Date of Birth:

Vengai Chiwawa

Artistic Experience:

1982-1990: Started sculpting with his Father Edward Chiwawa at his home studio in

Chitungwiza.Harare.Zimbabwe

1990: Got serious with sculpting at the age of 15

1994: Joined Tengenenge Art Community led by Tom Bloemfield. Mvurwi .

Mashonaland Central Province. ZIMBABWE

1995-1997 Joined Academy of Learning to study Diploma In General Business

Practice

1996-1997: Studied Business English home study With Business training Limited.

Manchester .England .

1999: Worked as a salesman at the Alzgalerie.truchtlaching traunstein.

Chemsee.German

Exhibited at alzgalerie.truchtlaching .chemsee. German

2001: Was invited to Exhibit at Het Slot Ziest. Holland

2002: Attended Workshop organized by Into Africa Gallery.wernsbach.

Nurmburg.German.

Shona Art Gallery.Hamburg. German.

2003: Exhibited at the Alzgalerie truchtlaching,Into Africa Gallery Wernsbach,

Gallery Sonda Den Hague. Netherlands

Attended sculpting workshops in German at the Alzgalerie

Truchtlaching .Chemsee .German

2004: Exhibited at Het Slot Ziest. Artist in residence .

2005: Artist in Residence at the Alzgalerie truchtlaching.Into Africa Gallery.

German.exhibited second Agio international symposium organized

By South Korea

2006: Participated at the exhibition In Praise Of Women organized by

African Millenium Foundation.South Africa in Canada and U.S.A

Invited To exhibit at the Alzgalerie Truchtlaching,Into Africa Gallery

Wernsbach.Germany,Oest heist Gallery Sonda Exhibition. Netherlands

2007: Worked with School Children at the Engfarren Fest Nurmburg Organised

Organised by Into Africa Gallery. Wersnbach. German,Alzgalerie

Truchtlaching .German. Worked with children with disabilities

2008: Exhibited at the Sanganai Travel expor .Bulawayo. Zimbabwe

Attended Sculpting Workshops Organisd by Into Africa Gallery.

Wernsbach. Germany. Zimbabwe meets Wernsbach . Wernsbach

German

2009: Into Africa Wernsbach, Alzgalerie truchtlaching. German organized

Workshops and Exhibitions

2010: Attended African Kunst in Traunstein exhibition ,shona-Buildhauer

Workshop organized by Dagi,exhibited at the Zimsculpt exhibitions.

Joined Shona Art Centre as a member

2011: Appointed Vice Chairperson of Shona Art Centre.work selected to

Exhibit at Into Africa Gallery Wernsbach.German.

2012: Exhibited at the Harare International Festival Of Arts (HIFA)

Cultural Week at the Town House.

2014: Artist in Residence @ Zimart Gallery Rice Lake Gallery.Peterborough.

Port Hope.Toronto.

Exhibition In Montreal Canada

2015: Invited to Exhibit at the Sculpture Park Churt,Surrey.England.

Sculpture in the Garden Turn end townside.haddenham nr Aylesbury.

England.

Hetzmoceoux Castle,Hetzmoceoux England.

2016: work selected at the Hetzmoceoux Castle,England

2017: Exhibited at the Chitungwiza Art Centre,Exhibition organized by

Artistic Africa Sponsored BY the Brook Foundation U.S.A

To Date: Working At his Studio in Chitungwiza

Major Themes: In Praise Of Women,Religious Belief,Human Rights ,Love,

Social and cultural issues

Hobbies: Research,Reading, Cycling And Fishing

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