Farai Mangenda

Farai Mangenda was born in Nyanga.  He went to school and left at grade six level because his parents had passed away, so no one could pay for his school fees. He then started to learn how to sculpt in 1994.  He works on heads and figures.  He is a father of 8 children.  He…

Lovemore Mangenda

With him learning to do stone curving from his brother and since then his talent and abilities to create and produce quality stone sculptures has risen from strength to strength. Lovemore Mangenda have been doing art since 1998 and he appreciates working on hard stones such as verdite, batter jade, spring stone and also wood.…

Vika Ngwenya

Vika Ngwenya was born in Tsholotsho on 20th of October of 1956 and he specializes in making fine art in form of animals. He started his carrier in 1975 in Victoria Falls. Back in the days when he was still at school he fall in love with art and he was good at it and…

Masamba Antonty

With him favouring to curve most of hard stones including spring stone; verdite; butter jade and opal, David Chikuzeni is one of the best stone sculptors who specialize in curving huge abstract piece which carry a deeper meaning and resemblance. He was born on the 4th of January 1970 in Goromonzi area of Zimbabwe. His…

David Chikuzeni

With him favoring to curve most of hard stones including spring stone; verdite; butter jade and opal, David Chikuzeni is one of the best stone sculptors who specialize in curving huge abstract piece which carry a deeper meaning and resemblance. He was born on the 4th of January 1970 in Goromonzi area of Zimbabwe. His…

David Kanyangarara

I am David Kanyangara born in a family of 8 children. I was born 24 December 1980 in Chitungwiza  and I grew up in Nyazura. I attend my primary education at Gurure primary school from 1987 to 1993 and attended my secondary school from 1994 to 1997 at Rukweza  secondary  school.  I started  carving stone sculptures in 1999 at Chikwanha Industrial area in Chitungwiza. I specialize in fine arts. Elephant…

Wonder Gondo

I was born on the 14th of March 1972 in Gokwe District. I did my Primary Education at Nyamuroro Primary School and later proceeded to Nyamuroro Kubatana for my Secondary Education. After finishing my Schooling, I joined the construction industry where I worked for two years. I then ventured in the music industry as a…

Brain Saruchera

NAME: Brian SURNAME: Saruchera DATE Of BIRTH: 19/01/1980 GENDER : Male STATUS : Married ,with three kids Dylan  Mufaro ,Drea Tafara and Dave Munotida Saruchera SCHOOL BACKGROUND : I attended school from grade one to seven and form one to four Which is our ordinary level .i also managed to go to Harare Polytechnic where…

Masimba Mudhokwani

Simba Mudhokwani was born in 1972. He comes from the Gwata village of Neguwo within the Marondera district Zimbabwe. He started off his career as an assistant sculptor in 1997 for Jeffrey Chirume. Then he would only wash and polish Jeffery’ fine art sculptures of animals which were usually depictions of elephants, rhinos and giraffes.…

Fanuel Masawa

Fanuel Masawa was born in 1963 in the Makoni District. Masawa is one of the elderly sculptors in Zimbabwe. He started off his career in 1986. Masawi was assisted by Kingstone Runyanga to get into the field and taught how to sculpt by Taurai Maisiri. Up to now, Taurai Maisiri and Fanuel Masawa still work…

Shona Stone Sculpture from Zimbabwe

Shona Stone Sculpture originated in Zimbabwe and evidence shows the Shona tribes of Zimbabwe has been sculpting stone before the 11th century when the Great Zimbabwe settlement was built. The Shona tribes sculpted stones mainly for decorational and building purposes. The art of sculpting stone was passed from generation to generation although it was a…