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Take Note! Look! Cheuka Harare Art Fair (CHAF) 2025

Posted on October 8, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Cheuka is a Shona word that refers to the observation or noticing of both tangible and intangible things that surround us. Look; the act of noticing, noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; Cheuka Harare Art … Continue reading →

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Art Wins the Vote: The Unexpected Outcome of the 2025 Artist General Election!

Posted on March 18, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

STOP PRESS!!! ART WINS!!!!….a collaborative artwork wins the artists general election, as, in a telling twist, clever Richard Mudariki turns the election results themselves into an art collaboration… There is no individual winner after all…….we  all collaborate to contribute to … 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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Palm Passion; Art, Nature and Poetry

Posted on May 29, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

My latest painting is inspired by the indigenous, hardy Phoenix reclinata palms, (false date palms), that grow in abundance naturally in Zimbabwe, found framing the sky along the great Zambezi, Limpopo and Save Rivers and smaller riverways and springs. Cultivated … Continue reading →

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Tantalizing Textures; African Art

Posted on February 16, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Note: all photographs are my own, unless otherwise stated. Heading to the art fair Thursday 15th February- my handpainted Muslin scarf and my Design//Life tote bag ready for action! I had painted marks onto a piece of fabric with my … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 27, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

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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Floral Art takes to the air; Burnt Offerings, Re-Invention, Taking Flight….

Posted on July 6, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

Neels Scott floral installation at Pikicha Gallery, Emagumeni, 2023 Our group exhibition at Pikicha Gallery in Harare, titled “Burnt Offerings, Re-Invention, Taking Flight”, inspired top Zimbabwean floral designer Neels Scott to create an installation, a magnificent piece of floral art, … Continue reading →

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Njuzu; a Blue Man, a Winged Waterman, takes flight at our Art Exhibition

Posted on June 11, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

Njuzu, Shona/xangana winged water spirit, or Egyptian god resurrected? – our “Blue Man”, interpreted by Zimbabwean master wire Artist Johnson Zuze Continue reading →

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