditional beliefs and portrayed them in his sculpture.
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Joram Mariga
The career of Joram Mariga is inextricably linked with the beginning of Zimbabwean Stone Sculpture. The exact sequence of events can be difficult to establish, but it is widely acknowledged that Mariga - the father of the movement - was involved from the start.
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Nicholas Mukomberanwa
Nicholas Mukomberanwa was born in the Buhera district of Zimbabwe in 1940. His childhood was spent in a rural environment which was fundamentally to influence his later life and work "a wonderful place to grow up- surrounded by mountains and rivers with places full of trees”.
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Richard Mteki
A first generation sculptor, Richard Mteki was born in 1947 in Harare, At Primary School he was a good painter and an expert in technical drawing. His grasp of geometry has led him to make sculpture which has sharp lines and a sense of symmetry.
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Sylvester Mubayi
The fusion of spiritual and earthly worlds, and of human and animal iconography inspire the work and life of Sylvester Mubayi. Dedicated to the beliefs and traditions with which he was reared, he portrayed these in stone.
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Tapfuma Gutsa
Tapfuma Gutsa, perhaps more than any other of the ‘second generation’ of Zimbabwean stone sculptors, has broken free from the traditions already established in this young movement. Often using a combination of materials, he strives to express contemporary as well as traditional ideals.
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