Mike Munyaradzi was born at Tengenenge in Guruve, Zimbabwe on the 1st of February 1967. After finishing his secondary education in Zengeza – at the same time being an apprentice of his father, the late Henry Munyaradzi, he enrolled at Manchester Metropolitan University in U.K. and graduated with a degree in Computer Software Engineering in 1995. He graduated with a Commercial Pilot Licence from Guthrie Aviation in 1996.
In 1998 after the death of his father, Mike Munyaradzi took sculpting more seriously than before. It was the most difficult time for he had to deal with his father’s death and also continue sculpting in his own new style different from his father’s.
In 2002 he decided to be a full time sculptor and resigned from the national airline. Ever since the resignation Mike Munyaradzi has grown from strength to strength in the world of Zimbabwean stone sculpture. He has travelled to many countries conducting workshops. He has also participated in a number of group exhibitions world wide.