by Katica Kocsis Zimbabwe’s contemporary art scene is not waiting to be discovered. It is already alive, sharp, and full of artists who work with strong material intelligence. In this younger generation, figuration returns again and again, but never as simple representation. Bodies, textiles, gestures, hands, plants, patterns, and found materials become ways of speaking about memory, survival, community, womanhood, and social pressure. Here are ten Zimbabwean emerging artists

Na Richard Mudariki Basa raRichi Madyira rakaitirwa pa oiri iri pa canvas (mugore ra2025) Maartist eZimbabwe ari kuramba achisimbisa kukosha kweart yemuZimbabwe pasi rose. Kubvira kuLondon, Bucharest, Dallas, Singapore, Cape Town, neJohannesburg, maartist eZimbabwe ari kuwedzera kuoneka muzviratidziro zvikuru zvinotarisa nyaya dzakaita sechimiro chemunhu, zvechitendero nemweya, ndangariro, zvematongerwo enyika. Pamwe chete, maratidziro aya anoratidza kusiyana kukuru uye simba

Richie Madyira (2025), Oil on Canvas By Richard Mudariki Yet another powerful wave of international exhibitions featuring Zimbabwean contemporary artists continues to affirm the country’s growing importance within the global art world. Across London, Bucharest, Dallas, Singapore, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, Zimbabwean artists are increasingly participating in ambitious exhibitions that explore identity, migration, spirituality, memory, politics, and belonging through highly

by Richard Mudariki Onlookers to Portia Zvavahera's work at Norval Foundation in Cape Town (image: NF Instagram) From Venice to Munich, Rotterdam to New York, and Cape Town to Umbria, Zimbabwean contemporary artists are increasingly occupying major institutional and commercial spaces across the global art world. What was once viewed as a peripheral scene is now asserting itself with confidence, intellectual depth, and strong curatorial relevance. The current wave of exhibitio

by Richard Mudariki Dr Bongani Ndhlovu, Acting CEO of Iziko Museums of South Africa, formally handed over the Zimbabwe Bird and ancestral remains to Dr Paul Mupira of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe. At Groote Schuur in 2014 For me, this is especially meaningful. I wrote and advocated for the return of the Zimbabwe Bird in an article in 2014, and I remember visiting Groote Schuur to see the bird in person. To witness its return today is both deeply satisfying a

naRichard Mudariki Shiri yeZimbabwe (mufananidzo wakatorwa naRichard Mudariki ku Groote Schuur 2014) Dr Bongani Ndhlovu, vari Acting CEO veIziko Museums of South Africa, vakapa zviri pamutemo shiri yenyika (Zimbabwe Bird) pamwe chete nemapfupa emadzitateguru kuna Dr Paul Mupira veNational Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe kuCape Town. Ndiri PaGroote Schuur muna 2014 Kwandiri, izvi zvine chirevo chikuru zvikuru. Ndaigaronyora ndikakurudzira kudzoserwa kwenhaka yedu iyi muchiny

The title, in Shona, speaks to a notion of turning or transformation, a shift from one state into another, often understood as a passage that is both psychological and spiritual.

by Richard Mudariki Richard Mudariki (2025), 19 October, oil on canvas and painted wood (artist collection - IMAGE: RESERVIOUR) As I work in my studio on my latest body of work, news arrives of bombs falling again in the Middle East. The contrast between the quiet concentration of the studio and the violence unfolding elsewhere in the world is impossible to ignore. It reminds me why, in 2011, I began a body of work with my first solo exhibition in Cape Town titled My Reality

By Richard Mudariki Richard Mudariki (2017) WORLD CUP, oil on canvas and painted wood (in Private Collection) I have followed the Venice Biennale with particular interest since 2011, when Zimbabwe presented its first national pavilion. That moment marked not only a milestone for the country’s cultural diplomacy but also sharpened my awareness of the Biennale’s role within the global art ecosystem. The official opening of the 61st edition of La Biennale di Venezia in Italy wi

.....we observed a market that was neither collapsing nor exploding, but reorganising itself - slowing down after a decade of acceleration and searching for clarity.

by artweb Africa Award winning Zimbabwean contemporary artist Moffat Takadiwa has received yet another major international recognition after being named the grand winner of the inaugural Toyota Tsusho CFAO African Art Award , a new distinction aimed at supporting emerging contemporary artists working across the African continent. The award, announced this week, selected five artists from approximately one hundred nominees proposed by curators and critics from around the world

by Staff Writer The 2026 National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) have once again turned national attention toward Zimbabwe’s visual arts sector, and this year the results are as compelling as they are provocative. Officially announced and sealed, the outcomes reflect both merit and momentum. Yet they also invite reflection: what do these selections signal about where Zimbabwean contemporary art stands and where it is headed? The most visible narrative to emerge from this year’s vi