Friends of the Gallery, a voluntary group of art lovers who assist with fund raising and events coordination at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe has purchased a collection of paintings by Zimbabwean painter Misheck Masamvu for the gallery.

The collection entitled “What She is Not, A Stool” will become part of the gallery’s permanent collection.

Members of Friends of the Gallery new and old, will next week (10 June) hold a private viewing of the collection before they hold their Annual General Meeting.

Misheck Masamvu recently had a successful exhibition at Gallery Delta. He spent a number of years in Germany and has exhibited work in that country as well as in Senegal and the Netherlands. He is a father of one and he is married to Gina, his wife of seven years. Born in 1980, he is one of a new generation of Zimbabwean artists who are making a living soley from their artistic talent.

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BT   |2009-06-03 07:48:39 Encouraged by this. There is hope for Zimbabwean artists! Reply 0   0

shungu  - clever   |2009-06-03 23:26:41 the Friends of the gallery asks artists to danate works, that they then sale or auction to buy one living artist's painting..thats clever eh! Reply 0   0

Place1   |2009-06-04 00:26:49 At least they are supporting local artists. Reply 0   0

David   |2009-06-05 09:49:58 Luck of the draw. Reply 0   0

Farai  - recognition of outstanding talent   |2009-06-06 03:01:37 Highly relevant social content, powerful painterly skill, personal integrity and above all commitment to exploration of reality and public expression rather than seeking commercial gain - Masamvu's work belongs in the national collection! Let's hope it doesn't disappear into the storage due to censorship. Let's see it widely exhibited. Reply 1   0

Lauryn Arnott  - Masamvu a great artist/poet like Marachera.   |2009-06-08 06:07:59 Misheck congratulations! Gallery Delta congratulations! Zimbabwe Congraulations! Misheck gave a very moving an articulate talk at the HIFA 'Zimbabwe arts in crisis'. It is wonderful that the National Gallery can support and embrace this brilliant artist who has as much to say about the time and place of Zimbabwe as did the Zimbabwean poet Dambudzo Marachera. Lauryn Arnott Reply 1   0

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