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Venice Biennale; Beads and Boundaries; 2024

As the art world converges in Venice to celebrate under the theme “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere,” (conceived by Brazil’s Adriano Pedrosa), Zimbabwe is well represented at the Zimbabwe Pavilion facilitated by the Zimbabwe National Art Gallery at the Venice … Continue reading

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Art Student Assignment; Apt Art Questions; Rivers Beads and Baobabs; All Things Connected!

My colour choice in both paintings is reflective of the bright and often pink-tinged skies in our Zimbabwean landscape- and apart from this being an exquisite sunrise/sunset landscape colour, it is a creative and vibrant colour to express movement and emotion Continue reading

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Art Interview Kelli Barker; Bodies, Make Up, Art Fitness Health and Ethics in Zimbabwe

youtube.com/watch Listen to Proudly Zimbabwean make up artist Kelli Barker in a thoughtful and well informed interview, with Farai of  Story Untold Zimbabwe, ahead of our art exhibition “Burnt Offerings, Re-Invention, Taking Flight” Kelli’s relationship with her fellow creatives and … Continue reading

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Winged Victory; Beyond Beyoncé

My work on Nike, the winged Greek goddess of Victory- Constantly sketching and musing over the power of this image…. here I am working on canvas with my own handmade mopani hardwood charcoal …. Nike, who is celebrated in the … Continue reading

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Gallery Delta, Art for Arts Sake….

An impressive and evocative art video from a few years back, by Nigel Hulett of Granadilla Films…memories and inspirations. youtube.com/watch “Gallery Delta, Art for Arts Sake…. “ ..listen to music from such as Hope Masike on Mbira, watch art memories … Continue reading

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Endangered Landscapes – Earthscapes, Skyscapes; Wildscapes, Mindscapes…

Endangered Landscapes – Earthscapes, Skyscapes; Wildscapes, Mindscapes… As an artist and conservationist, living in Zimbabwe, Africa, but having traveled much of the world, my passion is looking at details of the landscape around me, trees; flowers; weather patterns; wildlife; domestic … Continue reading

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Endangered things; Ebony and Ivory

Much as animal predators utilize their prey, we humans utilize animal parts; we wear leather shoes and belts; many of us eat animal products; we use fats and scents in cosmetic products, skins and horns in musical instruments. Thinking musical … Continue reading

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Balance for Better: Art, re-designing the Woman’s Space….

“Balance for Better: Redesigning the Woman’s Space” opened at the Zimbabwe National Gallery last night. I was thrilled to be able to attend;“Thank you National Gallery of Zimbabwe and team for a tight and well-curated art #exhibition , thought-provoking dance and theatre, stimulating company- … Continue reading

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sweet/bitter: senuko seasons past and yet to come

Watch out! Many gorgeous flowers such as my Adenium swazicum, harbour a resident crab spider, cute but deadly…(if you are the size of a fly)… Bitter Sweet reminisces… Our year past, 2017, at our bush house, Tsavene, has been one … Continue reading

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