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Boet Nyariri

Location: Chitungwiza

Works for Sale

  • Three pretty ladies $1,480
    Three pretty ladies
    $1,480
  • Pick Me Up Mama $4,200
    Pick Me Up Mama
    $4,200

Previous Works

  • Carrying my baby Not for sale
    Carrying my baby
    Not for sale
  • Entwined Not for sale
    Entwined
    Not for sale
  • Sharing Stories Not for sale
    Sharing Stories
    Not for sale
  • Leaves Not for sale
    Leaves
    Not for sale

Boet was the winner of the sculpture category of the prestigious National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) in 2012 and 2010, which are awarded by Zimbabwe’s National Arts Council and are like the Oscars for Zimbabwe. Well-deserved national recognition from Zimbabwe’s arts elite for one of the brightest stars in a new generation of talent.

Boet was born in 1977 in the rural area of Mhondoro in Zimbabwe. His mother is from the Tonga tribe and his father is Sena.

When Boet was at secondary school, he went to live with his grandfather and it was then that he met (the late) sculptor Tinashe Makaza and began sculpting with him. Stone sculpture became a part of him and this passion has never left him.

He now has over a decade of sculpting experience. Boet has worked with and been inspired by some of the biggest names of the younger generation of Zimbabwean artists, including Dominic Benhura, Ignatius Zhuwakiyi and Garison Machinjili.

Boet was an Artist in Residence at the prestigious Chapungu Sculpture Park in Harare from 1997 to 2004. His work was shown at the DED Guest House/German Embassy workshops, at which he was awarded with tools and equipment. His work is also shown by galleries across the world, including USA, Netherlands and South Korea.

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I’ve seen the previous two ZimSculpt exhibitions and, judging by the preview photographs, this year’s collection has a much more modernistic cast, somewhat whimsical in several of its pieces. Earlier exhibitions were “heavier,” always a problem with stone; several of this year’s major pieces are very graceful, more stylistic, and probably more attractive to a Western audience.

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