Over 40 artists will exhibit at the fourth installment of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe’s Green Shoots End of Year Exhibition which starts in Harare today, December 7, 2016.
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe’s School of Visual Art and Design (NGSVAD) hosts the annual exhibition which provides an opportunity for talented students at the visual art school to celebrate their achievements and efforts towards creative expression.
It also marks new a beginning for many students as they move on and enter the professional art world.
This year’s group exhibition includes the work of first and second year students as well as two artists from the National Gallery Residence Programme. The show highlights the creative skills that these young artists have acquired in the past 12-24 months.
The artists have produced both traditional and new media works, including sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking and digital media.
Established 1981, the NGSVAD has equipped hundreds of young people, many of whom have received national and international acclaim.
Notable artists to have emerged from the school include Semina Mpofu, Richard Witikani, Hillary Kashiri, George Churu, Crispen Matekenya, Chiko Chazunguza, Justin Gope, Tapfuma Gutsa, Portia Zvavahera and Virginia Chihota.
Many others are lecturers, writers and designers who are pioneers in their own right.
The National Gallery, in a statement, said it was confident that this current crop of students would excel in diverse and interesting ways.
“The School plays an important role in the development of art in Zimbabwe and globally. Many of the artists who have gone through the programme are showcasing their works at international platforms like Basel Art Fair, Cape Town Art Fair, Frieze New York and many other platforms,” Said Mrs Doreen Sibanda the Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
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