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Tapfuma Gutsa
Born in Zimbabwe, Gutsa began his career as a sculptor at Drienfontein Mission. He is a former BAT art school student and he was the first Zimbabwean to be awarded a British Council Scholarship to ...
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Berry Bickle
Born in Zimbabwe and works in Mozambique and her hometown Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. She has participated in a number of exhibitions locally and internationally. Berry is one...
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Calvin Dondo
Born in Harare, Calvin studied photography at the Harare Polytechnic and he is a freelance photographer who works and lives in Zimbabwe. Calvin is the founder and curator of Gwanza:...
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Misheck Masamvu
Born Zimbabwe and Masamvu studied Art in Harare and Germany and he is one of the emerging contemporary African artists. He recently won a third prize at the “Live and Direct” exhibition at the ...
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Artist Profile : Misheck Masamvu
Born Zimbabwe and Masamvu studied Art in Harare and Germany and he is one of the emerging contemporary African artists. He recently won a third prize at the “Live and Direct” exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe 2010. Masamvu has exhibited in Germany, France, South Africa, Senegal, Netherlands, Italy, Zimbabwe, and UK.

He also exhibited at the Dakar Biennale 2006, and won several awards at the Gallery Delta Zimbabwe. Masamvu studied under the watchful eye of one of Zimbabwe’s veteran artist “Helen Liros”. Despite being a young art Misheck won a number of awards in Zimbabwe and include, the recent Live and Direct at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.

Misheck is not limited to one medium but always willing to explore new medium and his work always surprises his audiences all time. His return to Zimbabwe from Germany has inspired many artists of his generation and his passion for exploring new ideas has taken him this far.