The Zimbabwe Visual Arts Awards will take place on Friday the 10th of February 2023, with a finissage and Awards Ceremony. The exhibition has been on show since October 2022, and has been graced by over 2000 visitors, and now, the revelation of the winning artists shall be unveiled. The ceremony shall feature the National Gallery of Zimbabwe’s Board of Trustees Chairman, Justice Maphios Cheda (RTD) as Guest of Honour on the evening.
The shortlisted artists in the featured categories include;
Painting
•Keith Zenda
•Petros Mwenga
•Daniel Chirumure
Sculpture and Sculptural Installations
•Rickson Zavare
•Victor Nyakauru
•Collen Nyanhongo
•Ngonidzashe Tsiga
Mixed Media
•Damien Grant
•Johnson Mugabe
•Semina Mpofu
Architecture
•Stone/Beattie/Munodawafa Architects
•Tinashe Muskwe
Printmaking
•Grace Nyahangare
•Dumisani Ndlovhu
From each of the categories, the third, second and first prize shall be offered, and a Commendation for the best young artist will feature. The most sterling artist shall be awarded the Zimbabwe Visual Arts Awards Grand Prize.
