Agnes Nyanhongo | |
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 Agnes Nyanhongo, Frankfurt, Germany, 1994 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Education | BAT workshop school, National Gallery of Zimbabwe |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Refugee Mother and Child |
| Movement | Sculpture of Zimbabwe |
| Awards | Award of Merit, Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition, 1989 and 1990 |
Agnes Nyanhongo (born 1960) is aZimbabwean stonesculptor.[1]
A native ofNyanga, Nyanhongo is the daughter of first-generation sculptorClaud Nyanhongo and sister ofGedion Nyanhongo. She spent much time helping in her father's studio as a girl and began sculpting full-time in 1980. In 1983, she entered the B.A.T. Workshop school at theNational Gallery of Zimbabwe inHarare, where she spent three years.[2][3]
Stylistically, Nyanhongo's work is very similar to that of her father, and takes as its theme mainly female issues. Her sculptures are in the permanent collection of theChapungu Sculpture Park in Harare, at theMuseum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood, Colorado,[4] and at the exhibitionZimbabwe Sculpture: a Tradition in Stone atHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.[5]
The catalogue "Chapungu: Culture and Legend – A Culture in Stone" for the exhibition atKew Gardens in 2000 depicts Nyanhongo's major worksDivided Family (Springstone, 1992) on p. 32-33,Keeping the History (Springstone, 1999) on p. 108-109,Grandmother Fetches Water (Springstone, 1998) on p. 80-81 and her celebration of the Zimbabwean national heroineMbuya Nehanda,Mbuya Nehanda - Spirit Medium (Opal stone, 1995) on p. 78-79.[6]Nyanhongo was resident artist atChapungu Sculpture Park, Harare (1996–2003) and her work is widely collected:Oprah Winfrey andMaya Angelou are among its known owners.[2]
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