Artist: Tapfuma Gutsa

Recent Exhibitions
Born 1956 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Education
- 1970-73 St. Ignatius College in Chishawasha, Zimbabwe.
- 1978-79 Driefontein Mission School, Zimbabwe.
- Mission: Woodcarving workshop under Cornelius Manguma.
Other activities
1988-1990 Co-organiser of the 1st PACHIPAMWE International Art Workshops in Zimbabwe in conjunction with TRIANGLE ART TRUST 1994 PACHIPAMWE Zim-Sculpture Workshop in Shurugwi Participant in Triangle Art Trust Workshops:- THAPONG Art Workshop, Botswana, 1990
- UJAMAA Art Workshop, Pemba, Mozambique, 1991
- XAYAMACA Workshop, Crystall Springs, Jamaica, 1993
- CYFUNIAD, Intern. Art W/Shop, Wales, U.K., 1999
- KHOJ, Intern. Art W/Shop, Modinagar, India, 2001
- 1981 – Oxyco Weldart, National Gallery, Harare
- 1986 – Nedlaw Sculpture Award, National Gallery, Harare
- 1992 – Johnson & Fletcher Award, Ability in Wood, Harare
- 1993 – Artist’s Residency Programme, Delfina Studios, London
- 1995 – President’s Award of Honour, Zimbabwe Heritage, Harare
- 2003 – NAMA AWARD (National Award for the Arts) Best achievement Zimbabwean sculpture
Year | Exhibition |
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1981 | Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe |
1985 | NEW HORIZONS – Royal Festival Hall, London |
1987 | UTONGA – Sculptures and Drawings Harare. Solo Exhibition |
1988 | Drawings and Paintings by BERRY BICKLE & Sculptures by TAPFUMA GUTSA Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe |
1989 | PACHIPAMWE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS W/SHOP, Exhibition; National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare |
1990 | CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART – Studio Museum; Harlem, New York. Group Exhibition |
1991 | CONTEMPORARY STONE SCULPTURE FROM ZIMBABWE – Yorkshire Sculpture Park.VENICE BIENNALE – African Pavillon. NEW GENERATION – Tapfuma Gutsa, Eddie Masaya, Richard Jack, Brighton Sango, Norbert Shamuyarira Le Forum, Harare. HAVANNA BIENNALE – Cuba. |
1992 | SANDRO´S GALLERY, Harare. Tapfuma Gutsa – Sculptures & Nicole Gutsa Paintings |
1993 | GALLERY KNUTH GROTHE, Finland.OPEN STUDIOS, Group Exhibition Delfina Studios, London. |
1994 | STRONG WINDS, Stage Design, Arnolfini Theater, Bristol PALMENGARTEN, Frankfurt.ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, Harare. GALLERY DELTA, Harare. |
1995 | JOHANNESBURG BIENNALE.GENESIS Gallery Münsterland, Emsdetten, Germany. 180 DEGREES- Group Exhibition, Los Angeles. |
1996 | SEEKING PERMISSION – Solo Show at REECE GALLERY, New York |
1997 | LANDMARK – The Midlands Artists, NG Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.THE PAST – Pierre Gallery, Harare. Solo Exhibition. THE FUTURE National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare. Solo Exhibition. ONDAMBO – International Art Workshop Arandis, Namibia. SCULPTURE FROM ZIMBABWE, Melbourne, Australia. |
1998 | ZIMBABWE HERITAGE National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare |
1999 | Artist’s Residency at Künstlerhaus Cuxhaven: Eddie Masaya, Richard Jack and Tapfuma Gutsa.VISITING LECTURER at the University of Georgia, Athens, U.S.A. SOUTH MEETS WEST – National Gallery, Accra, Ghana. |
2000 | SOUTH MEETS WEST Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland. Group Exhibition.KUNST AUS ZIMBABWE – KUNST IN ZIMBABWE, Bayreuth Museum, Germany. |
2001 | Art for the people – COMPLETION AND OPENING OF THE PROJECT SURPRISE ART CENTRE (plan and execution by Tapfuma Gutsa 1997 – 2001 |
2002 | KAKUYU KE MUNYAKA – Gallery Dieleman, Chateau de Petit Leez, Belgium Group show together with Berry Bickle |
2003 | THE POWER, THE OBJECT THE OBJECT, THE POWER – Alliance Francaise, Harare. Solo Exhibition.ARTISTS RESIDENCY together with Rashid Jogee at Kuona Trust, Nairobi, Kenya. |
2004 | DAK`ART – Dakar Biennale, Senegal.HOPE – Botanical Gardens, Berlin. STEP INSIDE – Group Exhibition, Gallery Dieleman, Chateau de Petit Leez, Belgium. VISIONS OF ZIMBABWE – Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester. Group Exhibition. MATOMBO GALERIE facilitator of the 1st stone sculpture workshop, Mirabellgarten, Salzburg, Austria. |
2005 | GASWORKS – Six week residency, London.TRANSITIONS – Brunei Gallery, School of Afro-Asiatic Studies, University of London. Group Exhibition. LITTLE ZIMBABWE residency, Birkenreid, Germany. WASSER BRENT – Gallery Habari, Vienna. Group Exhibition. MATOMBO GALERIE facilitator of the 2nd stone sculpture workshop, Mirabellgarten, Salzburg, Austria. |
2006 | RENJE SANDANGA – October Gallery, London. Solo Exhibition |
2007 | UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Group Exhibition |
2008 | JOHANNESBURG ART FAIR South Africa.ANGAZA AFRIKA – October Gallery, London. Group Exhibition. BY GINDE: OF ZEN, A FEW POTS AND OTHER THINGS Galerie der Freischaffenden, Vienna, Austria. Solo Exhibition. HIDDEN STORIES de Grote of St. Bavokerk, Haarlem, Holland. Group Exhibition. |
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