Richard Mudariki
Born and educated in Zimbabwe, Richard Mudariki studied under the mentorship of renowned painter Helen Lieros and Greg Shaw at Gallery Delta in Harare. He subsequently moved to South Africa and is now based in Cape Town. The artist has presented seven solo exhibitions to date and his work has been selected for inclusion on curated exhibitions at significant venues in Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, Paris and New York. Mudariki’s work is represented in the collections of IZIKO South African National Gallery, Cape Town; Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), Cape Town; SANLAM, Cape Town & Johannesburg; Leridon Collection, Paris; West Collection, Philadelphia, USA and the Thomas J. Watson Library Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Dan Halter
Dan Halter’s artistic practice is informed by his position as a Zimbabwean currently living in South Africa. His work deals with his sense of dislocated national identity, human migration and the dark humour of present realities in Southern Africa. This is largely a backlash due to a history of oppression that continues to manifest today. Using ubiquitous materials he engages with local popular visual strategies as a form of expression. Halter’s work often exploits the language of craft and curio in a conceptual art context. Exploring various techniques of fabrication, this frequently involves collaboration. Using materials that resonate with meaning, there is a narrative element to his art which engages with history from a contemporary perspective and with the technology of today.
Franklyn Dzingai
Franklyn Dzingai was born in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe and is currently based in Harare. In 2009 he started his fine art studies at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Art Studio in Harare and finished in 2011 with a focus on printmaking. He often incorporates collage and drawing into his prints, typically characterized by vibrant colour. Sourcing images from books, magazines, newspapers and family photos, the artist explores themes of social interaction and personal memory. Dzingai is one of the few artists in Zimbabwe who focuses on printmaking and has perfected the cardboard printing method. In 2021 he was the recipient of the Art | HARARE Africa First art award.
Wilfred Timire
The work of Wilfred Timire references his lived experience in Zimababwe. The artist’s tapestry works are created from found packaging and include the very stuff of Harare’s streets, The reclamation of found materials speaks to ingenuity, not only of the artist but also the urban poor living on the periphery of African cities like Harare where homes are often insulated and decorated with found printed materials. Timire’s work speaks to the inseparable link between his lived experience and his art making as he references scenes and people around him.