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Royal Katiyo

Age: 50

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Royal was born in March 1972 in Murehwa in eastern Zimbabwe. He started sculpturing as a schoolboy and his potential was spotted by established artist Luke Mugavazi and Royal became Luke’s apprentice.

After a few years, Royal left the Mugavazi family to work with Anderson Mukomberanwa, son of the inspirational Nicholas Mukomberanwa, and established artist in his own right. Royal continued to develop his own style as a sculptor and absorb artistic inspiration.

In 1996, Royal was selected to join the prestigious Chapungu Sculpture Park as a Resident Artist. He has remained a member ever since, and is currently their Invited Artist. He has represented Chapungu at various international exhibitions and workshops including:
Artist In Residence, Denver Botanic Gardens, USA (2004)
RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK (2003)
Phoenix, Arizona (2002)
“Custom and Culture: A Legend in Stone’, Kew Gardens, London, UK (2000)
His work has also been included in various prestigious exhibitions at the National Gallery Zimbabwe.

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A real treat here in Wimbledon. At Cannizaro Park a superb open-air exhibition of Zimbabwean sculpture. There were many pieces, large and small, and a wide variety of different stone used in imaginative ways. And, overall, a real sense of Africa, linked to a long artistic tradition.

I was told that many of the sculptors had been trained within their own families: a father, an uncle, a grandfather, passing on the old skills.

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