Zimbabwe
AfricanColours Artist Association (AAA) 4 Deary Avenue, Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe. Phone + 263 4252 962 / aaa@africancolours.com
PERSONAL DETAILS
Education
Advanced Level GCE at Girls High School Harare
1990-1996
National Certificate in Applied Art and Design at the Harare Polytechnic
1997- April 30th 1998
National Diploma in Fine Arts Harare Polytechnic
1998-April 30th 2000
BFA Northern Kentucky University
Current 2004
Skills
sculpture, drawing, painting and tapestry/textiles, ceramics/wheel throwing, designing
Photography.
Pagemaker, Photo shop Illustrater, Coral draw,
Page Maker.MS word, computer programming.
Exhibitions
Harare Agricultural Show 1992,1993
National Art Gallery "Pritt Annual School Competition"
1993 -1996 (Catalogues)
Women’s Biennale National Art Gallery 1999 (Catalogue)
"Siyaphambile" H.I.F.A, Harare Intenational Festival the Arts 2000
(Catalogue)
"Progress of the Worlds Women "United Nations Building New York 2000
(Catalogue)
Ann Arbor Arts Center Michigan USA 2002
Urban League Gala, Garfield Place Ohio, USA 2002
Stitches Exhibition on Quilts and Fiber Arts
African American Museum Union Terminal Cincinnati, USA
8 June -August 4 2002
Showing of Slides at Tarrence Corbbin’s Studio
Camp Washington, Cincinnati ,USA
September 7 2002
Internet Village Harare Gardens
www.rt-it.com showing of paintings
2002
21st Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
Arts Consortium, African American Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
October 11 2002
Jazz Exhibition Arts Consortium, African American Museum
Cincinnati, Ohio
October 18 2002
Exhibition On "Spirituality", Arts Consortium
November 2002
"Colors of Africa" Winston-Salem State University
Diggs Gallery Washington U.S.A January 31 2003
"Dreams of our Daughters", Klein Karoo Umbhiqozo
wezenkcubeko, South Africa March 29 - 5 April 2003 (Catalogue)
Solo Exhibiton "Thought's and Feelings" Imbari Arts Washington DC
December 2003
Commissions
Illustrations for Zimbabwe Aids Prevention Project ZAAP 1997
Mural Paintings for Cairns Foods Pvt at the Green Wood Park Harare 1998
Portraits for the Chawora family 2001
Portrait of Roger Owensby Jr, commissioned by Ramando Owensby 2002
Awards
Pritt Annual Schools Exhibition 2nd Pritt 1994
National Agricultural Art Show Competition 1st and 3rd Prize 1995
Pritt Annual Schools Competition 1st Prize 1995
Pritt Annual Schools Competition Grant Award for a three year Diploma
in Fine Art at the Harare Polytechnic 1996
Overall Award of Distinction in Fine Art 3rd Year Finals 2000
Emerging Artists Award for the 21st Annual Fine Arts Competition
Cincinnati, USA 11 October 2002
Articles
"Locals not Appreciating the Role of African Artists" by Lovemore Mataire
Sunday Mail September 27 1998
"Siyaphambili 2000: A Zimbabwean Fine
Art Exhibition" The Zimbabwe Mirror May 12-18 2000
"Profile of a Fine Artist" Independent Extra by Admire Kudita
June 9 2000
"Students Show Out standing Level of experimentation" Sunday Mail Magazine Pikirayi Deketeke June 25 2000
"Artist to Feature in the United Nations Women’s Exhibition" Silence Genti the Zimbabwe Mirror May 19 2000
Work Experience
Assistant Coordinator for photography workshop "Kids with Cameras", "Mapikicha Edu" in Mbare Harare 1999
Voluntary work for St Giles Rehabilitation Center Harare
With disabled artists July -August 2000
Teacher demonstrator for children at the Harare
International School for fund raising effort 2000
Teacher instructor for children 3-4 years old at the National Art Gallery
for a two-week workshop 2000
Graphic Illustrator for Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council ZIMSEC,
December 2000- December 2001
Other Assignments
Research Assistant for a feasibility study by ZAAP Zimbabwe Aids Prevention Project
in collaboration with the University of Zimbabwe, October to November 2000
Exhibitions Juried
Selected work for a High school competition sponsored by CABS
for the "CABS School Competition" September 2001
Collections
"The Laborer", The Journey of Life",
"Emotions Unveiled" private collection of
Elizabeth Colton President of the
International Museum of Women New York
"Domboshawa" private collection of Olinda Chawora Executive
Director of Finance Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
"Unresolved" private collection of Zvikomborero Chawora
Drawing of the "Torso" and "The Figure" private collection Pamela Myrick
Cincinnati, USA
"It Taboo" private collection of Miriam
Wolford African curator and art collector of the Mbari Art Institute Washington, USA
Drawing of "Figure in Deep Sleep" private collection of Helen O’Neal
President of the Sowell Committee, Cincinnati,USA
"Political affiliation" Private Collection of Pierterse Herman of South Africa
"The Bus Ride "private collection of Tarrence Corbin,Professor of Advanced drawing ,University of Cincinnati ,Ohio.
"Lovers" private collection of Miriam Wolford curator and collector of the Mbari Art Institute Washingtion, USA
"The Jazz Club "Private collection of Kristen Franks