Category Archives: Abstract female exoressionist art

Chauke ChaHumba; of Fire, Giant Snail Shells and Totems..

Posted on May 30, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

The Chauke Cha Humba story: In Mahenye Village, our Chauke clan reveres the giant land Snail (Humba) , and Fire… Snail/Fire artworks at the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe National Cultural Month Launch at Rusununguko Clinic, Zimbabwe, 17th May 2025….. … Continue reading →

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Map of Africa; Old Light or New Dawn?

Posted on May 25, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Africa Day 25th May… AFRICA DAY: my painting “Map of Africa” is a brooding, hopeful waterhole lit by the burnt orange glow of the sun beneath the strange and dark horizon… Old Light? …. Or a New Dawn….?! shimmering gold, … Continue reading →

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A Material Practice; Art for Impact; an Earth, a Social, an Art Practice….

Posted on March 19, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

A MATERIAL PRACTICE A workshop on process with Ann Mary Gollifer and Mma Motsei Nkwemabala Facilitated by Dr. Tammy Hodgskiss, (curator at Wits Origins Centre) and Julie Taylor (Guns & Rain Gallery) November 2024 at Origins Centre, WITS University, Jozi. … Continue reading →

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The World in Miniature; The Power of Small Works….(or “Why is Small Art so Big right now?!”)

Posted on February 11, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Small is smart!…. my life size yet tiny tiny snail shell paintings…. Lin Barrie, Giant Land Snail Shell, 1,2 and 3, (triptych), 2023, acrylic, charcoal and earth pigment on stretched canvas, each is 20 x 20 cm,  I believe that the … Continue reading →

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Opening the Art Portal in Zimbabwe; Mbare Art Space empowering young creatives…

Posted on February 5, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

After a day of working together at my studio on our collaborative submission for Cheuka Art Fair 2025, Johnson Zuze, Kelli Barker and I are satisfied with progress … Johnny’s wire work and my sketches in progress… Johnson’s Blue Man … Continue reading →

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Of Art and Emigrants, of Creativity and Immigrants; Zimbabwe to the World, at home, and in the Diaspora…

Posted on January 3, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Of Art – writing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, film, photography, theatre and music; Of Emigrants and Immigrants…Zimbabwe to the World, at home, and in the Diaspora.. #allthingsconnected is my mantra … it’s the tail end of 2024 and the beginnings … Continue reading →

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Helen Lieros, my mentor and master artist: A Practice Underpinned by Persistence and Perseverance;

Posted on December 9, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Read on- a wonderful article and great memories of Helen Lieros- here is “Sacrificial Goat, mixed media, by Helen – a formidable yet truly accessible artist- a legend indeed- by Tandazani Dhlakama… The late Helen Lieros occupied herself with advancing … Continue reading →

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The Africa Salon; my Art Collector Passport unlocks the experience…

Posted on December 3, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

At the Keyes Art Mile in Rosebank, Jozi, I visit Madlozi Contemporary Art Gallery’s show,  The Africa Salon, My Art Collector Passport unlocks the experience…as I am drawn in to bravely coloured walls, deep hued and mysterious, embracing glowing artworks … Continue reading →

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Lin Barrie | An Artist Who Sees Poetry and Feels Colour | Safari Culture

Posted on November 22, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Lin Barrie | An Artist Who Sees Poetry and Feels Colour | Safari Culture — Read on http://www.safariculture.com/banner-story/lin-barrie-an-artist-who-sees-poetry-and-feels-colour/

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From the Earth, of the Earth; a gift of Art by Ann Gollifer

Posted on November 16, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

I enter the Origins Centre -the museum at Wits University, with great anticipation – carrying my Art Harare Art passport as a tangible memory in the making… An EXHIBITION is opening : “Hold me said the Earth” by Ann Gollifer, … Continue reading →

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