Artwork of the Week

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Week 32 of 2017

Taken Away by Sally Morgan, a part of the NGZ Permanent Collection
This week we celebrate the International Days of Worlds Indigenous People

Week 28 of 2017

Tsvimbo Mativi Mana (Inheritance) By Julius Mushambadope
The artwork Tsvimbo Mativi Mana depicts a group of individuals within a family all rushing to grab tsvimbo yenhaka / a wooden stick in the foreground. The

Week 27 of 2017

Dance By Kingsley Sambo

An upbeat and colourful composition, Dance, portrays a group of people in a jovial mood as they dance and celebrate together. Dance is one of many ways in which

Week 26 of 2017

Perpetual Angle By Jack Richard

This week we celebrate the International Asteroid Day. It is an annual global event that aims to raise awareness about asteroids and what can be done to protect the

Week 24 of 2017

Landscape By Ellison Gabriel
The landscape painting portrays a desert like scenery with few, dried up trees.

Week 23 of 2017

Nyau Forest by Josiah Manzi

Nyau which also means mask or initiation is a secret society of the Chewa people. The initiations are normally done in secret locations in the forest. Vibrant colors

Week 22 of 2017

Stories from Gogo and Sekuru by Kudzanai Gumi

Week 21 of 2017

Mtshongoyo Dancers by Marvelous Mangena.

The artwork depicts a pulsating traditional dance group entertaining a captivated audience in a football field. Mtshongoyo Dancers marries the past with the present

Week 20 of 2017

For My School Fees by Andrew Chirenje

Week 19 of 2017

CROW BY ARTHUR AZEVEDO

The Pied Crow is a widely distributed African bird species. Its glossy black head and neck are interrupted by a large area of white feathering from the shoulders down to the lower breast while the tail, bill and wings are black.

Week 18 of 2017

Jazzified by Fernandes Charles

The artwork Jazzified is an abstract expression of the motion and feel of Jazz music which touches the mind, body and the soul. The rich tones overlapping each other in the composition depict the blending and balance of the complex rhythms of Jazz which distinguishes it from other musical genres.

Week 17 of 2017

17 Workers Henry Tayali Wood cut Workers by Henry Tayali

The artwork workers portrays a group of men in overalls, carrying mattocks and pickaxes on their shoulders. The men's dress code, tools, posture and the tall buildings parallel to them suggest that they are walking towards a working site which could be a mining plant.

Week 16 of 2017

16 Nene George Liberation I Gouche on paper 1984 Liberation 1 by George Nene

The artwork Liberation is subdivided into two main parts; the bottom part depicting the struggle against colonial rule and the upper part portraying freedom as people can

be seen with baskets full of freshly harvested crops and cattle behind them.

This week marks Zimbabwe's celebration of 37 years of Independence. This day, on one hand demonstrates the significance of freedom,

Week 15 of 2017

Via Dolorosa by Craig Robert

The artwork Via Dolorosa depicts a street within the Old city of Jerusalem that is believed to be the path that Jesus walked on his way to crucifixion.

Week 14 of 2017

Cyclist by Kinsley Sambo
The artwork Cyclist depicts two figures who are riding bicycles along a path as the title suggests. Cycling is a common mode of transport, recreation, exercise or sport . It is mainly an aerobic activity,

week 12 of 2017

week 12 Happy Woman by Coleen Madamombe
A sturdy female figure stands with her hand pressed on her waist. She wears an elated expression on her face suggesting a great deal of confidence, an affirmative sense of identity and pride in herself.

Week 10 of 2017

GIVE US BOOKS NOT HUSBANDS BY ANNIE MPALUME

The artwork GIVE US BOOKS NOT HUSBANDS advocates for equal access to education for the girl child. It interrogates the scourge of child marriages which affects

Week 9 of 2017

Proud Lady by Amali Malola
Proud Lady portrays a lady who clearly seems proud of herself over a certain act of achievement or as a result of having self-respect or self-esteem. Her posture attests to the pride that she has in herself.

Week 8 of 2017

Ambuya Telling Stories By Lazarus Takawira
The artwork Ambuya Telling Stories depicts a woman with three little children close to her,

Week 7 of 2017

Mavambo By Portia Zvavahera.

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, our artwork of the week is by Portia Zvavahera 'Mavambo'. Mavambo depicts a newlywed couple posing for a snap shot,